Craviotto Private Reserve Purpleheart and Johnny C Tribute

Here’s a quick demo of Craviotto Drums’ 14×5.5″ Private Reserve Purpleheart and 14×6.5″ Johnny C Tribute snare drums. Learn more: https://www.craviottodrums.com

Carolina Drumworks Gold Series Snare Drums Review for Drum! Magazine

I wrote about some beautiful Carolina Drumworks Gold Series snare drums for Drum! Magazine last year. I loved these drums so much I ended up buying one. Read the full review here:

V-Classic Cymbals Review

Huge thanks to (returning) guest reviewer, Kevin Sawyer (read more of his work here), and to V-Classic Cymbals for shipping this beautiful selection of instruments over. And if you’re reading this before July 31, 2017, please go read our review of PDP’s Concept Direct Drive pedals and enter to win one for yourself! V-Classic Cymbals […]

Quick Torque Cam Update and Chris Dave

Happy Monday everyone! Just wanted to pass along a little note about the Quick Torque Cam: Eccentric Systems is currently offering $20 cash back on the purchase of a QT unit. Head over to their website to order ASAP (email ES through the contact form on their site to make sure the discount is still […]

We’ve Moved!

DGR Readers, If you’re still visiting the drumgearreview.wordpress.com site, you’re missing our brand new site. Head over to Drumgearreview.com to see the new page. Thanks and happy drumming!

Quick Check-In and Winter NAMM Update

Hello! Sorry for the lack of new reviews and updates over the past week. I’ve been at the incredible Winter NAMM show in Anaheim, CA. This was my first time attending, and it was absolutely unbelievable. Totally overwhelming. Most of the coverage I was doing was for the good people at DRUM! Magazine. You can […]

Crush Drums and Percussion Headquarters Tour

Last year, I had the opportunity to check out and review a Crush Sublime kit for DRUM! Magazine. I was really surprised at how drums were constructed, and how well-designed all the shell and hardware appointments were on a product from such a young company. Since then, I’ve been keeping an eye Crush’s growth, and […]

An Update and a Recommendation

Hey guys, no new review today, sorry. Waaaay backed up gearing up for next week’s NAMM show (my very first!). I’ll have a review up tomorrow of a very, very intriguing product, so make sure to check back. In the mean time, please check out Bang-Go-Boom. Awesome site run by a guy who really, really […]

Big News from TAMA Drums and Hoshino USA!

Hello! Hope everyone had an excellent holiday season, and please let me wish a huge Happy New Year to each and every one of you. We were going to get back into the reviews today, but I’ve been given a great opportunity that simply trumped everything else I had planned. I get to break industry […]

Black Friday Deal Alerts

The holiday season is here, and with it, insane drum deals! Head over to Drum Gear Review’s Facebook page for regular updates about Black Friday deals and sales. I’ll do my best to update as many as possible. We’ve already passed along crazy deals from: George Way Childers Custom Drums Hudson Music and the excellent […]