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Premier Spirit of Lily 8 Piece Kit
By Music Radar Team published
Premier evokes the Spirit of Lily while staying true to Moonie and his famous custom kit

Yamaha Tour Custom Kit
By Music Radar Team published
Yamaha's Stage Custom is a long-time staple of the semi-pro drum market, and this all-maple offering doesn't Disappoint

Yamaha Oak Custom Drum Kit
By Music Radar Team published
Yamaha hope to make oak shells a viable third option against maple or birch with this solid, well-specified, pro-standard kit

Line 6 Variax 300
By Music Radar Team published
Emulate the tones of other guitars using Variax technology

Asus Eee PC
By Music Radar Team last updated
Can you make music on a £219 children's laptop? Sort of...

Ludwig Accent Series Fab4 Kit
By Music Radar Team last updated
Ludwig goes retro with this expensive Fab4 version of the acclaimed Accent series

Craviotto Diamon Series Snare Drums
By Music Radar Team last updated
Brass snares don't come much finer than this and if you can afford them, they'll blow you away

Tama Warlord Exotix Kit
By Music Radar Team last updated
The Lord Of The Rings vibe of the Warlord Exotix kit divides opinion but sounds magnificent all the same

Koby Drum Mate
By Music Radar Team last updated
If a full electronic rig is overkill but you need some electro spice, the nifty Drum Mate is a winner

AKG C518M
By Music Radar Team last updated
Considering the miniature size of AKG's clip-on micro mics, the sound quality they produce is breathtaking

Universal Audio UAD Xpander Xpress
By Music Radar Team last updated
If you want all the power of the UAD-1 DSP card in a laptop-friendly box, you'll want this

Campbell American Guitars Transitone
By Music Radar Team last updated
Something different from a company that specialises in tailoring its designs to suit your needs…

Notion Music Progression
By Music Radar Team last updated
Producing a guitarist-friendly notation package isn't easy, but Notion Music's first attempt isn't bad at all

u-he More Feedback Machine 2
By Music Radar Team last updated
Urs Heckmann has produced a delay that offers far more than many of its plug-in rivals

VirSyn VTape
By Music Radar Team last updated
These two plug-ins may look tame, but the tape-style effects they can produce are anything but...

Traps A400 Kit
By Music Radar Team last updated
The cheap cymbals on Traps' shell-less drum kit give the misleading impression that this is a low-quality, beginner's kit - it's far from it

Sugar Bytes Wow
By Music Radar Team last updated
It's got a spectacular name, but Sugar Bytes' filter plug-in is most notable for its mightily impressive sound.

Pacific drums SXE Series Snare
By Music Radar Team last updated
Pacific's quintet of all-maple snare drums offer DW-like features on a budget

Eventide TimeFactor
By Music Radar Team last updated
The studio processing giant has packed a selection of its delays into a powerful pedal.

KeytoSound Production Pack
By Music Radar Team last updated
This four-way bundle delivers studio-quality EQ and dynamics processing for a fraction of the cost of many similar suites

Istanbul Agop Traditional Splash
By Music Radar Team last updated
The only problem with these fabulous, competitively priced cymbals is the lack of available sizes

Istanbul Agop Alchemy Power Ride
By Music Radar Team last updated
Traditionally meant for jazz, Instanbul is targeting rockers with this great-looking, handmade cymbal range

Alesis DM5
By Music Radar Team last updated
If you can live with rubber pads, the affordably-priced DM5 kit is a decent deal
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