Sabian Cymbal Selection It’s always nice to get a box of cymbals from Sabian and this time was no different. The cymbals in this selection were three Complex Aero crashes, a Rocktagon, the 15” Complex Medium Big Cup Hats and the Todd Sucherman signature ride. 18” AAX Rocktagon I don’t think I’m being unfair by saying that
Code Nicko McBrain Signature Drum Heads Like I’m sure many people were, I was rather surprised to see Nicko McBrain’s big move to Code Heads earlier this year. However, I then saw the video released at the time and it kind of made a bit more sense. If you do some research, or if you’re
Sonor Kompressor snare drum selection I think if you know anything about Sonor, especially since, say, the 1980s, you could really never say they were known for budget friendly drums. Made of the highest quality? Definitely. Solid and durable? Absolutely. Bit expensive? Well, in the 1980s I remember seeing the ‘Jet Set’ kit (look it
Wincent hickory 5B natural drumsticks (in white) It’s been ages since I’ve checked out any drumsticks and while it may seem a little strange to be reviewing just one model of stick, in the spirit of checking out something I’ve never come across before, I’m going to do it anyway. This was my first introduction
Zyn Cymbals (part two) Following on from the previous update, this is part two of my look at some of the new Zyn cymbals. This time around, I looked at some of the Dark Knight models and a Raw model. Dark Knights Ok, straight away, the answer to the obvious question which I’m sure a
Zyn Cymbals You might know the name Zyn if you are i) English and generally over a ‘certain’ age, or ii) into old cymbals and cymbal brands. If you’re neither, chances are you’ll never know the name or anything about the line that was. Borrowing from Wikipedia, ‘Zyn cymbals were introduced by Premier Percussion in
Mr Muff Muffins & Mini Muff A little while ago, I reviewed another one of the products Mr Muff offers: http://mikedolbear.com/reviews/the-muffkopf/ It’s a bass drum beater muffling device which, although it looks a little different, works well and produces a very specific, vintage sound. I’ll confess that whilst I do enjoy listening to vintage
PDP Bass Drum Pedal Selection More recently, I’ve been trying out some more new pedals from PDP; the single and double versions of the 700, 800 and Concept series. The 700 series is a single chain design. The pedal features a large bass plate, a two-way beater and a concentric cam. The hoop clamp is a
Trick Aluminium Drum Kit And Copper Snare Most people have to be reasonably aware of, or at least familiar with, the Trick GS007 snare strainer; it’s been included on so many high end drums for years that you have to at least have seen one. And then there’s Trick’s pedals; if you’re into playing
Meinl Pure Alloy Custom and Polyphonic Selection I really enjoy the variety of cymbals that Meinl produce and that I’ve been able to try so many of these different models and ideas over the years; there’s been a lot off them and I can’t really think of any that I’ve disliked. Recently, I was given
