Thinking about buying an electronic kit? Me too. How about a nice Roland outfit? BE CAREFUL! This advice for UK based ebayers.... I have seen several auctions for top of the range kits with a starting price of...
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...
Just another reminder to people to be careful of scammers trying to sell Roland drum kits.Obvious signs are: seller asks you to use email direct before bidding to an address outside of ebay, seller is out of...
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, 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...
Purpose The purpose of this guide is to give some advice and options to those brave explorers on the interweb who are about to embark upon their first e-drum purchase - focussing on the popular DD502 e-drum...
There are loads of sellers from these areas, selling musical instruments (some branded), electronic equipment, 'artworks' etc. The Chinese adverts are often in poorly worded or quaint English, eg 'Most superb...
Another scam comes after the auction has ended. Dead simple because you are so depressed after you have missed out on that lovely kit you have been coveting... You receive an official-looking email that looks...
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...