I originally wrote this guide because a number of people had asked me about buying a drum kit for a Christmas present. Now, nearly three years on, I find I'm still being asked for advice, so I thought I'd...
Matching Amplifers To Speakers When you're matching a Power Amp to a PA Speaker, a good rule of thumb is to pick an amplifier that can deliver power equal to twice the speaker's continuous IEC power rating....
First consider looking at the very excellent and essential A-Z of Analogue Synthesisers by Peter Forest . If you are serious about buying he gives details of many faults you are almost guaranteed to find with...
First, if you are going to buy your offspring a drumkit make sure you know how much noise they will want to make. If noise is going to be an issue consider electronic drums with headphones, there are even...
The first thing you should make your mind up on, is what you want to buy and how much you are prepared to pay for it. To do this successfully, you should have some idea as to what sells for what in the current...
Beginner’s guide to snare drums. If you are thinking of buying a new snare drum, potentially one to replace an old duffer of a drum, as a spare, or even to have two snares set up on your kit, where do you...
Obviously everyone has to start somewhere, and when you do, the wealth of options available on the market these days are bound to confuse the novice drummer. So where do you start? There is an awful lot of...
There are so many choices now when it comes to buying a drum kit. What make? What size? What colour? As if this isn’t enough to think about; what about the type of wood your drums are made out of? This is...