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Welcome to the third addition of MusicRadar’s festive gift-buying guide for drummers. From the sticksman’s equivalent of a Nan-knitted snow scene jumper (fun for a day, guilty pleasure from then on in), to a Scalextric (eternal fun), this year’s selection is a mixed stocking.

Most of the ideas here, though, fall in to the latter category. But all will make your loved drummer grin like an idiot on Christmas day. Let’s start at the bottom…

KickPort drum insert

While most sensible people would do anything to avoid the bottom end-boosting aftermath of the average Christmas binge, drummers want nothing more. No, we’re not suggesting a giant Toblerone. The KickPort is an ingeniously simple bass drum attachment for enhancing low frequencies in a tuneful, sympathetic way. And it costs the same as a decent kick batter head. Result.