Custom Lightweight Bass Drum Beater Customizing stuff is one of my guilty pleasures—I’m always “building” cars on manufacturer websites that I have no intention of actually buying—so the opportunity to design my own beater was what initially attracted me to Low Boy. But while I’m extremely fond of my obscene green/purple beater, there’s more to like about these bashers than my crass color palette. The Lightweight Custom Beaters are made from North American hard maple atop a chrome-plated steel rod, and the whole apparatus weighs just 80 grams. The colors and stains are applied by hand. A Standard model that weighs 95 grams is available, and users include Steve Ferrone, Glenn Kotche, Jessica Burdeaux, and Scott Amendola. Both models offer lifetime guarantees. I’m far from swift on the bass pedal, but the Low Boy’s balanced and feathery feel is super comfy, and it definitely instilled confidence when I needed to […]

August 2021 Issue