DrumRunners is about getting closer to the instruments we play — how they sound, how they’re built, how they’re recorded, and how they perform in the real world. I’m Neal Gaudet, and this is where I explore those questions through kit profiles, cymbal demos, recording experiments, shop visits and conversations with the people behind the gear.

Some gear will be new. Some old. Some expensive. Some definitely not. If it sounds good, works well, solves a problem — or is just interesting — it belongs here.