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Should You Buy a Double Bass Drum Set?

Last Updated: December 9, 2019 by Mike O'Connor

Most drum kits have one big bass drum, surrounded by smaller drums and cymbals. With the development of harder sounding music styles, drummers started using a second bass drum to add more intricate low-end rhythms. In this article, we’re going to compare what are the differences between playing two bass drums and a double bass … Read more

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The 6 Best Drum Shields for Acoustic Drum Sets

Last Updated: October 6, 2019 by Mike O'Connor

Drums can cause issues with acoustics and miking on stage. While other musicians have to amplify their instruments, drums need to quiet down and cause less interference with other mics. Singers want to hear themselves, engineers can’t mix all instruments right when drums are too loud, etc. Therefore, the best way to block some of … Read more

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The 5 Best Drum Tuners to Make Your Kit Sound Great

Last Updated: September 13, 2019 by Mike O'Connor

Tuning drum heads is a pet-hate of most drummers. Beginners often don’t know where to start and professionals can still struggle to get a consistent sounding kit every time. Thankfully, there are numerous different types of drum tuners that can give us a helping hand in this matter. Whether you want them analog or digital, … Read more

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Our Top 5 List for Custom Bass Drum Heads

Last Updated: August 25, 2019 by Mike O'Connor

You saw that big bands have their bass drums always covered with some cool drumhead and you wondered how cool would it be to have one of them for your own drum set? It turns out that it’s not that big a deal to get a custom-made bass drumhead these days, as there are many … Read more

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The 7 Best Drum Sets for Kids to Suit All Budgets – 2019

Last Updated: May 17, 2019 by Mike O'Connor

Looking to give your kid a head start on playing the drums? Learning the basics of rhythm at early age can make a big difference to their future drumming skills. Those abilities can also be applied to any other musical instrument later. Fortunately, we now live in times where ¾-size violins and cellos aren’t the … Read more

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The 5 Best Drum Bags and Cases to Keep Your Drums Safe

Last Updated: April 21, 2019 by Mike O'Connor

While you’ve probably put a lot of effort into picking out a great drum set, buying a good set of drum bags or drum cases are very important to make sure that your drums stay free from damage. Getting a set of these is essential if you are a traveling musician and you are frequently … Read more

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How to Soundproof Your Drum Room

Last Updated: February 12, 2019 by Mike O'Connor

Every musician spends a big part of life in practice sessions. While that is great for us, it’s not that great for our families, neighbors and other people in the close environment. Many instruments are loud, but very few match the volume of an acoustic drum set. Keeping the noise to an acceptable level can … Read more

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The 8 Best Drum Heads for Snares, Toms, and Bass Drums

Last Updated: December 14, 2018 by Mike O'Connor - 1 comment

Quality drum heads can dramatically improve the sound of your drums. In fact, even cheap acoustic drum sets can sound great when professional drum heads are used and tuned effectively. Choosing drum heads is a lot simpler than you might think. It can usually be pretty safe to go with popular options from big brands … Read more

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