Cymbals by Cymbal & Gong
The best cymbals available, in my humble opinion. Consistently excellent, highly playable, and they sound like the cymbals on the records I listen to. Basically on Cymbalistic I pick out the best ones for you.
CRUISE SHIP DRUMMER! books
I’ve written a number of print drumming books, which you can also order through the Cymbalistic site:
NEW in 2025: Rants, vol. 1
Things typed in a rage over witnessing something awful and drumming related! Selections from the blog, 2012-24, massively revised and expanded.
Syncopation in 3/4
Companion to Ted Reed’s Progressive Steps To Syncopation, with similar exercises to the most useful parts of that book, written in 3/4 time.
100 Grooves
100 transcribed grooves from all styles of music.
Playing Samba And Bossa Nova – A Field Manual For Drummers
A practical playing guide for playing these styles in a jazz combo setting.
Books of the Blog
These include all of the downloadable material on the site for their year, covering 2011 (transcriptions only), and 2013-19.
E-books
I also have a number of e-books available on Amazon:
EZ Rock Drumming – A Short Course For The Mastery Of Rock Beats
13 Essential Stickings: A Creative System For Filling And Soloing
Syncopation in 3/4 (short edition— you should really get the print version)
Playing Samba And Bossa Nova: A Field Manual For Drummers
5 Tony Williams Transcriptions
5 Zigaboo Modeliste Transriptions
5 Roy Haynes Solos
5 Max Roach Solos
5 70s Funk Drum Transcriptions
NEW: Merch
I have a few merch items with the Cruise Ship Drummer logo, and with my drummer-themed art. Right now it’s all hiding under the “shop all” category on Cymbalistic, until I find a better showcase for it.
Take a look…
