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Musikmesse 2013: Sparkling drum kits from the show floor

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By Rich Chamberlain published 16 April 2013

Is 2013 the year of the sparkle?

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Musikmesse 2013: Sparkling kits from the show floor

Musikmesse 2013: Sparkling kits from the show floor

MUSIKMESSE 2013: We're just back from treading the Musikmesse show floor and we couldn't help but notice a trend - the place was full of sparkle finish drum kits. Like this...

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Premier

Premier

Yup, Premier was in on the act, as you can see from this APK kit.

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MES

MES

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Natal Spirit

Natal Spirit

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Ludwig

Ludwig

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Tiger

Tiger

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Peace

Peace

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Roland/Sonor

Roland/Sonor

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DW Collector's Series

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Rich Chamberlain
Rich Chamberlain

Rich is a teacher, one time Rhythm staff writer and experienced freelance journalist who has interviewed countless revered musicians, engineers, producers and stars for the our world-leading music making portfolio, including such titles as Rhythm, Total Guitar, Guitarist, Guitar World, and MusicRadar. His victims include such luminaries as Ice T, Mark Guilani and Jamie Oliver (the drumming one).

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