Category Archives: Coming Soon

February 28, 2018

Ludwig Snare Demo Day

Saturday, March 3rd, 2018

Come check out an amazing assortment of Ludwig snare drums including Supras, Black Beauties, and the new Raw Brass snares. Factory representative Mike Nieland will be on hand to talk about company history, snare drums old and new, as well as the components and construction of these great tubs.

We will have open box pricing, trade-show stock, and all Ludwig snare drums available to demo. Free T-shirts for the first 10 people to bring their Ludwig snare (old or just purchased) for a new head and expert tuning by Ludwig staff.

Have a vintage Ludwig snare you’d like to show off or even sell? Bring it, and let’s have a fun hang and talk about drums!

Event is FREE! Call us at 503-288-6950 for more info, and

RSVP to our Facebook Event Here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1573503736052123/

Here’s a sampling of what we know is coming so far. We will have super low pricing on all of these snares and will offer additional discounts on ANY LUDWIG SNARE, KIT, OR HARDWARE ORDERED THE DAY OF THE EVENT!!

5″ X 14″ Fact Ex Chrm Over Brass
5″ X 14″ Chrmd Brass Snare-tube Lg
6.5″ X14″ Fact Ex Supraphonic
5″ X14″ Fact Ex Hmrd Blk Bty
5″ X14″ Ham’d S-pho Bronze Sn
5″ X 14″ Fact Ex Supraphonic
5″ X 14″ Fact Ex Black Beauty
6.5″ X 14″ Fact Ex Hammered
5″ X 14″ Acrolite Classic Snare
8″ X 14″ Supra-pho Blk Beauty
6.5″ x 14″ Raw Brass
5″ x 14″ Raw Brass
5″ x 14″ Supraphonic
6.5″ x 14″ Supraphonic
5″ x 14″ Black Beauty
6.5″ x 14″ Supraphonic w/ Imperial Lugs
13/14/15″ Supralites
Carl Palmer Signature Venus Snare

April 1, 2013

COMING SOON: Mapex Saturn IV MH Drum Sets

Photo of Mapex Saturn IV MH Drum Set at NAMM 2013

Saturn IV MH Exotic in Natural Ash Burl finish, seen at NAMM 2013

4/9/13 UPDATE: These kits are ready to ship! The first round is in, so order now to get your new Saturn IV MH Drum Set without delay!

One of the more exciting things this year at NAMM was the revamp of Mapex’s popular Saturn Series of Drum Sets. Mapex kept the best things about these kits, including the Maple-Walnut hybrid shells, and added sweet new features like the SONIClear tom suspension, SONIClear floor tom legs and 11 amazing new finishes!

Check out the finishes from the Saturn IV MH Exotic line below, featuring an outer ply of exotic wood veneer with Black Chrome Hardware:

Deep Water Ash Burl – SSL Natural Ash Burl – SNL
Mapex Saturn IV MH Exotic Deep Water Ash Burl SSL Mapex Saturn IV MH Exotic Natural Ash Burl SNL
Satin Black Maple Burl – KFB Cherry Mist Rosewood Burl – RLE
Mapex Mapex Saturn IV MH Exotic Satin Black Maple Burl KFB Mapex Mapex Saturn IV MH Exotic Cherry Mist Rosewood Burl RLE
            Transparent Ash Burl Burst – SWV
Mapex Mapex Saturn IV MH Exotic Transparent Ash Burl Burst SWV

And 6 new color finishes from the Saturn IV MH Series:

Marine Spiral – MAMapex Saturn IV MH Marine Spiral Red/Blue Hybrid Sparkle – PHMapex Saturn IV MH Red Blue Hybrid Sparkle
Transparent Espresso Walnut – TWMapex Saturn IV MH Transparent Espresso Walnut Strata Red – PCMapex Saturn IV MH Strata Red
Merlot Burst – CLMapex Saturn IV MH Merlot Burst Granite Sparkle – PHMapex Saturn IV MH Granite Sparkle

These two floor toms deliver some powerful low-end!

Photo of Saturn IV MH Drum Set with Marine Spiral Finish, at NAMM 2013

Saturn IV MH Marine Spiral finish, seen at NAMM 2013

Photo of Mapex Saturn IV MH Exotic Drum Set in Satin Black Maple Burl finish, NAMM 2013

Mapex Saturn IV MH Exotic in Satin Black Maple Burl finish, at NAMM 2013

The new Saturn IV MH Series is available in 6 different configurations for each the Saturn IV MH and Saturn IV MH Exotic. With over 20 separate component drums available for special order, the possibilities are endless!

Photo of Saturn IV MH Exotic Drum Set, Deep Water Ash Burl finish

Deep Water Ash Burl finish

These Mapex Saturn IV MH Drum Sets are coming in the door any day NOW AVAILABLE, so head over to our Drum Sets to order today!

January 23, 2013

Coming Soon: Gibralter G-Class Kick Pedal

Photo of New Gibralter G-Class Bass Drum Pedal

As we make our list of new gear that we want to make sure to get our hands and feet on at NAMM this weekend, we wanted to show you this new G-Class bass drum pedal from Gibralter. This bad boy features a sculpted single-pillar frame, two cam drive adjustment points, and a variable-weight beater. The footboard height and beater angle can be independently adjusted, and it has a built-in tool kit attached to the cast-metal baseplate. We think it looks like some futuristically-retro Steampunk mashup, and we’re intrigued!