Musikmesse 2014

Schlagwerk – Agile Cajon

Grazie a innovazione e abilità artigianale, quello che un tempo era lo strumento degli schiavi dell’America del sud rappresenta oggi uno dei più popolari strumenti ritmici.

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Ludwig Seignet Series

Ludwig Seignet Series Ludwig continues its 105 year heritage of American drum craftsmanship with Signet Series Drums. Hand-made at Ludwig USA in Monroe, NC., Signet drums are engineered to deliver professional Maple tone at an unbeatable value. Cutting-edge features and exotic touches make it vital for today’s active scene, but it is the drummer’s personal touch that makes Signet Series Drums come alive. Now, professional quality and sound is no longer the destination, it is part of the journey!

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Gretsch® Catalina Ash Series

Presented by Gretsch® in 2014 the Catalina Ash features newly-designed hardware components and Gretsch-formula ash shells for a contemporary look and sound. The 6-ply ash shells are produced without reinforcement rings and have 30-degree bearing edges with 2.0mm triple-flanged hoops. Sonically, this Gretsch shell specification produces a focused tone that has a strong attack, balanced low-end and loud dynamic range.

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Gretsch Limited Brooklyn

Gretsch drums were born in Brooklyn, New York in 1883. They were proudly crafted in the vibrant city for the better part of the 20th Century. Brooklyn and Gretsch share an inseparable history that is part of American music history and folklore. It is a shared legacy that cannot be duplicated. Today, Brooklyn represents a renaissance community that vibrates with contemporary artistic expression, youthful innovation and passionate musical commitment. Gretsch Brooklyn series celebrates the rejuvenated Brooklyn city passion and spirit and expands on its distinctive shared American experience.

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Peace Drums, a kits overview. Over the past 30 years, Peace has been transitioning from producing lower priced kits to professional ones

Mapex SONIClear™

The Mapex Drum Company set out to solve one of the biggest headaches of being a drummer; the frustrations of tuning your drums. Players often have had a difficult time tuning their drums and making them sound good because the apex of the edge is too far to the outside of the shell and they can’t get the drumhead to sit flat.

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30 YEARS OF SCHLAGWERK AND NO SILENCE AT ALL
Keep the rhythm going

It’s a good thing that clocks tick slightly differently at Schlagwerk. Owner Gerhard Priel sets the beat – and sticks to it. Because here, it’s not about minutes or hours but about a passion for percussion instruments crafted by a master hand. Instruments with limitless musical possibilities that reveal the love and superb craftsmanship that goes into their making.

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21 REMO Drumheads

Una eccellente dimostrazione di ben 21 pelli Remo tutte montate su altrettanti 21 tom tutti della stessa misura e qualità. Una opportunità unica per comprendere ed ascoltare con le proprie orecchie le differenze sonore di questi eccellenti prodotti.

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Paiste Cymbals PST7 Series
The Art of Cymbal Making

There is much conflicting and nebulous information circulating about how cymbals are made. Cymbal companies have different ways of doing things, and naturally they all maintain that their way is the best, while their competitors’ ways are not so good. Since they all have great marketing departments that excel at semantics, everyone usually comes out smelling like a rose. Paiste will limit their statement in this regard to the fact that Paiste does things their way because it works for them and they get superior results.

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Gretsch Catalina Club
Waiting for the Musikmesse 2015

The centerpiece of the new Gretsch® Catalina Club Rock CC-R444 drum set is a classic thunderous 14″ x 24″ bass drum that delivers deep power and punch. The big, warm organic tone of the 13-inch tom and 16-inch floor tom add an element of richness to the kit’s remarkable volume. The CC-R444 is available in Copper Sparkle and Galaxy Black Sparkle wraps as well as two new finishes for 2013, Mirror Chrome and Ocean Twilight.

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