Advanced Groove Concepts - Sam Aliano This is the second book of Sam’s I’ve reviewed, the first being Double Bass Drumming and Power Fills (co written with Matt Sorum) which I thought was a fantastic primer for double bass drumming. This is a very different book, focusing on the concept of using your left hand

If you didn’t know, Aquarian makes more than just drumheads. The items here are, in many ways, quite self-explanatory. That said, they offer alternatives – or possibly solutions – to issues which every drummer will come across at some point. t-Tab Head muffling is something we all need to do at some point, whether it

The new Session Studio Select kit from Pearl sits between its Masters Maple Complete and Crystal Beat lines, with the line itself replacing the older Session Studio Classic.  The review kit I was sent consisted of 10x7”, 12x8” and 14x14” toms, with a 14x5.5” snare and a 20x14” bass drum (with a small hole in the front

The concept of a ride cymbal with a huge bell on it isn’t new and has been around for decades. That said, even ten-plus years ago I would have really only been able to name one specific model which met that description. Over the last few years or so though, numerous versions of the same

Over the last year, I’ve developed a bit of a fascination with bass drum pedals to the point of where I have rather too many of them. These include examples of strap drives, double-chain, direct drives and, as we have here, single chain designs. For at least the last fifteen years though, I held the

Another quality piece from Provenance…  If this is the first time you’ve come across the Provenance name, check out some of the other snares I’ve reviewed and I've covered them in more depth, or go to the company website.  That said though, the basis of Provenance’s shells are that they are made from reclaimed materials

It’s fair to say – and also quite obvious – that the colour scheme for this kit is making a bold statement; PDP’s recent release of its limited edition kit is out to be noticed. The kit consists of 7 ply maple shells with 10x7 and 12x8 mounted toms, a 16x14 floor tom, 22x18 bass

Vic Firth American Concept Freestyle Series Vic Firth have designed the Freestyle series of sticks to draw inspiration from the world of freestyle longboard skateboards. The design incorporates an overall length of 17” with extra long tapers for all models to increase the area where a drummer can place their fulcrum. The range consists of 7A,

For 2019, Zildjian is releasing some brand new cymbals as well as some additions to existing models and we were very lucky that Zildjian let us take a sneak peak before they were launched at NAMM. 14” Sweet Hihats The Sweet hihats as a model aren’t new but Zildjian has now opened the line up to

Flex Beaters are the invention of Rich Farago who designed them to improve drummer’s ergonomics while performing. Each beater has a flexion - the red or purple plastic part between the beater and shaft - which flexes when the beater comes into contact with the bass drum head. The purple flexion is slightly more flexible