Meinl M-Series

Outstanding clear and bright stick sound with a fat chick, due to the heavy weight bottom. Strong and powerful response with a controlled feeling.
Exceptionally heavy bottom cymbal for a fa st stick response and a more defined, fat chick sound.

Rich sounds characteristic of B20 bronze alloy. Speaks very quickly with beautiful warm undertones, and shimmers with brilliance and musicality.

Clear, crisp stick definition with a shimmering spread. Rich sound with a good degree of color and plenty of warmer undertones. Nice shaped bell that projects loud and clear.

Soundcaster Series

Combination of warmth and clear, bright overtones, due to the polished finish.

Clear and warm sound. Very musical splash.

Combination of trashiness and brilliance. The close lathing at the edge effects an enhanced washy sound.

 
If you’re in the Melbourne area, head down to Prahran and have a play on this new cymbal range from Meinl that Adrian was using throughout the review.

Revolver Drums

Address: 231 Chapel St, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Phone: (03) 9521 4644
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Mapex Cherry Bomb

Classic in style and performance,this uniquely sized drum is as distinctive to the ear as it is to the eye.

 
Mapex Black Widow

This full-bodied, versatile drum features extreme sensitivity and a dark, dry tone.

 
Mapex Machete

If you’re in need of a drum that can hack its way through the thickest of guitar noise, look no further.

 
Aquarian Drum Heads – Focus-X series

A clear or texture coated head with a unique “vented” muffling ring tucked into the hoop underneath the head. The Focus-X produces a sensitive snare response and a full articulate sound while eliminating any unwanted ring. Great for studio recording or live playing. Also available in a coated with a Power Dot underneath version.

 
If you’re in the Melbourne area, head down to Prahran and have a play on these great looking Snare Drums from Mapex that Adrian was using throughout the review.

Revolver Drums

Address: 231 Chapel St, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Phone: (03) 9521 4644
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Drum Sizes

 
Colour Options

If you’re in the Melbourne area, head down to Prahran and have a play on this great looking kit from Gretsch that Adrian was using throughout the review.

Revolver Drums

Address: 231 Chapel St, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Phone: (03) 9521 4644
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With mass production, drums are now manufactured in the millions using the same process and materials that doom them to essentially sounding the same.

Instead of using solid timbers that impart a unique tone to the drum they are made with thin veneers glued and clamped into a mould with almost as much tone deadening glue as wood. The artisan drum company has been replaced by the multinational with a massive marketing budget. In an insatiable quest for something new to say, they spend millions to feed us a stream of hyped up product changes which are more about fashion than genuine innovation.

“Reinventing the artisan made drum.”
Moody Drums hand build drums in a method that guarantees every drum has a unique character.
Each Stave drum shell is made with pieces of wood glued side by side into a circle and then machined to the perfect diameter and thickness.

The construction of the drum shell looks similar to how a Cooper makes a wine barrel. The wood grain runs vertically, up and down the shell. Studies of how sound energy transfers through wood confirm the most efficient transfer of mechanical energy is along the grain, rather than across the grain. Moody build drum shells with the direction of the grain running vertically so when the drum head is struck it transfers energy into the drum shell more efficiently and causes it to vibrate or resonate more effectively. Proper shell resonance is essential to a rich, full drum tone.

A drum shell made from solid timber allows the true tone of the timber to emerge because there is minimal glue used in it’s construction.

The tone is also influenced by the character and density of the wood and the thickness of the shell. The grain of timber is made of cells arranged like straws, which conduct energy most efficiently along their length rather than across their width. To optimize this, Moody Drums use timber with the straightest grain possible. Timbers are carefully inspected and selected for faults. Timbers with overly wavy or interlocking grain, knots, cracks, internal checking or splits are discarded.

Staves selected to construct the drum shell are machined from select grade, stable kiln dried timber and grouped for matching density and tightness of grain.

Moody Drums manufacture their drum shells with more staves than other similar drums. A 14” snare drum for instance is made with 30 Staves. This gives the drum greater structural integrity and propensity to stay in round.

The angles of the Staves are machined carefully by hand to ensure a perfect joint. With perfect angles the Staves are glued and clamped into a circle ready to be machined into a finished shell. The final shell will have no “compression” or internal stress because the angles of each Stave are correct and not forced together to create a join. High-tech glues and perfect joinery mean it is unnecessary for the joints to have any extra mechanical fastening such as a finger joint or tenons. Our glue joints are stronger than the wood itself.

With mass production of drum shells historically coming from the northern hemisphere, those readily available timber species such as American Maple and Birch became the staple.

Australian timbers have emerged as an exciting alternative. With similar densities and characteristics of legendary drum shell timbers such as African Mahogany, Brazilian Rosewood and American Rock Maple, timbers such as West Australian Jarrah and Tasmanian Blackwood are seen as exotic by the rest of the world but easily and sustainably available for our use.

As a drum shell material Jarrah has a wonderful mid to low range frequency response allowing a wide tuning range. Toms are dark and warm sounding. Snares have an incredible projection and attack with a large tuning range and are particularly outstanding in the medium to low end tunings.

“Shell thickness is important.”
One of the most important factors in a Stave shell drum set is the thickness of the shells. Too thick and the drum suffers from a lack of proper shell resonance.

Moody Drums machine their tom shells as thin as possible. They incorporate a thicker integral reinforcement ring in the top and bottom part of the shell. This gives the important bearing edge more integrity and the drum shell more strength overall.

Moody Drums shell thickness is perfect for proper shell resonance. Snare and bass drum shells are similar in their design of having an integral thicker section top and bottom for reinforcement but are slightly thicker shells, giving excellent attack, crack and projection whilst retaining great shell tone.

“Transferring energy.”
Bearing edges are crucial to drum performance. They are the vital contact point for the vibrating drum head to transfer mechanical energy into the drum shell to produce a great tone.

Moody bearing edges have a single 45 degree angle inside the drum and at the contact point, a rounded edge on the outside to best facilitate this transfer of energy into the shell. A slightly sharper edge is used on the Snare drums for increased sensitivity and attack without losing the distinctive character of the shell’s tone. Similarly Bass drums use a sharper rounded edge for great attack and projection.

Mass produced drums mostly feature high gloss Two Pack or Polyurethane finishes. Designed to make the drums durable, unfortunately the opposite is usually true.

Moody Drums timber drum shells are sealed and finished with a unique recipe of hard wax finishes. Applied by hand and buffed to a soft satin hand rubbed finish, they seal and protect while not choking or “plastisizing” the timber. This ensures the drum sounds as open and as natural as possible allowing the drum’s materials to shine sonically and visually. It is recommended to apply the Moody finish at least every 12 months, a pleasurable process that adds to the tone of the wood shells. The finish is durable and easily repairable with the impact of small scratches and dents lessened by re-polishing.

“Heirloom quality drums made from sustainable materials.”
Moody Drums manufacture from timbers sourced from reputable suppliers of sustainably managed forest products. Our products are made to last and their quality adds value to the material. Moody Drums take pride in producing the kind of drum set that you want to keep forever and maybe pass on to your kids. We think they will be as collected and as coveted as some of the great artisan built drums of the past.

If you’re in the Melbourne area, head down to Prahran and have a play on these beautiful hand crafted drums from Moody that Adrian was using throughout the review.

Revolver Drums

Address: 231 Chapel St, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Phone: (03) 9521 4644
email: Find Out More From Revolver Drums
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The Inspiration Pack is also the only way to get Zildjian’s brand-new 13″ A Zildjian Pocket HiHats. The thin top and heavy bottom combination are extensivley hammered, unlathed, and in a brilliant finish to give them a quick, bright, and explosive sound that decays quickly.

Included inside:

If you’re in the Melbourne area, head down to Prahran and have a listen to the Zildjian Inspiration Pack cymbals that Adrian was using throughout the review.

Revolver Drums

Address: 231 Chapel St, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Phone: (03) 9521 4644
email: Find Out More From Revolver Drums
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Dios M

 
Dios Kits include:

 
INDIVIDUAL DRUM SIZES AVAILABLE

 
DECCABONS
Black-finished, fiberglass shells, 6″ in diameter and in lengths from 6″ to 24″. Mount them in traditional descending order, or place them around the kit, for unexpected accents.

If you’re in the Melbourne area, head down to Prahran and have a play on the exact ddrum Dios M Olive Sparkle Kit that Adrian was using throughout the review.

Revolver Drums

Address: 231 Chapel St, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Phone: (03) 9521 4644
email: Find Out More From Revolver Drums
www.RevolverDrums.com.au