Buying Guides
Acoustic Drums
The Definitive Guide to Buying Your First Drum Kit
A definitive guide to drumming for beginners. Understand the options most suited for your playing needs before investing in a drum kit. We dig deep into each of the pieces that make a drum and the ...
Best drumsticks
A Simple Guide to Finding the Right Drumstick for Your Style
Picking drumsticks or any drum playing tool is an incredibly personal and varied choice. Different styles of music require different sounds from the drum kit, from soft and mellow to hard and punch...
AKG
A Simple Guide to Perfectly Pairing Mics and Instruments
You’ve got your condensers and dynamics, ribbons and spot mics, and you know the right way up to place the mic stand. What you might not be completely au fait with is the recording and miking up te...
Best Guide
All You Need to Know about Cymbals and Picking One for Your Drum Kit
Cymbals are a massive part of the sound of a drum kit. Missing out on the variation of tones offered by the cymbals will leave any band’s rhythm section sounding weak and lifeless. Here's a definit...