Drum Gear

Best EFNOTE Electronic Drum Sets If you’ve already landed on EFNOTE, you’ve done the hard part.You’ve figured out that this brand builds the most acoustically honest electronic drum kits on the market. Real 6-ply birch shells. Full acoustic dimensions. Cymbals with actual weight. A design philosophy built by engineers who spent 20 years at Roland

EFNOTE 3X Review Practical Buying Guide If you’ve spent any time researching high-end electronic drum kits, you’ve probably come across EFNOTE and wondered whether it actually lives up to the hype. The brand was founded by ex-Roland engineers, which immediately tells you these aren’t people who stumbled into the electronic drum market. The 3X is

Best Headphones for Electronic Drums If you play electronic drums, a high-quality pair of headphones is essential to truly hear the detail and dynamics of your kit. Unlike acoustic drums, electronic kits rely on sound modules, so the right headphones can make a huge difference in how your playing feels and sounds. Whether you’re practicing,

Best Double Bass Pedals Ready to unlock a whole new side of your playing? The right double bass pedal feels like an extension of your foot, fast, responsive, and effortless across rock, prog, metal, and beyond. These are the 7 best on the market right now. Short on time? The DW MDD Machined Direct Drive

Best Church Drum Sets for Worship Music Long gone are the days when drums in church was a taboo topic. Nowadays, almost every church is kitted out with a drum kit. Worship music has drum parts in all its forms, meaning as a church, you’re going to need a good kit. There are a few

Best Intermediate Drum Sets You’ve outgrown your first kit. Your technique has developed, your ear has gotten better, and the gear you started on is starting to hold you back. This guide covers the 5 best intermediate drum sets for players ready to make that jump, from beginner drum sets to something that actually matches

EFNOTE Mini Review Practical Buying Guide Most compact electronic drum kits make the same compromise: they shrink the shells, drop the cymbal quality, and strip out the technology to hit a price point. You end up with something that looks like a drum kit but doesn’t feel like one. EFNOTE built the Mini differently. Same

Sabian HHX Evolution Performance Set Review Practical Buying Guide Dark cymbals that cut. Before HHX, that wasn’t really possible. Most dark cymbals were dark because they were thick and slow, which meant they washed out in a mix and disappeared under a loud band. Sabian figured out how to make a cymbal that’s genuinely dark

Best Sabian Cymbals Ultimate Buying Guide Introduction: Two names come to mind when you think of successful long-standing cymbal companies. Sabian is one of them. They’ve been at the top of the cymbal game for decades, providing so many quality products and having highly successful drummers endorse them. Sabian has some powerful products and we’ve

Best Cymbals for Recording Top 5 Studio Cymbals Introduction: When it comes to recording in a studio, you need to have a top-quality set of cymbals. There are so many aspects that go into the process of recording such as microphones, rooms, and drums. Having a great cymbal set will just make the process of mixing and