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Here's a whistle-stop of the latest goings on in the drum world for you, featuring new gear from Sabain and Regal Tip and the latest projects from Josh Freese and Jason Bowld.

New machine makes life easier for Canadian drum stick firm

Suffolk luthier Andrew Guyton adds a neck to Brian May's Red Special, one of the rock world's most iconic guitars

Brooks Wackerman is back in the UK this month with Jack Black-led comedy rockers Tenacious D, so we've dusted off some gear chat with the sticksman.

Johnny 'Drum Machine' Jenkins gives Rhythm a guided tour of his Tron-style LED kit

Jojo Mayer has spent years toiling away creating his perfect bass pedal, and here it is. Jojo's Perfect Balance pedal is a real labour of love, hence that the Nerve man had plenty to say about it.

Yamaha has extended its Try Before You Go scheme, so more drummers can now check out Yamaha kits before putting their hand in their pocket.

Zildjian has opened the doors to its distribution facility to give Rhythm an insight into our Zildjian cymbals are stored and picked, and now we're sharing it all with you.

Mike Portnoy is back with two kickass new bands and a huge Rhythm cover feature! To celebrate we've taken a glance back at some of the mind-blowing kits the drum icon has sat behind down the years.

We've spent the last few days covering the miles at Frankfurt's Musikmesse show. Head inside to take a look at what we saw.