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Electric Drum Kit Shirt: Beat Your Chest To The Music
Jan 4th
Check out this new invention from ThinkGeek. Its the Electric Drum Kit Shirt! Simply hit the drums on the shirt with your finger and they play through the built in speaker… simple but amazing. With 7 different drum sounds you’re ready for a personal drum solo on your chest.
All 7 Drums are playable!!!Product Features
- Tap the drums on this shirt and they actually play through the embedded speaker
- All drums on the shirt are playable. 7 Different drum sounds in all
- Battery pack with speaker stores in hidden pocket near hem of shirt
- Adjustable volume… the top volume level is really loud
- Black 100% cotton More >
Drum Set Cymbals – Making the Right Choice
Apr 22nd
Drum set cymbals are an important part of the drum set. Drum cymbals are essential because they add texture to music compositions. Cymbals can create strong accents, brightness and lightness to songs. Choosing the right cymbals for your drum set, keeping in mind the style of music to be performed, will greatly enhance the sound of the drums and music.
Cymbal properties
The sound produced by hitting cymbals may vary from cymbal to cymbal due to size, thickness, and make-up. Cymbal sizes can range anywhere from a 4″ bell to a 22″ ride, yet there are smaller and larger sizes available. You will More >
SABIAN Cymbals Set-Up Builder
Feb 23rd
I guess this has been around for a while, but I only recently discovered it and I’d wish I knew about it when I was in the market to buy a new Drum Set with Cymbals.
It’s the Cymbal Set-Up Builder by SABIAN.
All you need to do is:
- Create your set-up from scratch OR
- Choose your favourite Sabian artist template, OR
- Choose a Genre template.
Then you can move things around, edit what drums you prefer and best of all, you can save your Sabian Cymbal Set-up and play the kit so you can find out what each cymbal sounds like. The only downside with More >
How To Set Up Band Equipment : How to Choose Drum Cymbals on Stage
Oct 6th
Learn how to choose the right drum cymbals in this free video series that will teach you how to strategically set up your band and musical equipment for a performance.
Expert: Denis DowningContact: www.roxystudios.comBio: Denis Downing is the owner of Roxy Studios, which has been called the best Music Rehearsal Studio in New York City. He’s presently in his 15th year as the owner and operator.Filmmaker: Paul Muller
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Drum Set Balancing Tips : Cymbal Set Up Tips
Oct 6th
Cymbal placement in a drum set is different for every drummer. Learn a few tips from an expert drummer on the best known placing and set up tips for a cymbals in this free video clip.
Expert: Colby Wahl Contact: www.colbywahl.com Bio: Colby Wahl has been playing the drums for 27 years. He graduated from the University of North Carolina Wilmington with a degree in music and he currently teaches at the Sea Sharp Music Academy. Filmmaker: Reel Media LLC
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Tour Of My Drum Kit – Phil McKenna
Oct 6th
Good quality tour of my drum kit with me, the lovable Phil Mckenna from Widnes [youtube gnyyIhf9wLo&feature=youtube_gdata]
Pearl Vision VBX 6pc + Full Neil Peart Sabian Paragon Cymbal Set
Oct 6th
Here’s a video tour of smuella‘s new Drum Set. It’s a 6 piece Pearl Vision VBX Set in Concorde Fade with Black Hardware together with the complete 11 piece Neil Peart Sabian Paragon Cymbal Set on a nice curved Pearl Rack. The whole thing consists of:
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Pearl Vision VBX 100% Birch Shells (#235 Concorde Fade /w Black Hardware) - 22″x18″ Bass Drum - 10″x08″ Rack Tom - 12″x09″ Rack Tom - 14″x14″ Floor Tom - 16″x16″ Floor Tom - Pearl Signature Series Ian Paice Snare Drum 14″x6.5″
Sabian Paragon Complete Neil Peart Cymbal Set /w Flightcase - 13″ Hihats - 14″ Hihats - 22″ More >
Alesis USB Pro Electronic Drum Kit with Surge Cymbals
Oct 6th
Check out this awesome Electric Drum Set…I think I want one!
The Alesis DM5 Pro Kit with Surge Cymbals is premium-quality electronic drum kit with revolutionary new cymbals. The kit delivers pro-drum sound and familiar, comfortable playability thanks to durable, real drum heads and amazing new cymbal design.
The Surge Cymbals include a 12″ Surge HiHat, 13″ Surge Crash and 16″ Surge Dual-zone Ride to deliver crisp, accurate response with remarkable realism. They feature a custom brass-alloy with a special, clear dampening layer to merge the look and feel of real cymbals with the flexibility of electronic cymbals.
Drummers can practice quietly with headphones, More >











