New T-shirts designs and style variations are now available Styles include the "Mr Drum" Tee pictured, as well as some great new slogan T-shirts, PLUS new sizes and styles for children and babies! Available from your local drum store, or online if you can't get to a shop!
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US company, Mono Bags have a reputation - they make the best. Which is good news for British and European drummers as, finally, Mono’s cymbal and stick bags are available here. The Mono cymbal bag is for drummers who really care about their cymbals. The bag provides a main pocket with...
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Along with all new state-of-the-art machinery Aquarian has implemented a new approach to quality control called QC1000. Devolped by Aquarian engineers it features "hands on" check points at critical stages of the manufacturing process plus computer analysis of testing results. What this means to...
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NEC Forum  Sunday 13th July Sheffield Megacentre Tuesday 15th July Park Inn Northampton Thursday17th July Brentwood Centre Saturday 19th July We'll be there.... With lots of things for you to look at - Come and say hello, collect some information and see some of the wolds best drummers share...
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This months special deal is the ProOrca Easy Pad practice pad. It comes complete with a free pair of sticks for a limited time. The pad itself is made from high quality materials including a gum rubber playing surface. It is suitable for cymbal stand mounting, table top playing or it straps to...
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We are delighted to be at Drummer Live 2008 (now part of the London Music Show) This runs from 12th - 15th June 2008 at the Excel Exhibition Centre in London We will be there with Aquarian, Shaw and the launch of Mono Cymbal and Stick bags and lots of catalogues, freebies and...
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The new Aquarian Tru-Bounce Practice pad is now available. Featuring a unique playing surface designed by the legendary Roy Burns.  Comes complete with a pair of Aquarian Powersleeve 5A Sticks, a rudiments sheet and fact sheets.  Measuring 12" across, this is simply the best practice...
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In association with PMT in Birmingham, we are running an Aquarian promotion. If you take your favourite snare drum to the Birmingham store between 10am and 3pm on Sat 26th April they will skin up and tune your snare with a quality Aquarian drum head COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE. This includes a...
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Due to popular demand, we have created some t-shirts for children to fit ages 5 - 11. To begin with, there are 3 new designs in a number of colours. Pictures are available in our shop, and stock is on its way! We hope these will be popular - any feedback or suggestions on this new line would...
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We are very pleased to welcome Mark Heron from Oceansize as an Aquarian drummer! The band are currently out at the start of a busy European tour with their own headline shows and with Coheed & Canbria. Check out the bands WEBSITE for dates and more information. Mark is using Super-2 tom...
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Following an unexpected verdict in the long running copyright case started by a leading Chicken fast food company, we are advised that we are no longer able to use the name 'drumstick' for anything other than a chicken or turkey based product. This will have wide reaching repercussions for Shaw...
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Our newest additions to the Shaw range are Supremo Sticks. These are Hickory and available in all popular sizes 5A, 5B, 7A and 2B in both wood tip and nylon. (5A Nylon pictured)  They retail from £4.49 and offer fantastic value. Most sticks at this price range are not made from USA Hickory,...
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NOW IN STOCK The brand new redesigned Crash Pad. Made in the UK, this is the most versatile practice pad available. It is double sided with a detachable knee strap and is also suitable for table or stand mount. Featured in both Drummer and Rhythm Magazine. Retailing at just £21.99
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Percussion specialist, The Music Shipping Co, has launched a greatly expanded website with a valuable extra - a user forum where drummers and percussionists can exchange information and opinions as well as get product information on MSC’s many leading percussion brands direct from the...
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At The Music Shipping Company, we are proud to announce the launch of our new look website!  As before, we give you in insight into all the products available from us but we have some new features too. Check out our forum for information and to get any questions answered, find out what we're...
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William Shaw and Co went into liquidation on February 16th, and we felt that this prominent British brand must not be allowed to disappear. The Yorkshire based company was actually established in 1866. So, whilst we are sorry that a family owned company needed to change ownership, we are very...
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One of the drum world's favourite products, Groove Juice cymbal cleaner, is back in the UK, thanks to leading percussion distributor, The Music Shipping Co. Having for a while been distributed worldwide by another company, the original Groove Juice formula is available once again, exclusively...
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Triplet Drum Gloves work with the drummers natural grip. They will also improve 'Bare-Handed' playing when used only for practice & prevent 'grip fatigue' when playing for long periods etc. There is a patetented elasticized 3 band system suitable for all styles of grip. Comes with FREE DVD...
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Trivium's Travis Smith is the latest top drummer to join the big switch to Aquarian heads, says UK distributor, The Music Shipping Co. The band, which only finished the Iron Maiden tour around Christmas, is already back on the road for a gruelling North America tour, ranging from Canada to...
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Roger Taylor, currently in the middle of a sell-out US tour with the reformed Duran Duran has become the latest big name drummer to put his weight behind the switch to Aquarian. Roger is using Aquarian SuperKick bass heads, Aquarian High Energy Snare Heads and Aquarian Texture Coated Response II...
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Californian maestro Aquarian has launched a new snare drum head - the Focus-X - now available in the UK, thanks to distributor The Music Shipping Co. Texture coated, with a unique ‘vented’ muffling ring tucked into the hoop on the under side of the head, the Focus-X brings another...
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Leading drum head manufacturer Aquarian is launching two new models of graphite sticks, says sole UK distributor, The Music Shipping Co. Specifically aimed at drummers using electronic percussion products or playing heavy styles, both of which cause considerable vibration and fatigue for the...
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