Drums Reviews
Latest Drums Reviews
“What we get here is the essence of Alesis’ flagship electronic drum set, with all the great features, minus the stuff that is likely to be ‘nice-to-have’ rather than essential”: Alesis Strata Core review
By Stuart Williams published
Alesis is back with a cut-down addition to the Strata line-up, but with BFD multi-sampled sounds, a touchscreen and a saving of around $/£1,000, I’m looking for the catch
“Sounds aren’t just ‘good for a module’, they’re genuinely useable, realistic and ultimately very enjoyable to play": Roland TD716 review
By Stuart Williams published
Roland is back with a flagship replacement for the TD-50X. There’s a new module and new pads, but does it have the same old problem?
"These are the antithesis of common-or-garden cymbals, but they deliver exactly what you’d hope, at a very affordable price point": Zultan Dune series cymbals review
By Stuart Williams published
Dark, dry, B20 bronze cymbals with prices starting at less than £100
"The full-size 20” cymbal actually flexes and shimmers when struck, which feels fantastic under-stick": EFnote Pro review
By Tom Bradley published
EFnote’s flagship stage-worthy e-kit offers some interesting functionality and a huge range of configurations
“This is a kit that will literally grow with them for those early years of playing”: Alesis Debut review
By Tom Bradley published
An affordable e-kit from Alesis that’s just for kids
“In this case, we’re looking at a bonafide game-changer”: Alesis Strata Prime review
By Stuart Williams published
With its BFD sound library, a 10.1” touchscreen and mesh heads throughout, Alesis’ new flagship electronic drum set looks like it’s intent on changing the game
"The aluminium model is, frankly, a stone-cold bargain": DrumCraft Vanguard snare drums review
By Stuart Williams published
Not yet ratedThe revived drum brand is turning its attention to the most important drum in your setup, and you can snare yourself a bargain
"A kit with some surprising tricks up its sleeve": Donner Backbeat review
By Tom Bradley published
A feature-packed mid-range electronic drum set, but are the light up pads a pointless gimmick?
"As a proof-of-concept, it’s hard to fault, even if we’d need to sell some organs to buy one": DWe review
By Stuart Williams published
Forget your drum module - DW’s jumping head-first towards the deep end of computer-based drum sounds, and its acoustic-electronic hardware is our life raft of familiarity. Let’s hope it’s not a washout…
“A rugged mic set that incorporates - and builds on - some of our favourite design points from popular drum mics, as well as bringing its own identity”: Lewitt Beat Kit Pro review
By Stuart Williams published
Capturing a drum kit? Lewitt’s Beat Kit Pro is designed to be a one-stop shop for your mic locker
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