Drum Roll, Please...

ear lust. Its part of our drummer DNA,

which explains why every year we inspect the latest outpouring of drum and
percussion models like lab technicians
glued to microscope lenses, hotly anticipating the
chance of finding that ultimate thing to satisfy every
creative need and desire. Hey, it can happen!
In that sense, we are all experts with our own
unique set of criteria, based on years of hands-on experience fine-tuning our tools and sounds. Such hard
earned wisdom brings meaning to the results our annual Drummies! Gear Awards winners, which were
chosen by DRUM! readers from around the world.
So what gear most floated your boat in the past
year? Turn the page to see.

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DRUM SET

Pearl Export
Series
Runners-up:
DW Design Series
Sonor Birch Infinite
Yamaha Live Custom Oak

SNARE DRUM

DW Collectors
Series Vault Edge
Runners-up:
Mapex Nomad
Premier One Series
Sonor Gavin Harrison Protean

CUSTOM DRUM COMPANY

RIDE CYMBAL

Runners-up:
Craviotto Drum Company
Pork Pie
SJC Drums

Runners-up:
Meinl 22" Byzance Extra
Dry Thin Ride
Paiste 22" Signature Precision Heavy Ride
Sabian 24" AA Bash Ride

Dark Horse
Percussion

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Zildjian 23" A
Sweet Ride

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CRASH/RIDE

Meinl 22" Byzance

Benny Greb Crash/Ride
Runners-up:
Bosphorus 20" Black Pearl Crash/Ride
Bosphorus 19" Black Pearl Crash/Ride
Istanbul Mehmet 19" Origin Dark Crash/Ride

HI-HAT CYMBAL
CRASH CYMBAL
STAND

Tama Iron Cobra

605 Hi-Hat Stand
Runners-up:
Mapex Falcon Series Hi-Hat Stand
Mapex Falcon Series Boom Stand
Tama Iron Cobra 205 Hi-Hat Stand

Sabian 18" AAX

Freq Crash
Runners-up:
Meinl 18" Byzance Benny Greb Thin Sand Crash
Zildjian 19" A Thin Crash
Zildjian 20" A Medium Thin Crash

Sabian 16" AAX

X-Plosion Hi-Hats
Runners-up:
Meinl 16" Byzance Extra Dry Medium Thin Hi-Hats
Paiste 14" Signature Precision Sound Edge Hi-Hats
Sabian 14" Xs20 X-Celerator Hi-Hats

PEDAL

Tama Speed Cobra

Limited Edition
Midnight Special
Runners-up:
Gibraltar G-Class Pedal
Sonor Perfect Balance By JoJo Mayer Pedal
Tama Iron Cobra 600 Pedals

CHINA & EFFECTS CYMBAL

SPLASH CYMBAL

Paiste 10" Signature

Precision Splash

Sabian 19" Limited

Edition Chad Smith RHCPEdition Holy China

Runners-up:
Paiste 10" 602 Modern Essentials Splash
Sabian 10" AAX Air Splash
Sabian 8" AAX Air Splash

Runners-up:
Meinl Classics Custom 16"/18" Trash Chinas
Paiste 18" Signature Precision China
Sabian 14" Hoop Crasher

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THRONE

Roc-N-Soc Lunar
Threaded Throne
Runners-up:
Dixon K-Series Throne
Drum Doctors Drum Throne

ACCESSORY

HARDWARE ACCESSORY

Runners-up:
LP Click Hat Tambourine
Meinl Oriental Drum Rug
Tru Tuner

Runners-up:
Ahead Dynasonic Vintage Snare Wires
Axis The MicroTune Spring Tensioner
Tycoon Rhythm Rack

Vic Firth Vicearplugs

Ludwig Atlas Mount

DRUMHEAD

Evans Level360 Collar

Runners-up:
Aquarian Modern Vintage II
Remo White Suede Ambassador
Remo White Suede Emperor

STICKS/BRUSHES

Vic Firth American

Classic 5A Hingestix

Runners-up:
Vater 5A Stretch
Vic Firth Xtreme Series X55A
Vic Firth 50th Anniversary American Custom SD1

SIGNATURE STICKS

Vic Firth Pete Lockett

Signature Series
Runners-up:
Regal Tip Daniel Adair B-52
Zildjian Dave McClain Artist Series
Zildjian Ringo Starr Artist Series

CASES & BAGS

Ludwig Atlas Drum

Luggage
Runners-up:
Meinl 22" Benny Greb Artist Series Cymbal Bag
Protection Racket Snare/Pedal Backpack
SKB Percussion/Mallet Case With Holsters &
Trap Table

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ELECTRONIC
PERCUSSION

Yamaha
DTX502

Runners-up:
Roland TD-4KP
Roland Handsonic
HPD-20
Yamaha DTX450K

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CAJON

LP Groove Cajon
Runners-up:
Meinl Artisan Edition Cantina Line Cajon in Walnut finish
Pearl Sonic Boom Cajon
Tycoon 30th Anniversary Series Cajon

PERCUSSION ACCESSORY

LP Guira Cowbells
Runners-up:
LP Cajon Throne
Meinl Finger Jingles
RhythmTech Hat Shake G2

DVD

The Grid by Mike Mangini

Runners-up:
Advanced Funk Studies by Rick Latham
Musical Solo Drumming by Terry Bozzio
Secrets Of The Working Drummer by Gorden Campbell

BOOK

HAND DRUM

Remo Versa
Djembe
Runners-up:
Gon Bops Orestes Vilato
Signature Timbales
LP Durian Wood Classic
Congas & Bongos
Tycoon 30th Anniversary
Series Djembe

Big Band Drumming

Fill-osophy by Steve
Fidyk and Dave Black
Runners-up:
The Roots Of Rock Drumming by Steve Smith &
Daniel Glass
101 Breaks by Assaf Kraus
Drumset Coordination: A Method For Developing Complete Independence by Blake
Paulson

WEB SITE

EDUCATIONAL WEB SITE

MANUFACTURER WEB SITE

Runners-up:
DrummerWorld.com
OnlineDrummer.com
DrummerCafe.com

Runners-up:
DrumChannel.com
MikesLessons.com
VicFirth.com

Runners-up:
Pearldrum.com
Sabian.com
Zildjian.com

DrumChannel.com

Drumeo.com

DW DWdrums.com

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