Reviews

Like many of us, I use in ear monitoring when I gig. Nothing that unusual there. However, a few years ago having used generic fit bud-type models for a while I decided I wanted to

Duco finish The Gretsch Catalina line has been around for some time now, but Gretsch has now released a limited Special Edition version so it therefore now has an increased level of cool

So, these have been out for ages now but since this particular drum is a little more unusual I thought I would take a look at it. For those unfamiliar, the Supralite series of snare

Yep, they might look a little out there, but the general idea of the Muffkopf is to transform the sound of your bass drum from contemporary to vintage in an instant. Or, in other words,

Early on in my playing - ok, I don’t want to say ‘career’ here, but you get what I mean - I went to a rehearsal and forgot my hihats. Luckily, the studio had a

Adjustable Bass Drum Dampener This is pretty much what you think it would be, so I’m not going to try and poetically describe it. It clamps to a bass drum hoop and dampens the head.

It’s a wonderful old thing the metronome and we’ve come a long way from the weighted spring loaded metronomes that used to sit a top the piano. In all that time, the concept of a

Never one to sit around and watch the world go by, DW is always coming up with new things or refining, well, let’s face it, everything it makes. Up for review this time are a

Ok, so these have been out for a little while now, but hey, better late than never…! 15” hi hats The Sweet hi hats have a thin top cymbal with an extra heavy bottom and

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