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What is Different in the 3.0 Version?

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I’ve just announced that I’ve updated my eBook, but you may be wondering… what makes it better than the 2.0 version? Allow me to explain… Updated Drum Building Processes Since writing the 2.0 version almost 3 years ago, I’ve learned a lot, to say the least. I’ve continued to make mistakes as I’ve developed and honed new drum building processes …

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I Can’t Believe I’m Giving You This…

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It’s been almost 3 years since the last update to my eBook “How to Make Custom Drums”. That all changes very soon. When I wrote the original version of the eBook in 2009 I was making some pretty standard looking drums that sounded incredible: However, to truly give you the ability to make a custom drum set or even start …

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6 Custom Drum Companies to Check out At NAMM 2013

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The NAMM show is one of the world’s largest gathering of musical instrument manufacturers in the world, held every January in Anaheim, California, USA, at the Anaheim Convention Center. The NAMM show showcases all of the new products from drum companies (as well as guitar, bass, and basically any musical product you can think of) from all over the world …

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Pro Drummer Tips: Kenny Sharretts on Resetting an Old Drum Head

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Kenny Sharretts has worked as a drum tech for Melissa Etheridge, Kelly Clarkson, Peter Frampton, Joss Stone, The American Idols Live, 30 Seconds to Mars, and Smashmouth. He is the current drum tech for Stevie Wonder and Rihanna. As a drummer he has worked for several Texas legends including Monte Montgomery, Kevin Fowler, Joe King Carrassco, Rusty Wier, George Devore, …

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Truth Custom Drums @ Winter NAMM 2012 – Pictures and Videos

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Truth Custom Drums Truth had some great drums at their booth. They just released a Matt Greiner signature production model kit that sounds phenomenal! If your interested in hearing what Truth Drums sound like you can check out their new siteĀ  that provides high quality audio samples of truth drums. You can also keep up with Truth by following them …