Geoff Nicholls

A keenly priced all-maple semi-pro kit

The latest maple Dios from the improving ddrum stable

Is this a comeback for transparent drums?

With Ludwig turning 100 in 2009, MusicRadar tests this Taiwanese-made taster of things to come

The transition from the 1960s to the 1970s saw a sea change in drum manufacture as drummers demanded much beefier hardware.

Sonor joins the Vintage revival

In his Essex workshop, Provenance's Tim Broughton takes reclaimed materials of fantastically varied provenance and fashions them into unrepeatable instruments.

Cindy Blackman-Santana's Istanbul Signature OM series debuted in 2009.

Award-winning next step in Yamaha's long-standing mission to make the most cutting-edge production drum kits in the world

Premier's Modern Classics are high-end drums that are entirely hand-built in the UK

Modern Classic heralds the return of popular UK star Steve White to the Premier fold

Brand new mid-range series from the ever inventive, forward looking Mapex, the Armory will surely prove a big hit

Scaling up from your starter cymbals these budget PST7s offer the professional sound quality of Paiste's CuSn8 bronze

Aluminium shelled drum with wood hoops makes its own sound

Pearl updates its popular SensiTone series of snares starting with a first-rate metal-shelled trio to suit all pockets

Inspired by the avant garde jazzers of the 1950s, the Liberty Avant's motto is to "build and excel, inspire and enhance"

Accompanying the superb Modern Classic kit, these two snare drums again confirm Premier's world-class drum-making status

The Masters series has long been a by-word for honest quality. Now Pearl has made the marque available to even more drummers with the BCX

Remo's long overdue first single-ply mesh heads enable quiet practice sessions with a pretty authentic feel

Celebrating Ludwig's 105th year, the Signet 105 is a bold new idea which brings USA maple drums within reach of everyone

Istanbul - the cymbal company – was founded in 1980 by Agop Tomurcuk, previously foreman at the K Zildjian factory in Istanbul, Turke

Updated collectors' limited editions of the master drummer's unique signature maple snare drum

Limited to just 250, we test Dave Weckl's super-limited collectors' edition snare drum

Zildjian harks back to the 1950s and 1960s for this richly characterful new set with an authentic vintage twist