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Musikmesse 2012: In Pictures: Natal UK Custom Shop

By Rich Chamberlain
published 23 March 2012

Natal shows off custom kit at Musikmesse

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In Pictures: Natal UK Custom Shop

In Pictures: Natal UK Custom Shop

Natal set tongues wagging at this year’s Musikmesse show with an undeniably eye-catching kit.

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In Pictures: Natal UK Custom Shop

In Pictures: Natal UK Custom Shop

The kit in question was on show to launch Natal’s UK Custom Shop. This means you can now send in your designs and Natal will create you a kit to match.

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In Pictures: Natal UK Custom Shop

In Pictures: Natal UK Custom Shop

The Custom Shop incorporates custom wraps and hardware finishes. This particular kit, as you can see, is a little special, featuring skulls, blood-splattered heads and even skeletons creeping out of the bass drum.

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In Pictures: Natal UK Custom Shop

In Pictures: Natal UK Custom Shop

For more details check out the rest of our gallery and head to www.nataldrums.com.

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In Pictures: Natal UK Custom Shop

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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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