A drum kit is collection of drums set up on stands and played using drumsticks and the players feet, one foot on the hi-hat stand and the other foot on the bass drum pedal. A basic drum kit consists of a bass drum, a snare drum, two rack toms, a floor tom, a crash cymbal, a ride cymbal and high-hats. Some famous drum brands are Drum Workshop (DW), Mapex, Tama, Pearl, Gretsch and Sonor. Some famous cymbal brands are Sabian, Zildjian, Meinl and Istanbul.

The Basic Rock Beat

The basic rock beat is a very simple groove played on the drums that fits into lots of different songs.

Here is a basic rock beat:

Here is an example of a basic jazz beat:

Drumverse

Zildjian ZHT 18” china cymbal

DW drums

Mapex Black Panther snare