Gear
Rare & Collectible: The Slingerland Black Beauty
Liam Mulholland says if you're into vintage drums, this is still a treasure hunt with a lot of great scores out there if you keep yours eyes open.
Lessons
Tom Brechtlein: Three Fills For Three Limbs
Give your left foot a break for a minute while Tom Brechtlein offers a few exercises to help you develop fills with bass drum, hi-hat, and snare.
Gear
Pork Pie Snare Drums Tested!
We got our hands on three Pork Pie snares and tried 'em out. Just for you. Mainly for ourselves. We found great craftsmanship and quality sounds.
Gear
Gene Krupa’s Custom Gladstone Snare
A student of vintage drums for 20 years, I am often asked, "What is the rarest vintage drum?" The Gene Krupa Billy Gladstone Custom Drum is the winner.
Gear
Ludwig & Ludwig Gold Triumphal Standard Snare
We take a close look at a one-of-a-kind Ludwig & Ludwig Gold Triumphal Standard Snare once owned by the ’20s movie star William Hart.
Gear
Classic: Slingerland DuALL Snare Drum
We take a look at a short-lived Slingerland snare drum, which became the subject of a patent infringement lawsuit between the company and C. G. Conn.
Gear
A Few Words About Snare Wires
Ignore your snare wires at your own risk. These often-overlooked accessories are vital to your snare sound, and yet stretch and wear out over time.
Gear
Puresound Twisted Snare Wires Reviewed!
R.L. Hulsman reviews Puresound’s twisted snare wires, with double strands of premium-grade steel-alloy wires, and deems them worthy of his affection.
Gear
Righteous and Red: Cherry Bomb Snare
Underground Drum Company introduced an aluminum snare drum called the "Cherry Bomb" back in 2009 and it continues to impress with its metallic bite and wild design.
Lessons
Matt Byrne’s Metal Method: Inverted Beats
Let’s mess around with some inverted beats between the kick, snare, and hi-hats, as well as with some beats that incorporate left-foot patterns on the hi-hat.
