I like 12x7” snare drums. I like them because not only do you get the higher crack from the smaller head size, you still get some body too and I find that much more useful than something in a more shallow depth. This stave shelled drum is made from Red Gum and the rich colour

Like many thousands of us drummers, Dave Weckl had a big impact on me, and I'm proud to have been able to get to know Dave personally over the years. In this Instagram Live show Dave tells us about the five drummers who had a big impact on him, in one of the most honest

Here, in no particular order, are the videos of the finalists in the Young Drummer Of The Year 2020 competition. Like all years, there were 10 finalists and videos are being added fortnightly;

I have no problem admitting this is one of my favourite snare drums, but not because of the way it looks. This is, as it turns out, one of the more polarising finishes of recent years it seems, at least in terms of Tama. People seem to either not mind how it looks or hate

This drum comes with two stories, the initial one of which is fairly routine. First of all, and as you’ll have seen, it’s a 12x7” Masterworks in a purple tamo finish which I bought second hand.  The shell is made from mahogany with just a hint of maple in there too. It has eight tube

Dave Mattacks is an English drummer who has lived in the US since the 1990s. He’s probably most famous for being a member of Fairport Convention and a very successful session player. He also likes snare drums. I have two walnut Craviotto snare drums, both of them 14x6.5” but both still very different. As far

I would love to give you loads of details regarding the background and history of these drums, but I can’t. I can’t even recall how I myself came to know about these drums either, I just seem to know about them. I know that Jeff Ochletree designed the Tree Bronze series of drums after he

So recently, I got a Premier Signia snare; not this one, this one - http://mikedolbear.com/features/sdotm-jan20-premier-signia/ If you read that piece, you’ll see that drum was a long, long time coming for me between first wanting one to actually getting one. Now, this snare was something I’d not exactly ever thought about trying to get hold of. It was something

I think with Pearl’s Custom Z line, you either had to be there at the time it was around or just know about it.  This Japanese-made, late 80s line only ran for five years (1989 to 1994) before it was discontinued, but seems to have made a lasting impression on many players, which lasts through