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