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Modern Drummer is the world’s most widely read drum magazine, is dedicated entirely to the art of drumming and caters to the needs of amateur, semi-pro, and professional drummers.
Video Demo: Turkish JC Soundscape Series Cymbals
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the October 2016 issue, which is available here. Product Close-Up Turkish JC Soundscape Series Cymbals Esoteric and worldly tones for those exploring the unknown. The Soundscape series is a…
Meinl Classics Custom Extreme Metal Cymbals
Meinl Classics Custom Extreme Metal Series Cymbals by Michael Dawson The original Classics Custom series comprises mid-priced B10-alloy splashes, crashes, Chinas, and rides in Medium and Powerful weights, all of which proved to be a good choice for rock and…
Canopus Yaiba Aluminum Snare
Canopus Yaiba Aluminum Snare by Michael Dawson Canopus launched the Yaiba series a few years ago, in an effort to bring down the cost of manufacturing without sacrificing quality. To do that, the company developed new die-cast lugs, in…
Provenance Cast-Aluminum Snare
Provenance Cast-Aluminum Snare by Michael Dawson The U.K.-based Provenance Drums makes one-of-a-kind instruments out of recycled top-grade aluminum culled from discarded high-performance machines, like the engine of a Jaguar sports car, a NASA rocket, or, in the case of this…
Gibraltar 9608-2T 2-Tone Compact Saddle Seat Throne
Gibraltar 9608-2T 2-Tone Compact Saddle Seat Throne by Miguel Monroy Gibraltar has continued to assert itself as one of the industry’s most consistent manufacturers of durable and rugged hardware. The company recently brought us new innovations such as the Quad…
Zildjian 13" A Pocket Hi-Hats and 21" A Custom 20th Anniversary Ride
Zildjian 13" A Pocket Hi-Hats and 21" A Custom 20th Anniversary Ride by Michael Dawson New additions to Zildjian’s all-purpose A and A Custom lines include a set of super-funky and articulate 13" Pocket hi-hats and a limited edition 21"…
Mapex Saturn Special Edition Studioease Drumset
Mapex Saturn Special Edition Studioease Drumset by Michael Dawson The Saturn series is a line of high-end drums designed for professional touring and studio drummers alike. Whereas Mapex’s other high-end line, Orion, is built exclusively with North American maple shells,…
Fidock Blackwood Snares
Fidock Die-Cast, Wood Hoop, and Slotless Blackwood Snare Drums by David Ciauro Australian drumsmith Stephan Fidock’s handcrafted pieces are the drumming equivalent of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture, in that they embody the beauty of the environment from which they came.…
Bosphorus Hammer Series Cymbals
The review of the new Hammer Series 19", 21", 24" crash-rides and 20" China from Bosphorus is in the February 2012 issue of Modern Drummer magazine. Click below to listen.
Paiste Twenty Masters Collection Cymbals
The complete review of the Twenty Masters Collection cymbals is on page 20 of the January 2012 issue of Modern Drummer magazine. Medium rides Dark rides Sweet ride Dark Crisp rides Dark Dry rides Deep…
Listen to Taye StudioMaple, StudioBirch, and Original Series Snare Drums
The complete review is on page 21 of the October 2010 issue of Modern Drummer magazine.
Listen to Zildjian ZXT Trashformers
Listen to Zildjian ZXT Trashformers. Sound files of 8" and 10" models. The complete review is on page 20 of the September 2010 issue of Modern Drummer magazine.
Listen to Sound Files of Meinl’s New Byzance Cymbal Models
The complete review is on page 24 of the August 2010 issue.
Listen to Sound Files of Meinl M-Series Cymbals
The complete review is on page 22 of the June 2010 issue.