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Used Zildjian 20in I ride Cymbal
Product Price  $124.99
$200.99
Good Condition
Used Pearl 14in HIHAT BOTTOM Cymbal
Product Price  $30.99
Good Condition
Used UFIP 14in PRIMO SERIES HIHAT PAIR Cymbal
Product Price  $195.99
Good Condition
Used LP Caliente Conga Set Conga
Product Price  $499.99
Good Condition
Used Paiste 20in PST5 Crash Ride Cymbal
Product Price  $119.99
$139.99
Good Condition
Used Agazarian 10in AGT Traditional Splash Cymbal
Product Price  $34.99
$39.99
Good Condition
Used Zildjian 18in Low China Boy Cymbal
Product Price  $199.99
Good Condition
Used Zildjian 13in z dyno beat hi hat bottom Cymbal
Product Price  $179.99
Good Condition
Used SJC Drums 3 Piece 3 Piece Custom Black and Red Drum...
Product Price  $1,199.99
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Used 2023 SABIAN 10in AAX Air Splash Cymbal
Product Price  $119.99
Good Condition
Used SABIAN 20in HH Medium Ride Cymbal
Product Price  $329.99
$359.99
Good Condition
Used Rogers 5 Piece Drum Kit blue grey gradient Drum Kit
Product Price  $349.99
Good Condition
Used Zildjian 16in K Custom Fast Crash Cymbal
Product Price  $329.99
Good Condition
Used Alesis strike multipad Trigger Pad
Product Price  $499.99
Good Condition
Used Pearl 14X6.5 Limited Edition Snare Black Drum
Product Price  $189.99
$249.99
Good Condition
Used Zildjian 18in A SYMPHONIC VIENNESE Cymbal
Product Price  $169.99
$199.99
Good Condition
Used Sabain 20in AA RAW BELL DRY RIDE Cymbal
Product Price  $179.99
$249.99
Good Condition
Used Premier 14in Steel Snare Drum Steel Drum
Product Price  $99.99
Good Condition
Vintage 1960s Slingerland 14X6.5 Standard Concert Mahogany...
Product Price  $499.99
Used SABIAN 20in AAX Metal Ride Brilliant Cymbal
Product Price  $239.99
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Used SABIAN 14in XSR fast crash Cymbal
Product Price  $99.99
Good Condition
Used Sonar 7in single chain silver Drum
Product Price  $79.99
Good Condition
Used Zildjian 18in Avedis Ride Cymbal
Product Price  $179.99
Good Condition
Used Zildjian 18in Avedis Ride Cymbal
Product Price  $149.99
Good Condition
Used DW 4.5X14 WORKSHOP SNARE Black Chrome Drum
Product Price  $269.99
Good Condition
Used Paiste 20in COLOR SOUND 900 Cymbal
Product Price  $214.99
$239.99
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Used Liberty 4 Piece 4 PIECE DRUM SET Antique Gold Drum Kit
Product Price  $1,149.99
Good Condition
Used Ludwig 13in Universal Model Chrome Drum
Product Price  $299.99
Good Condition
Used Twister 20in 40 Cymbal
Product Price  $79.99
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Used MEINL 20in Byzance Medium Ride Cymbal
Product Price  $325.99
Good Condition
Used Precision Plus 14in 14x6 Aluminum Aluminium Drum
Product Price  $69.99
$89.99
Good Condition
Used Pork Pie 13X7 Little Squealer Snare Satin Black Drum
Product Price  $269.99
$299.99
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Used Zildjian 14in Bottom Hi Hat Cymbal
Product Price  $89.99
$99.99
Good Condition
Used Mapex 5 Piece armory shell kit aqua Drum Kit
Product Price  $699.99
$839.99
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Used CODA Drums 14in DS-005 STEEL SNARE Chrome Drum
Product Price  $139.99
Good Condition
Used SABIAN 19in XSR Monarch Cymbal
Product Price  $189.99
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Used Zildjian 13in Z Custom Dyno Beat Hi Hat Cymbal
Product Price  $129.99
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Used SABIAN 17in hhx COMPLEX OZONE Cymbal
Product Price  $299.99
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Used Zildjian 16in A Series Thin Crash Cymbal
Product Price  $150.99
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Used Zildjian 14in ZILCO Cymbal
Product Price  $79.99
$99.99
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Used Slingerland 14in marching snare Natural Drum
Product Price  $199.99
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Used Taye Drums 5 Piece ROCKPRO DRUM SET Burgundy Drum Kit
Product Price  $499.99
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Used Zildjian 20in Rock Ride Cymbal
Product Price  $249.99
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Used SABIAN 14in AAX MEDIUM HI HAT PAIR Cymbal
Product Price  $129.99
$219.99
Good Condition
Vintage 1980s TAMA 5 Piece Imperialstar Black Drum Kit
Product Price  $799.99
$999.99
Used SABIAN 14in AAX STUDIO HAT BOTTOM Cymbal
Product Price  $119.99
Good Condition
Used Yamaha 13in SD296 Silver Drum
Product Price  $199.99
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Used Camber 14in C-4000 Cymbal
Product Price  $39.99
Good Condition
Used MEINL 14in Byzance Medium Hi Hat Bottom Cymbal
Product Price  $139.99
$179.99
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Used SABIAN 14in HH Rock Hi-hat Bottom Cymbal
Product Price  $220.99
Good Condition
Used Paiste 14in Signature Sound Edge Hi Hat Bottom Cymbal
Product Price  $370.99
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Used SABIAN 22in XSR Monarch Ride Cymbal
Product Price  $229.99
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Used Zildjian 18in Avedis Cymbal
Product Price  $169.99
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Used Radian Xl 16in CRASH Cymbal
Product Price  $59.99
$69.99
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Used Pearl 4 Piece Reference Series Natural Drum Kit
Product Price  $2,699.99
Good Condition
Used Paiste 14in Signature Fast Crash Cymbal
Product Price  $199.99
$249.99
Good Condition
Used Centent 20in Tang Ride Cymbal
Product Price  $179.99
Good Condition
Used Laney DRUMHUB DH40 Drum Amplifier
Product Price  $149.99
$199.99
Good Condition
Used Premier 14in premier Chrome Drum
Product Price  $314.99
$349.99
Good Condition
Used Dadi PRO PERCUSSION CONGA Conga
Product Price  $99.99
$199.99
Good Condition

About Drums

Drums and percussion are likely the second oldest musical instruments, beaten only by the voice itself. Percussion instruments produce sound by being struck, shaken, scraped or rubbed. Drums are just one member of the percussion family. They refer specifically to instruments with head or skin stretched over a shell. The technical term for the drum head is a membrane, making the drum a membranophone.

When you think about drums and percussion, your first thought might go to a drum set with a snare drum, rack toms, floor toms, bass drum, cymbals and cymbal stands. Perhaps you're a hand percussionist and drums to you are bongos, congas, timbales, cajons or even djembes. This just goes to show the wide variety of instruments within the drum and percussion category, and with such a long, rich history it’s easy to see why there are so many variations and types of drum in world.

Drum History

Drums and percussion instruments are the oldest musical instruments in history and haven’t changed much in the course of a few thousand years. One of the oldest discovered drums was made with an alligator skin and dates back to as early as 5500 B.C. Every culture on every continent used drums in some form, whether it was for musical purposes, communication with distant neighbors or relaying commands on the battle field. We've all seen the paintings of the Revolutionary War drummers marching on the front lines, or the ancient hortator keeping time on the Viking longship. However, as technology evolved, so did the drum.

Drum Construction

The basic principal of every drum is the same: a round cylinder with a drum head—or a drum skin— that you strike with your hand or a drum stick or mallet. The head is held down by a hoop or a rim, and tension rods or rope thread into a lug. The distinction made between drums and hand drums is somewhat obvious. Any drum you play using your hands is a hand drum or hand percussion. Acoustic drum heads vary widely depending on the type of drum they're on. A typical drum set drum uses a drum head made of mylar on the top and bottom of the drum, while hand drums often only have a calfskin head on top. To tune the drum up or down, you tighten or loosen the drum head.

The drum shells are constructed from a myriad of materials including wood, metal and plastic, and the different wood species or metals can produce special sounds. Many companies such as DW, TAMA and Yamaha create hybrid drum shells which utilize different tone woods or metal and wood to achieve a unique sound. Wood drum shells are constructed in several ways but the two most common ways are multi-ply construction or stave construction. Multi-ply drum shells are constructed using anywhere from three to 20 thin pieces of wood that are glued and pressed together. Stave drum shells are built using one piece of wood that is typically steam bent into its cylindrical shape.

Electronic Drums

Electronic drums originally started out as simple metronome machines and evolved in the early 1970s into something closer to what they are today. Companies such Roland, Yamaha and Simmons produced the first electronic drum sets. They became popular and commercially successful in the early 1980s as technology and samples became better and more advanced. Electronic drum kits or e-kits have a very similar design to acoustic drum sets. There's a snare, toms, bass drum, cymbals and you play it using drum sticks. However, electronic drums utilize rubber or mesh heads and the cymbals are rubberized pads. The biggest advantage to electronic drums is the amount of drum and percussion sounds you can program, as well as the built-in, complete drum sets.

Drum Set Cymbals

A typical drum set or percussion setup utilizes cymbals. A drum set includes a pair of hi-hats, a crash cymbal or two, and a ride cymbal. However, experimenting with different cymbal sounds has become very popular and many drummers often have effects—or FX—cymbals in their setup, including china cymbals, splash cymbals and cymbal stacks. Most cymbals are made from bronze alloy and are either machine or manually hammered into their final form.