Dave Holmes

Hammerax was founded in 2006 by musician, composer and instrument designer John Stannard who had design and manufacturing expertise in all manner of chimes, chime trees, temple blocks etc.

The Big Fat Snare Drum company is a US-based firm which designs and manufactures a range of snare enhancing products.

UFiP's cymbal range caters for a variety of music and drumming applications including kit players, percussionists, orchestras and marching bands.

Pro-standard mics for any acoustic kit

Italy is famous for many things. However, you may not know the country has long been associated with cymbal production.

Sakae might appear to be a newbie on the drumming scene, however this Japanese company is a third- generation family-run business and only nine years away from celebrating their Centenary year.

A unique blend of distinguished British heritage with Scottish design ingenuity

Great value hand-hammered B20 bronze cymbals from this trailblazing, no-nonsense Chinese manufacturer

A brand new range of heads that could transform the looks and the sound of your kit - time for a summer makeover?

Korg's new Wavedrum goes global, offering even greater sonic and percussive potential

Proudly waving the British flag for the UK's custom drum manufacturers with the latest kit from Liberty Drums

We sample one of Worldmax's new wooden snare shells

The range of Zildjian As just gets bigger, bolder and better

A stave snare from Worldmax goes under the microscope

Now well into its 30th Anniversary year, Bangkok-based Tycoon Percussion brings us this flexible cajon

More wares from our thriving UK custom drum industry with some bright new aluminium shelled drums

The Bangkok percussion company returns with a luxurious acrylic instrument

Knock on wood, this Siam Oak cajon will perform

With a wealth of features, this fully-loaded snare looks set to stun

A brand new cajon from the innovative percussion people

We check out DW's brand new mid-priced series sporting a range of unique features

We put Roland's brand new compact trigger-on-a-stick through some vigorous tests

We take a look at a percussion box from the renowned Spanish guitar maker

We put the Spanish firm's percussion through its paces

The brand new Alesis DM7X and accompanying six-drum electronic kit looks to be amazing value