Reviews

Evans dB ONE Low Volume Cymbal Pack   For over a decade I’ve been lucky enough to have a studio at home where I can play as loud as I like. I only mention this

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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