When I purchased my Gretsch Catalina Birch kit from an individual, the bass drum head came with a crudely cut hole, that looked like something a child had done. I finally took the time to fix it, using an inexpensive tool called a Bass Drum O’s Hole Cutter, which I bought for under $10. The [...]
The subscription based Rdio has brought a new on demand music source to the ever expanding world of music source choices. The device new device Roku, not only gives owners set-top access to services like Pandora and Rdio, it streams all the cool stuff (Netflix, Hulu Plus, etc.). The prices are right too, ranging from [...]
Tagged gigaom, hulu plus, netflix, pandora, rokuDW recently announced that it plans to move all drum production to its facility in Oxnard, CA. This will bring a close to production that’s been done in its Ensenada, Mexico facility. The transition will begin in March. According to DW’s Director of Operations, the decision is, “the result of an ongoing campaign to improve [...]
Tagged dave grohl, Drum Workshop, jason bonham, Matt Sorum, Roger Taylor, Sheila ESabian has posted three great videos, featuring Jojo Mayer, for it’s Omni line. In the demo video series JoJo discusses his quest for a crash/ride that will actually do both. What he says he discovered in the Omni is a cymbal that not only does both, but really delivers a new kind of sound. I’ve [...]
Tagged chris pennie, elliot jacobson, Jojo Mayer, sabianWhen it comes to gift ideas for your special drummer, there’s a lot to choose from. I’ve listed my top five ideas for your shopping pleasure. And by the way, you these gifts work for any holiday. A Gretch Catalina Club Rock Kit A Remo Djembe The Mono M80 Cymbal Bag Lesson Pack from Mikeslessons.com An LP [...]
Tagged Djembe, Gretch, Remo, Valentine's DayI recently ran across an Internet advert for Mono cases, and found that Mono has created a couple of very hip bags for drummers, the M80Cymbal and M80Stick bags. Upon initial inspection of the M80 bags, I read this on the attached product labels. Waterproof Sharkskin shell? What the…upon reading further I found the following [...]
Tagged cymbal bag, cymbal case, m80cymbal, m80stick, monocase.com, stick bagI had a recent discussion with Ryan, owner of San Jose’s Lemmon Percussion about the image of a beat-up looking vintage drum set, versus the image of a beat-up looking vintage electric guitar. We agreed that a beat-up vintage guitar looks cool, because it’s been played so much and has earned its right to passage. [...]
Tagged cleaning cymbals, cymbal care, drum kit maintenance, drum set maintenance, tarnished cymbalsI recently previewed the how-to DVD published by Guerilla DrumMaking. As an owner of vintage drum kit, I was immediately drawn to the idea of customizing a single drum or even designing my own custom kit. The tools required are nowhere near the expense that I would have guessed. A basic workshop can probably be [...]
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