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January 2024

Mapex Drums are delighted to welcome Naomi Forbes to their artist family.

By | January 10th, 2024|Categories: News|

Mapex Drums are delighted to welcome Naomi Forbes to their artist family. Playing drums since the age of 5, drummer and multi-instrumentalist Naomi grew up playing in church alongside her musical siblings and began her

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New Gretsch Colours for 2024

By | January 8th, 2024|Categories: News|

New Gretsch Colours for 2024 Rosewood Twilight Gloss Lacquer, Classic Sunburst and Purple Marine Pearl (4th January 2024 – Ridgeland, South Carolina) – Gretsch Drums is delighted to introduce three new finishes for its flagship

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Sonor beech kompressor snare drum

By | January 2nd, 2024|Categories: Reviews|

Sonor beech kompressor snare drum A few months back I looked at a small selection of Sonor’s metal Kompressor snares which you can find here: http://mikedolbear.com/reviews/sonor-kompressor-snare-drum-selection/.  In that review, I quoted something directly from Sonor’s

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December 2023

Wincent Selection…More goodies from Wincent.

By | December 21st, 2023|Categories: Reviews|

Wincent Selection - More goodies from Wincent.   I recently looked at some of Wincent’s 5B sticks, and you can find that here - http://mikedolbear.com/reviews/wincent-hickory-5b-natural-drumsticks/ The selection I have looked at this time around consisted of

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