Acoutin Custom Drums @ 2013 Winter NAMM

Acoutin’s booth was yet another smorgasbord of unique snares featuring interlocking shell segments made from a variety of wood and metal materials.

Truth Custom Drums @ 2014 Winter NAMM

Join us on a tour of the Truth Custom Drums booth at 32013 Winter NAMM for some cool drum designs that straddle the chasm between retro and radical.

We got our first chance to meet the craftsmen behind So Cal Custom Drums earlier this year at the company’s Winter NAMM debut, and liked what we saw.

We just happened to have a couple video cameras rolling when Acuña took the stage with his band the Unknowns at 2013 Sabian Live.

We shot some video of former Living Colour drummer Will Calhoun jamming at an after-show party following a long day at the 2013 Winter NAMM Show.

In their second NAMM appearance, Swiss stick maker Agner showed us two new lines, including a signature model made for George “Spanky” McCurdy.