SUMMER DRUMMING WORKSHOPS
In association with QuikStix Drum School, Sheffield

We are holding Summer Drum School Sessions over the School Holidays to encourage Children between the age of 11 and 16 to "Get into Music".  We are holding Workshops throughout July and August in our Teaching School. 

The Drum Workshops themselves, will encourage children to Meet new friends and learn an instrument at the same time.  We want Students to Experience something new as well as learn the basic skills required to play the drums, and for those with experience already the workshops will be tailored to your individual skills to enhance your ability and learn new things to help you advance from your current level.  The Workshops will be Fun and Exciting with a Direct Hands on Approach for all involved.  They will be small groups of students working together and team building whilst learning all the essential skills required to become a drummer.

 After "Britains Got Talent" Kieran Gaffney Came Third Place in the Final by Being a Solo Drummer, we think that this workshop will encourage children to "give it a go" and see that it really is not as hard as it looks.  As well as having an energetic workout, Drumming is a skill that requires, co-ordination, accuracy, forward thinking as well as being proven to enhance brain activity.  Drumming also is a known Stress Relief, something that could help students during times of Stress when taking Exams or Tests. 

Workshop Content:

The Workshops will be hands on and structured around various topics including Learning about the Drum Kit, How to Sit & Posture, as well as Pedal and Hand Techniques and Understanding beats and timing whilst Playing on both Acoustic and Electronic Drum Kits.  A Truly Exciting Introduction to “Learning to play the Drums” and for those with Drumming Experience Already, our teachers will ensure that all levels are catered for and offer advanced tuition to anyone over and above beginner level with individually tailored topics to suit your ability.  The workshops will be run by our two Grade Eight Professional Drum Teachers Brett and Steve.  Both of whom have been teaching one and one and group lessons at Drum Stop for some time now.  Both experienced Drummers with years of experience, knowledge and teaching under their belts, they will really make this a great summer for anyone interested in Drumming.

All Students Taking Part in the Workshops will Receive a “Certificate” on completion of the Workshops.

General Info:

Workshop Duration: 2 Hours

Workshop Dates: During School Summer Holidays in July and August, Please Call to Book a place onto one of the Workshops, Various Dates and Times are Available, confirmation will be posted or emailed to you.

Equipment: All Equipment will be supplied by Drum Stop.  You will not need to bring anything with you. 

What to Wear: Something comfortable and either trainers or similar.  (No open toe or loose fitting shoes)

Arrival Time: We Ask that anyone attending the workshops arrives 10 Minutes prior to the start time and if being collected that they are collected promptly at the end of the session.

Workshop Cost:

Workshops are £10 Per Person.  To Book please call Drum Stop on 0114 247 2200

Drum Stop also Provide Private One on One Drum Tuition in our Dedicated Drum Studio.  All Ages and Levels Catered for and Lessons can be booked at any time by calling us on 0114 247 2200.

Last night we were proud to host a highly anticipated in store clinic with the legendary British sticks-man Steve White, overall the evening was a huge success, the turnout was great, and everyone loved it, and all went home wishing it wasn’t so late to play their drums. Many people I chatted to at the end spoke about how inspired they felt after Steve’s master class style talks on tips and techniques.

Steve started by easing into some really solid back beats and fills, then moving on to triggering samples and grooves to perfection, Steve then talked through techniques and tips on sticking patterns on a single snare drum down at the front so the audience could see up close. He then went back to the kit to demonstrate all kinds of styles from Brazilian through to straight up rock keeping everyone mesmerized through out.

We want to say a huge thanks to Steve for a great night, Also a massive thanks to Pete and Paul from Mapex and finally THANK YOU to everyone who came we hope you enjoyed it as much as we all did!!

Also from the NAMM show launch we have the whole new Black Panther range of snare drums landing check them out here. Also on while we are on the Mapex subject they have launched a brand new series calling it Horizon. This range is available in a wrapped version and comes with a full cymbal set, and a lacquered version  that has a birch outer, and this kit is comming with an extra free tom. Both come with the all new 500 series hardware packages.  Check them out here.

In our specials section we still have some great deals which you may have not seen. In particularly a couple of jaw dropping Pearl Masters MMP Premium Maple shell packs. Check them out here, that’s all I need to say.

We are proud to say we have been asked to be a main dealer for British custom made KD Custom drums, I must say they are really worth checking out. They specialise in really classy looking veneers and mixed ply shells. Please go and have a look here.

We have allot of work going on in the shop at the minute, so to find out exactly what is going on follow us on twitter @ drumstopLTD and we will keep you updated.

Thanks for reading.

D-S x

These are great kits with marbled birch shells with poplar cores, The poplar adds a nice warn tone to the volume and bite of the birch outer plies. Not only are these shell packs a silly low price but its also 6 drums for the price of 5!!. Check the available finishes here.

One for the collector now. Ludwig USA stainless steel limited edition shell pack to celebrate 100 years. 24x14 kick drum, 13x9 rack tom and 16x16 floor tom featuring the special 100^th anniversary badges. This is the only kit in the UK and we are proud to say we have it. Check it out here.

A great deal on Zildjian sticks at the minute too! Buy 3 pairs and get a pair FREE!! On Travis Barker 2009 black models, 5a wood tip, 5a wood tip DIP series, 5b wood tip, 5b wood tip DIP series and finally 3 pairs of 5a wood tip and a FREE Zildjian cap!

Be quick as these are already flying out of the door.

Be sure to check out a limited edition Pearl Masters series shell pack we have too in a 20” fusion set up with a beautiful burl maple finish ply finished in a dark cherry fade.

That’s all for now folks.

Thanks for reading.

Joe.

Lots going on, Lots of new gear in too.

First we have had yet another top up from our friends over at Truth Custom Drums, 3 snares and 2 more kits for now.

Kit 1 is a beauty of a kit, 20x20 kick drum, 10x7 rack tom and a 14x12 hanging floor tom in a canary yellow satin stain with a nice subtle yellow sparkle inlay on the insides of each bass drum hoop. It has chrome hardware and 50% offset mini tube lugs. Come and check this kit out, it will blow your socks right off!! For all of you ‘A Day To Remember’ fans, this is the same colour finish as Alex’s brand new kit. Check it out here.

Kit 2 is also stunning, a huge 22x22 kick drum, 12x8 rack tom and 16x14 floor tom on legs. This kit is in the brand new tangerine glass glitter wrap with true black glass glitter vertical racing stripes going down the centre of each drum. It has black chrome hardware and 50% offset mini tube lugs. Check out this kit here.

1^st of the snares is a 14x7 8 ply maple shell in silver glass glitter with new espresso satin powder coated hardware, it also has a 1 1/2” circle vent around back for added sensitivity and volume it also features die cast hoops and a Trick throw off. Check it out here.

Next we have a 14x6.5 walnut shell in new peach glass glitter finish, this also has the new style satin powder coated hardware in copper. It has die cast hoops and a Trick throw off. Check it out here.

Last but certainly not least we have a 14x7 bubinga in true black glass glitter with 3 diagonal baby blue glitter stripes. This has triple flanged hoops and a trick throw off with chrome hardware. Check it out here.

If you can, try and get across because all of these snares and kits really need to be heard to be believed!!

More news coming real soon.

Joe.

A second stunner to land this week was from Tama in the Starclassic performer birch/bubinga series. In a 1 up 2 down configuration it not only sounds great but looks awesome, it is in the brand new finish launched at the start of the year called crystal blue burst, seriously check out this finish. Take a look at the kit and its specs here.

We are hoping you all like the new video blogs we are doing, there is another on its way very soon.

1^st kit is a turquoise glass glitter with flat black powder coated hardware with a 22 x 20 bass drum, 12 x 8 rack tom and a 16 x 14 floor tom – This kit is now sold to Dan Cook from a great band called The Repercussion so be sure to check them out.

2^nd kit is a real eye catcher in flat white wrap with bright green powder coated hardware and a green sparkle inlay on the inside of the bass drum hoops. A real punchy little kit with a 20 x 20 bass drum, 10 x 7 rack tom and a 14 x 12 hanging floor tom. Check it out here.

3^rd kit is in a brand new brown glass glitter wrap with true black glass glitter stripes and black chrome hardware, the colour really has to be seen before you make your mind up, it looks great. In really powerful sizes with a 22 x 20 bass drum, 12 x 7 rack tom and 16 x 14 floor tom check it out here.

4^th kit is a real beautiful looking kit, in purple glass glitter with satin chrome powder coated hardware, looks great under the lights and sounds even better with a 22 x 19 bass drum featuring Ayotte style spurs, 12 x 7 rack tom and a 15 x 13 floor tom -  This kit is now sold to Jake Byrne from the Byrnes Band.

5^th kit is an awesome looking and sounding vintage kit. Built on Vintage mahogany shells with maple re-rings in really cool big sounding sizes, 24 x 14 bass drum featuring Ayotte style spurs, 13 x 9 rack tom and a 16 x 16 floor tom. This kit has clawed hoops in aged white pearl on the whole kit for a real natural sound. Check it out here.

6^th and final kit is a really awesome looking kit, in true black glass glitter with red glass glitter stripes and black chrome hardware, This sounds great and will look the part on stage with a 20 x 20 bass drum, 12 x 8 rack tom, 14 x 12 floor tom and a 16 x 14 floor tom. Great size configuration I think. - This kit is now sold to Daryl Pryor for a great band called When Memories Fade.

Finally on this shipment we received a customer order snare drum which is a 14 x 7 walnut shell with chrome hardware, This will be heading on over to Italy to Gianluca Neroni, who will be so stokedI’m sure to get this and get it out gigging.

Oooo, I almost forgot, Huge thanks to Tim for putting loads of bags of chocolate covered pretzels in the shipment too!! I’m very happy!!

Firstly the BIG news as some of you may have noticed is that the brand new website is alive and kicking!! Finally after months and months of hard graft we can proudly say it is finished, featuring new photo galleries, a video gallery and tonnes of other stuff to browse through. Be sure to sign up to the news letter to enter prize draws, be the first to hear about deals and upcoming events. It would be great to hear what you think of our new look so tell us what you think.

We have in stock the brand new Ludwig Element and Epic series kits; we have been waiting patiently for these since our trip over to the NAMM show in California back in January. We have the Element Wrap series 6-piece 22” Rock shell packs in both Black and Metallic Orange, Great quality shell packs so check them out here.

We also have the Element Lacquered series which are the same shell pack configurations but with beautiful lacquered finishes, we currently have the Green Burst finish in 22” Fusion configuration check out the lacquered series here.

In the Epic series we have a real stunner in the Funk set up which includes a 22x20 bass drum, 8x7, 10x7.5, 12x8 rack toms, a 16x15 floor tom and a 14x5.5 matching snare drum to complete the shell pack. Check out the hardware and finishes on this series, they really will blow you away.

A 4^th breath taker from Ludwig is the Epic Modular series.You have to see this kit to realise how good it is quality wise and value for money. 100% Birch shells and 4 totally different set up combinations! Don’t believe me? Well take a look for yourself here.

PEARL ELIMINATOR DEMON DRIVE PEDALS NOW IN STOCK.

We finally have the pedal everyone has been talking about and waiting to land. Pearls latest addition to the Eliminator family the P3000 series Demon Drive. So far these have pretty much landed in our warehouse and flown back out, be sure to check out the incredible specifications and features here and order yours today.

For the launch of this awesome pedal we are having a bit of a good old knees up (literally). On Saturday the 22^nd August we are holding a Fastest Feet competition in store and the winner gets to take home a brand spanking new Demon Drive pedal. Check out the terms and find out exactly how you can enter here.

An absolute beauty of a US Ludwig has arrived into stock this week. Classic maple in the retro Champagne sparkle 20x16 bass drum, 10x8 rack tom and 14x14 floor tom. You really will look and sound the mutts nuts on this corker. Check it out here.

Im sure allot of you rockers and metallers have heard the sad news about Zildjian discontinuing the Z Custom range of cymbals!! Well wipe away your tears as the replacements are here and WOW is all I have to say!! Zildjian Z3 cymbals are here and are living up and beyond most expectations. They are available in a pretty well covered range from splashes to china cymbals. The Z3 cymbals are in stock and ready to go now so come and have a listen.

Finally we have a couple of great deals in store and online a couple that will particularly tickle your fancy are the Yamaha Stage Custom 100% Birch 4 piece rock kits with hardware at a low £699.00 and the awesomely practical and great sounding Pearl Rhythm Traveller kits at £299. Be quick these won’t be sitting around for very long.

News: May 2009

May bank holiday Sunday I spent at the Leeds university at the Slam Dunk festival 2009, If you were there then I am sure you must have enjoyed it as much as I did. The weather was amazing and the line-up was awesome. We took a couple of Truth Drum kits and a couple of snares as house kits situated on the Vans stage and the Drop Dead stage. As expected these both sounded incredible!! As well as the 2 kits you may have seen Dan Flint from the main headliners, You me At Six playing his gorgeous custom Truth hybrid kit, this sounded and look great as I am sure you will agree. We have a few bands from the line up interested in joining the Truth family so watch this space for new endorsees.

We got the guys at Mapex to scrape through their warehouse for any Saturn series kits they may have left at pre price rise costs to bag you a bargain. We have the last 3 LA Rock shell packs, One in Electric Berry Burst, One in Black Forest Cherry Sparkle and one in Transparent Black. All 3 consist of 22 x 20 undrilled bass drums, 12 x 9 rack tom, 16 x 16 floor tom and matching 14 x 7 snare drums with the tom arm and clamp included. These are going for a ridiculously cheap price so hurry, these will be gone in no time. Please call us to avoid disappointment.

We have just made our Pearl limited edition masterworks series kit deal even sweeter by throwing in a free, yes FREE Pearl reference series 14 x 5 snare drum!! 22 x 20 undrilled bass drum 10 x 8, 12 x 8 rack toms and a 16 x 14 floor tom in piano black with a beautiful silver sparkle lacquer. The snare is in Transparent Black and matches the kit beautifully. Give us a call if you are interested, this snare retails for well over £700!!!

We have got a must see kit in stock now from The Ludwig Centennial series. The shell pack consists of a 20 x 20 undrilled bass drum, a 12 x 8 rack tom, a 16 x 14 floor tom and a 13 x 6.5 snare drum in an amazing silver sparkle finish, The flakes are HUGE!! This kit will look great on stage. This all maple shell pack sounds as good as it looks and do not judge this little kit by its size, it will blow your socks right off!!

Jonathan Chambers is the latest customer to come and collect his new custom built Truth Drums kit, And, Wow!! What an amazing looking kit and to top it off, it sounds even better. Check out the pictures in our gallery. You can check out Jonathan’s church band RPM at www.myspace.com/rpmlive.

News: March 2009

This week we received yet another big delivery from Truth Custom Drums, This time it is snare drums galore, We pretty much bought the whole stand on display at this year’s NAMM show in California.

First is an absolute breath taker, a 14 x 8 50-ply maple hybrid split shell with a 12” hybrid shell fit snug inside. Sounds hard to get your head around? Well check out the pics and it will all make sense. This really is one of the nicest snare drums we have ever heard... EVER!!! And the looks just will just blow you away even further with its Red, White and Blue captain America themed appearance. This features die cast hoops and a Trick throw off.

Next we have a beautiful 14 x 8 maple in lavender glass glitter with 2 ghost stripes, this snare looks very classy and will be snapped up in the blink of an eye I’m sure. This features die cast hoops, full stretch tube lugs and a Trick throw off.

Another stunner is a 14 x 7 all maple hand painted octopus design. The art work is done by an awesome artist from Portland, Oregon by the name of Brett G. Superstar. This is a one off snare drum that you will never see duplicated, a great unique snare for the collection. Be sure to check out all of the pictures we have done to see the whole piece of art. This features die cast hoops, full stretch tube lugs and a trick throw off.

Next is a 14 x 6.5 brass black beauty style shell powder coated in safety orange sparkle. The sparkle is very subtle and finishes the drum off perfectly. This will be a great drum to add to any kit and perfect for all of you Aaron Gillespie lovers out there. This features triple flange hoops, full stretch lugs and a trick throw off.

Next we have a 13 x 6 maple shell wrapped in a vintage black ripple wrap, finished off with custom shaved Yamaha style wood hoops with a white ripple inlay. This drum looks and sounds great and is sure to turn head where ever it goes, the hoops are stunning. This features full stretch tube lugs and a trick throw off.

Next is a first from Truth Drums, a 14 x 8 brass shell powder coated in multi colour glitter. This looks as crazy as it sounds, The flip paint style sparkle works perfectly, constantly changing colour in a live situation with the stage lights on you. The hardware on this drum is also multi colour sparkle to add to the cool unique look. This features 50% offset mini tube lugs and a trick throw off.

Next is a 14 x 6.5 maple/acrylic/maple hybrid shell snare with satin blue tips and a snow flake acrylic centre. This drum looks stunningwith the unique looking snow flake acrylic finished off with real classy looking beaver tail lugs. This snare sounds great and is extremely well focused thanks to the die cast hoops which makes it perfect for both live and recording situations. This features die cast hoops, 7/8 offset classic beaver tail lugs and a trick throw off.

Next is a similar design to one of our original snare drums we had, due to the amount of enquiries we get we had to get another. This is a 14 x 7 maple in true black glass glitter with a neon green and slate glass glitter dual stripe design. This snare is gorgeous and I know why the finish combination works so well. It features Black chrome hardware, die cast hoops, 50% offset mini tube lugs and a trick throw off. Be quick, this snare didn’t sit for very long at all last time!

Next is a really classy snare. A 14 x 7 maple/walnut/maple ply-brid shell, the maple tips are wrapped in vintage aged white pearl. The centre is 100% walnut and left natural to add to its custom unique look.This snare features dies cast hoops, classic inline beaver tail lugs and a trick throw off.

Next is a beauty, A 14 x 7 walnut shell with added maple re-inforcementrings. This snare has a 45 degree outer bearing edge and a 30 degree inner for an amazing dry vintage studio sound. This is wrapped in a shattered mirror glass finish, which is actually what was left over to use after Brandon Saller from Metal band Atreyu had his 3 bass drum mega kit made. It features triple flanged hoops, full stretch tube lugs and a trick throw off.

And last but not least we have a little beauty, a 12 x 6.5 maple effects snare in silver glass glitter wrap with silver/gold glass glitter stripes. This snare has the ultimate pop sound and is ideal as a side snare. It features hand rubbed weathered hardware, triple flanged hoops and 7/8 offset tube lugs.

On this shipment we also received Rob Thornton’s custom kit which was a 20 x 20 kick drum, 12 x 7 rack tom and 14 x 12 floor tom in flat white wrap with flat black stripes and black powder coated hardware. This kit looks and sounds great. Be sure to check it out on the road with Rob’s band ‘All Systems Go’. Check out the pictures in the gallery.

First to hit are 2 kits from Mapex, The Meridian Birch (now taken over the discontinued M-Birch series) This kit is a 6 piece kit consisting of a 22x18 bass drum (un-drilled), 10 x 7 and 12 x 8 rack toms, 14 x 12 and 16 x 14 floor toms and a 14 x 5.5 matching snare drum in a new Burgundy Sparkle Delmar Wrap, included is the all new 700 series hardware with the cymbal stands featuring a new quick release ?Accu-Lock? system.

Please check the Merdian Birch section of the site for available configurations and finishes.

Next is the Meridian Maple (taken over the Pro-M range). This stunning looking kit is in a Galaxy Burst lacquer as a 22? fusion set up. Again this kit features the new 700 series hardware. Please check the pictures and available configurations and finishes in the Meridian Maple section.

3 new snare drums from Black Panther were launched at the show and now all 3 are in stock and ready to go. They are: A limited edition 14 x 5.5 thin maple shell with walnut reinforcement rings in a beautiful exotic elm burl finish, A 14 x 5.5 ultra thick maple shell in a really cool looking silver sparkle and finally we have Black Panthers very first signature snare drum for Lamb of God?s Chris Adler, This beauty is a 12 x 5.5 and featured a unique design by Lamb of God?s very own artist K3n. This comes with Chris? personal choice of Aquarian Hi Energy batter head. All 3 snares come in a deluxe Black Panther case.

We took delivery of a UK exclusive set up from Yamaha. From the Oak Custom range the Oak X, I think will be a winner. This kit was put together by the Yamaha UK team obviously being inspired by the popular demand of the sizes. The kit is a 4 piece shell pack with a 22 x 20 undrilled bass drum, a 12 x 7 rack tom, a 16 x 15 floor tom and a 14 x 7 loud series snare drum, in a cool looking white sparkle with brushed chrome hardware.

Finally we received a huge delivery from the Truth drums guys over in Portland, Oregon. This we gather by all of the emails and calls we keep getting is the one delivery people have been waiting for. We finally have the kit in stock which blew allot of people away at the NAMM show, a first of its kind, a 3 headed woofer kit! This really has to been seen and heard to believe how well the design works. In a classy white ripple wrap and turquoise ripple wrap finish with a 20 x 10 bass drum shell and a 22 x 8 woofer shell attached to the front, a 10 x 5 rack tom with a 12 x 4 woofer shell attached to the bottom and a 14 x 8 floor tom with a 16 x 6 woofer shell attached to the bottom. The kit provides so much attack and projection you really do have to hear it to believe it, with the woofer shells providing an awesome low end.

This time we received some beautiful kits and snares, the first kit is a stunning looking 3 piece in Blood Red satin stain, the is a 22 x 18 kick, 12 x 7 rack tom and a 16 x 14 floor tom with chrome hardware and 50% offset lugs, also check out the positions of the port holes on each drum. Kit 2 is another cool looking kit, it's a 22 x 19 kick, 12 x 7 rack tom, and a 15 x 13 floor tom, in a white wash satin stain with satin look chrome hardware, also featuring the Ayotte style bass drum spurs.

Rob Thornton from the bad All Systems Go got his awesome little 3 piece set up featuring a 20 x 20 kick, 12 x 8 rack tom and a 14 x 12 floor in a flat white with flat black stripes and flat black powder coated hardware.

A few snare drums were also on the delivery, Ant Thornton?s 14 x 8 Walnut snare with Yamaha style wood hoops, great looking and sounding drum, A 14 x 7 walnut snare, a 14 x 8 maple in candy green stain and an awesome 14 x 8 brass shell in black chrome with satin look chrome hardware.

Check the Truth Drums section for pictures and more info.

Also just a reminder, I will be flying out to the NAMM show in California next week so be sure to check back for new stock coming in, and allot more gear from the Truth Custom Drums boys.

Firstly a superb offer on drum lessons, we are trying to get more and people playing so we thought we?d make it easier for you and offer 5 half hour lessons for ?35.00 saving you a HUGE ?20.00. Lessons take place in our on site state of the art sound proof teaching room complete with the latest great quality kits and cymbals to play on from Mapex and Paiste.

Please give us a call or pop in to the shop to arrange your lessons. Please hurry as this offer ends at the end of December and the slots are filling up fast.

We have a great quality starter kit this year from the guys at Mapex called the Tornado kit. This comes complete with everything you will need to get rocking. Sticks, Stool, Cymbals and a 5 piece drum kit. Available in Solid Black and Burgundy Metallic in both 22? rock and 20? fusions set ups.

We offer a delivery and set up service so please give us a call for more details on this, you can also put down a small deposit and pick up your kit at a later date to keep the kit a surprise for that special drummer in your life.

With more and more deals happening every day towards Christmas please keep checking the site and also ask in store for deals.

We'd like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and we shall see you all in 2009!!!