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The Ultimate Drummer Gifts List
24 items
By
Tom Griffo
This is a comprehensive list of clothing, books, gifts and products for drummers in your life.
Sections
6
Sticks & Practice
Tuning & Maintenance
Hearing Protection
Big Upgrades
Drum Apparel
Books for Drummers
Sticks & Practice
The go-to stick for rock, practice, and just about everything else, at about $15. Rated 5 stars from 190 reviews on Guitar Center.
Vic Firth American Classic Hickory Drum Sticks - Wood 5A
A two-sided pad for quiet practice at home, about $45. Rated 5 stars from 53 reviews on Guitar Center.
Evans RealFeel 2-Sided Practice Pad, 12 in.
A well-reviewed stick bag from Meinl, about $30. Rated 5 stars from 25 reviews on Guitar Center.
MEINL Designer Stick Bag Black
Tuning & Maintenance
A coated batter head that's an easy upgrade for a worn-out snare drum, about $25. Rated 5 stars. Drum sizes vary
Evans G2 Coated Batter Drum Head, 14 in.
Takes the guesswork out of tuning, about $65. Rated 5 stars from 102 reviews on Guitar Center.
DrumDial Drum Tuner
Hearing Protection
Isolation headphones made for drummers, about $88. They let you practice without risking hearing loss or developing tinnitus.
Vic Firth SIH3 Isolation Headphones
Hi-fi earplugs made for musicians, about $40. Rated 4 stars from 60 reviews on Guitar Center. Sizes vary, so check the fit.
Earasers Musicians Hi-Fi Ear Plugs for Musicians - Medium
Big Upgrades
The most-reviewed throne I found, about $240. Rated 5 stars from 153 reviews on Guitar Center.
ROC-N-SOC Nitro Throne - Black
The splurge pick, a 14 in. pair at about $580. Rated 5 stars from 38 reviews on Guitar Center.
Zildjian A Custom Mastersound Hi-Hat Pair 14 in.
A fast-response crash from Zildjian's A Custom line, about $410. Rated 5 stars from 36 reviews on Guitar Center.
Zildjian A Custom Fast Crash 18 in.
A dark ride cymbal from Zildjian's K Custom line, about $530. Rated 5 stars from 19 reviews on Guitar Center.
Zildjian K Custom Dark Ride Cymbal 20 in.
A DW 5000 Series single bass drum pedal, about $250. Rated 5 stars from 10 reviews on Guitar Center.
DW 5000 Series Single Turbo Bass Drum Pedal
An electronic kit for quieter practice at home, about $1,000. Rated 5 stars on Guitar Center, from only 5 reviews so far.
Roland TD-07KV V-Drums Electronic Drum Kit
Drum Apparel
A fun octopus-on-a-drum-kit graphic tee. Rated 5 stars from over 9,000 reviews on Etsy.
Octopus Playing Drums T-Shirt
A simple fist-and-drumsticks graphic tee, an Etsy bestseller. Rated 4.9 stars from over 8,000 reviews on Etsy.
Drummer Sticks T-Shirt
Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man, reimagined behind a drum kit. Rated 4.9 stars from over 3,000 reviews on Etsy.
Vitruvian Drummer T-Shirt
A fist-and-drumsticks graphic sweatshirt, also offered as a hoodie. Rated 4.9 stars from over 3,800 reviews on Etsy.
Drummer Sticks Hand Sweatshirt
A pullover hoodie with a paradiddle sticking-pattern graphic. Rated 4.9 stars from over 770 reviews on Etsy.
Paradiddle Drummer Pullover, Unisex Hoodie
Fun crew socks with a drum-kit pattern, an easy stocking stuffer. Rated 4.9 stars from over 2,200 reviews on Etsy.
Drum Crew Socks
Books for Drummers
Mike Edison's take on why Charlie Watts mattered to the Rolling Stones.
Sympathy for the Drummer
Tony Fletcher's biography of The Who's Keith Moon.
Moon: The Life and Death of a Rock Legend
Tommy Lee's memoir, from his Motley Crue days and beyond.
Tommyland
Peter Criss's memoir about life in and out of Kiss.
Makeup to Breakup: My Life In and Out of Kiss
Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer on addiction, depression and life in the band.
Hit Hard: A Story of Hitting Rock Bottom at the Top
