Kit of the Month
Tama Starclassic, Beautiful Inside and Out
EYE CANDY
Felix Lehrmann’s Steve Hackett Touring Kit
Out Now
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Collector's Corner
Steve Ferrone Drum Collection
Teacher's Forum
The New Breed: (More) Advanced Reading
Jazz Drummer's Workshop
Master Studies II: Sticking Variations In Groups of Seven
Rock Perspectives
Progressive Drumming Essentials: Torturous Septuplets
Basics
Bending Time
Strictly Technique
Silent Drum Practice – Part Two, Who is Leading Now?
Transcriptions
Sublime “Santeria,” drummer Bud Gaugh
A DIFFERENT VIEW
Bruce Gust: Broaden Your Base
Features
Jake Goss: The Groove Powering LANY
Bruno Esrubilsky: Serving the Song with Mitski
Bud Gaugh: Living in the Moment with Sublime
On the Cover
Paulina Villareal of The Warning
Product Close-Up
SJC Drums, ALPHA Brass Snare: Treating You Like a Rock Star!
New and Notable
TWO NEW CONGAS AND BONGOS FROM LP, NEW SNARES FROM PEARL, NEW CYMBALS FROM MEINL
JAZZ INSIGHTS
Peregrine
An Editor's Overview
Lucky Sevens
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
Yamaha EAD50 – Part 1: Redefining the Starting Point
GM Designs: Sonic Visions, Continuum, Obscure, and the Multi-Belled
Flipbook
April 2026 – Volume 50 • Number 4
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