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Yamaha Tour Custom Maple Shells
One Beautifully Cohesive Instrument The badge on the drum says, “Handcrafted Since 1967.” The year of the Summer of Love. Ok! To me, that also says that Yamaha has had some time to get really good at making drums and…
New and Notable July 2024
NEW PEARL TOM MOUNTING SYSTEM, NEW COLORS FROM PORTER & DAVIES, NEW 64 AUDIO IEM. Pearl Redefines Drum Mounting Physics with the R2 Air Tom Suspension System. The tonal physics of drum mounting is about to meet its match. Pearl…
Tony Ferrari’s One of a Kind Fibes Kit
This Fibes kit was produced in 1970 at the Farmingdale factory. It consists of fiberglass shells with an actual chrome metal wrap. The eight concert toms were custom made by a Fibes employee and were tucked away for five years.…
Jack Magnet Science
As I was flying high above the clouds en route from Reykjavik, Iceland to the USA. I’d only heard of Reykjavik when I was a younger man in connection with the summit held there in 1986 between the United States…
The Power of Yes and No
In this month’s feature interviews, both Questlove and Florrie mention the merits of saying “Yes,” and learning the benefits of saying “No.” Peter Erskine has loosely addressed this in his Modern Drummer Jazz Insights column as well. When a musician…
September 2024 – Volume 48 • Number 09
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Hayley Brownell’s Olivia Rodrigo Touring Kit
DRUMS: LUDWIG Vistalite Purple Drum set. Main Kit, 14×24 Bass Drum, 9×13 Tom, 16×16 Floor Tom, 16×18 Floor Tom. Along with Ludwig Universal Black Nickel Snare Drum 6.5×14 (Main) and Ludwig Raw Brass 8×14 (Side Snare). Satellite Kit 14×20 Purple Vistalite Bass Drum…
Bruno Esrubilsky - Mitski Tour Set
DRUMS: GRETSCH Late 50’s /early 60’s Round Badge, 3ply maple/gum in White Marine Pearl Finish: 8×12 Rack Tom, 14×14 and 16×16 Floor Toms, 14×20 Bass Drum, Main Snare: 6.5×14 Pearl Sensitone Alloy with Puresound Snare Wires, Side Snare: Vintage 5.5×14…
Marcelo Novati’s Juanes Touring Kit
Drums: DW Collectors (Maple SSC) in broken glass finish – 18×22 Bass Drum, 10×13 rack tom, 16×16 floor tom, 6 1/2×14 brass snare, 6×12 maple snare in tiger oyster finish (side snare.) Heads: Evans drumheads – Bass Drums: 22 HEAVYWEIGHT clear with DW muffling…
Out Now May 2024
This month’s Modern Drummer Out Now is special. We are spotlighting some outstanding new and reissue LPs in honor of April’s National Record Store Day 2024. All of you drumming “vinyl heads” pay attention! We are featuring new, reissued, and…
Out Now April 2024
Modern Drummer is spotlighting new recordings that have the drums at the center of their sound. These recordings might be drummer-led, or just include a high-quality, special, or unique drumming and musical performance from the drummer and/or musicians in the…
Joel Selvin - Drums & Demons, The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon
Jim Gordon is so much more than the drummer in Eric Clapton’s band, Derek and the Dominos. Jim played drums on the soundtrack to many people’s lives. He had a remarkable studio drumming career that was unfortunately eclipsed by the…
Out Now June 2024
Modern Drummer is spotlighting new recordings that have the drums at the center of their sound. These recordings might be drummer-led, or just include a high-quality, special, or unique drumming and musical performance from the drummer and/or musicians in the…
