Pearl Crystal Beat Kit
While writing this, I realised that its been nearly ten years since I last reviewed some acrylic drums. On that occasion, it was a few snare drums from another manufacturer. But now, its a full
Mixed Reviews – Gadd, Body Percussion and SkyGel
70 Strong - Steve Gadd Band Named in honour of the man himself who has just entered his 7th decade on earth and has influenced almost every drummer to have walked on the surface of
Van Kleef Custom Drums Thomas Lang Snare Drum
Van Kleef (or VK) Custom Drums are something you may have heard of if you live in the UK. You may also have started to hear of them in the US too. Van Kleef Custom
Mixed Music Reviews – White, Donati and Rich
The Family Silver – Electric Blend Featuring the drumming of British icon Steve White this release is a solid album from The Family Silver which also includes Matt Deighton on vocals/guitar and Damon Minchella on
Provenance 1962 VW Type 2 Van Steel 14 x 5.5
Ok, so this is the second of two drums made from the aforementioned 1962 VW Type 2 Van panel. You can read my thoughts on the first drum here - http://www.mikedolbear.co.uk/story.asp?StoryID=4132 As I’ve already gone
Ludwig Atlas Standard Hardware Range
Hardware isn’t the most exciting thing in the world. Apart from being [mostly] shiny, and not much else, you don’t really come across people talking about their stands etc in the same manner as their
Alpine Earmuffs for Drummers
New from Alpine are a pair of earmuffs designed specifically with the drummer in mind, boasting a SNR-value of 25 dB. The two models I’ve received are the standard Alpine Earmuff and the kids edition
Bill Sanders Brush Pad
By some complete coincidence, just as I received the Florian Alexandrou-Zorn brush DVD in the post, I was handed this new brush practise pad from Bill Sanders to review. The pad itself is thinner than
New Vater Models
Vater drum sticks have a recently released a bunch of new sticks, which I’ve been putting through their paces recently in rehearsal, teaching and gig environments. 5A Stretch Featuring an extra bit of length for
Provenance 1962 VW Type 2 Van Steel 14 x 5.5
Ok, so this is the second of two drums made from the aforementioned 1962 VW Type 2 Van panel. You can read my thoughts on the first drum here - http://www.mikedolbear.co.uk/story.asp?StoryID=4132 As I’ve already gone
