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Archive for 'Drums and Percussion'

TED Talks: Rhythm is Everything, Everywhere

TED Talks: Rhythm is Everything, Everywhere

Three Videos That Will Change The Way You Think About Sound and Music from the TED Conferences that amazed me, and I thought might interest you. As I watch more TED videos, on many subjects, I come across more and more that feature music subject matter.

Electronic Drum Set Giveaway! Win a Roland V-Drum Lite Drum Kit

Electronic Drum Set Giveaway! Win a Roland V-Drum Lite Drum Kit

Drummers…I hear you. There are no drum giveaways out there…I know! Well, I found one today!
Making Music Magazine is giving away a Roland HD-1 V-Drums Lite Electronic Drum Kit. This kit may be “lite” but it has everything you need to bust out a beat without ticking off your neighbors or big sister.
Some info about [...]

A Simple Strategy to Recover Stolen Musical Instruments

A Simple Strategy to Recover Stolen Musical Instruments

Has anyone out there had a prized piece of gear stolen? Did you ever get it back?

A Guide to Recording a Chest-Thumping, Full Drum Sound

A Guide to Recording a Chest-Thumping, Full Drum Sound

When I listen back to some of the recordings my bands made when I was young, I often cringe at the drum sound (and the drum playing, but that’s my problem!). The arc of my recordings follows the recording technology curve pretty closely over the past 15 years. I have some tunes that were recorded [...]

Get the New GearPipe.com on Your iPhone, BlackBerry or Android Phone

Get the New GearPipe.com on Your iPhone, BlackBerry or Android Phone

New Look! More Content! Less Ads! Exclusive Gear Giveaways! Podcasts! AND A New iPhone App & Mobile Site!

Pantera Gear Giveaway! Win Signature Pantera Guitar & Drum Stuff

Pantera Gear Giveaway! Win Signature Pantera Guitar & Drum Stuff

This is one of the coolest musical instrument giveaways I’ve seen in a long time. Revolver’s January/February issue featured the complete story behind Pantera’s classic Vulgar Display of Power album.

To tie into that great article, they’re giving away a bunch of signature Pantera gear.

Percussion Giveaway! Win Tycoon Percussion Gear from Modern Drummer

Percussion Giveaway! Win Tycoon Percussion Gear from Modern Drummer

I have been running the GearGiveaway365 Facebook Page for about four months, posting a musical instrument giveaway each day. I have to say I’m disappointed in the number of drum and percussion giveaways out there. I could post three guitar giveaways a day. But drums? Maybe that many in a month. I’m thinking [...]

How Much Difference Does a Snare Drum Head Really Make?

How Much Difference Does a Snare Drum Head Really Make?

Can a snare drum head really change the tone of your drum in a discernible way? The short answer: yes. If you’ve ever used a dampening ring, or maybe just a piece of duct tape, you know that you can totally change the sound of your snare (mostly overtones) pretty simply.

Gibraltar Outfits Opus Dai Drummer In Extreme Hardware Makeover Videos

Gibraltar Outfits Opus Dai Drummer In Extreme Hardware Makeover Videos

I am a fan of Gibraltar drum hardware. You know how you latch on to certain brands when you first start playing music? Gibraltar was one of those brands that I was really into. Of course, sometimes the choices are good and sometimes not (thank God I’m not still playing with with my [...]

New Pearl ePro Electronic Drums – Great Look…Feel…But the Sound?

New Pearl ePro Electronic Drums – Great Look…Feel…But the Sound?

One of the cooler looking products I’ve seen introduced at NAMM 2010 is the ePro electronic drums from Pearl. They actually look like real drums…what a concept! I think this is great for someone who needs the ease of set up and volume control of an electronic kit, but doesn’t want to sit [...]

Drumming for Peace: Check Out This Great Video from Sudan 365

Drumming for Peace: Check Out This Great Video from Sudan 365

In recent months there have been some very cool videos on YouTube like this one and this one, where musicians around the world are filmed playing the same song, shining a spotlight on a certain social cause.
Being a drummer, my interest was especially piqued yesterday when I saw a video produced by Sudan 365, an [...]

Win a Brady Snare, Royer Mic, Peavey Vypyr & more at GearGiveaway365

Win a Brady Snare, Royer Mic, Peavey Vypyr & more at GearGiveaway365

Does everyone have their holiday shopping done? I don’t, so I’m going to make it quick this week!
Here are last week’s musical instrument giveaways from GearGiveaway365 on Facebook and Twitter:

Brady Drums, a very high-end drum builder from Australia is giving away a 14 x 6.5 Spotted Gum ply snare drum. The winner will [...]

Win a Gretsch Setzer, Sonar Phil Rudd Snare and more at GearGiveaway365

Win a Gretsch Setzer, Sonar Phil Rudd Snare and more at GearGiveaway365

OK everyone…I have a ton of giveaway links for you today. Twice as many as usual because…well…I didn’t post this summary last Saturday. Sorry!
Let’s get right to it:

Enter to win a Fender Classic ‘50s Telecaster electric guitar from Glasvegas & Filter Magazine. Enter Here
Premier Guitar magazine is giving away an amazing sounding [...]

Win a BC Rich Warlock, J Mascis Jazzmaster, and more at GearGiveaway365

Win a BC Rich Warlock, J Mascis Jazzmaster, and more at GearGiveaway365

Here’s your Saturday summary of this week’s musical instrument giveaways at GearGiveaway365.
More on this later, but I’ve just launched two new Facebook pages. First is the “Musical Instrument Coupon Codes” page. This one should be self-explanatory. I also launched one that I call “Guitar Review Theater.” If you’ve created a [...]

Win Gear from Sweetwater, a ModTone Pedal, & More at GearGiveaway365

Win Gear from Sweetwater, a ModTone Pedal, & More at GearGiveaway365

Another seven days another seven musical instrument giveaways…wait nine giveaways! I did post a few extra this week. There was a Daisy Rock guitar giveaway that was about to expire, so I doubled up that day. Also, there was a free RICO sax strap giveaway, which is cool, but perhaps not worthy [...]

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