Here is the first hands-on, how-to manual devoted to drum sets, providing drummers essential information on buying, maintaining, setting up, modifying, and tuning their drumkits.
Packed with photographs and hard-won advice, this book also examines the drum setups of numerous professional musicians in jazz, rock, and other genres.
Paul Balmer is the author of The Fender Stratocaster Handbook and The Gibson Les Paul Handbook. He’s a veteran guitarist musician, and lives in London.
Chad Smith, drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, has provided the foreword the The Drum Kit Handbook. The book will hit stores in February. Learn More.