Epic Standard drums feature hybrid birch and maple shells. Snares and bass drums are 8-ply, with birch making up the two outer and inner plies. In between the birch is a 4-ply central section of maple ...

Today's common drum kit is just 100 years old, even though drums have been around for millenia. It fell out of favor with the advent of drum machines and sampling. For many, there's no substitute.

But no drum sets are built exactly alike, and there are a few things to consider when choosing the right kit for you. A key example is the form each pad takes. Principally, there are two kinds of ...

The set includes both standard drum heads and mesh heads so you can play quietly in smaller spaces. It took a little while to get everything put together, and then it was time to open the ...

The use of reinforcing arms that run between the curved bar and feet uprights also increases stability over the standard DM5 kit. The Pro does away with the slightly cumbersome middle and bottom rack ...

Portnoy told Prog Magazine in 2015 that “[Neil] was a huge influence on my drumming – the size of the drum set, the odd time signatures, the progressive style. Everything about Rush was huge.” ...