Big Giveaway Part 4 of 4: Diril Cymbals Special 10” Splash

Alright, our excellent giveaway sponsored by Diril Cymbals and Arsenal Musical is sadly coming to a close. I wish I could give you guys free gear every single week, but for now, we’ve got to take a little break. Thankfully though, we’ll finish up with one more opportunity to snag one of these beautiful, hand-crafted […]

Big Giveaway Part 3 of 4: Diril Cymbals Shiny 10″ Splash

I’m drowning under work right now, and just haven’t had time to get this review together, but I wanted to at least open the door for the contest. So, if you’d like to be entered to win this beautiful Shiny series splash from Diril and Arsenal Musical, email me at dgrblog@gmail.com with the subject line “Diril […]

BIG Giveaway Part 2 of 4: Diril Cymbals Aggressive 10″ Splash

And we’re back with Part 2 of our Holiday Spectacular Diril Splash giveaway sponsored by Arsenal Musical! To enter this week’s drawing, send a quick email to dgrblog@gmail.com with the subject line “Diril Aggressive Splash”, and you’ll be eligible to win! Diril Aggressive Splash Round two of our giveaway and review series focuses on something […]

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 […]

BIG Giveaway Part 1 of 4: Diril Cymbals HammerXL 10″ Splash

ATTENTION: THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED. PLEASE VISIT THE DRUM GEAR REVIEW HOMEPAGE TO SEE AND ENTER THE CURRENT GIVEAWAY! We’re only a few days away from Thanksgiving here at Drum Gear Review HQ, and this year, we’ve got a lot to be thankful for. Aided by a series of very, very successful giveaways, the site […]

A Couple Shots from PASIC

I still haven’t even gotten all the Nashville Drum Show content uploaded, but I made it to PASIC this past weekend and had to share pictures all the beautiful gear I saw. I want to dive right into it, so I’ll just say that PASIC was awesome, Austin ruled (minus the traffic) and there was […]

Checking Out the Competition at the 2012 Snare Drum Olympics

Earlier this year, at the Nashville Drum Show, Not So Modern Drummer hosted 35 contestants for the return of the Snare Drum Olympics. Throughout the show, attendees could check out each and every single one of the snare drums, compare them against the competition and vote for their favorites. I really enjoyed going through each […]

Photos from the Nashville Drum Show, Round 1

Hello! Earlier this month, I drove out to Tennessee for the first annual Nashville Drum Show. It was an excellent event with a ton of great gear and a stellar closing performance by the incomparable Keith Carlock. I put together a HUGE coverage package from the show, but I’m still working on editing everything down. […]

Diril Cymbals Contest is a Wrap!

I want to thank everyone for participating in our tremendously successful Diril Cymbals giveaway. The winner was notified late last night (so check your email!), and we’ll be shipping out the prizes as soon as we hear back. Check back soon for a formal announcement about another excellent giveaway we’ve got in the works. Thanks […]

Sonor Perfect Balance Pedal by Jojo Mayer

I am so happy to share this next review, as it’s the first from Drum Gear Review’s new contributing writer, Mark! After seeing Mark’s brief review of the Perfect Balance Pedal on one of my favorite drum-related message boards, I reached out to see if he’d be interested in putting together a little something for […]