Drum Kits Reviews

Many people will have seen, heard and possibly played a set of the iconic Natal fibreglass congas.

Worthy of the Jet Set?

Since the popularity of Sonor's Jungle Kit in the 1990s, there has been an ongoing demand for scaled-down kits.

Gretsch edges it in the legendary stakes with its 'round badge' Broadkaster drums from the '50s and '60s – favourites of studio drummers and producers.

Over the last decade the Mapex Saturn Series has been systematically transformed beyond recognition of its Saturn Pro ancestry

A kit of conundrums - shallow depth hanging toms, standard-sized floor toms and a healthy-depth kick

Although Q offers kits in maple or mahogany, it's the metal kits, made from sheet steel, brass or copper, that draw the headlines

Birch shells, innovative finishes and colour coded hardware at budget level - Mapex's Mars series means business

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

Yamaha first introduced its Stage Custom series in 1995 and in the near two decades since it has made the company's design, build and sound qualities accessible to those on a budget