GMS

Custom drum maker GMS offers a couple of different cocktail kits in both its SL and SE series. The SL kit features 7-ply 100 percent birch shells with 45 degree bearing edges and includes a 15" x 20" bass drum/floor tom with an 8" x 4.5" snare with throw-off and 10" x 4.5" tom that both attach to its sides. A reverse-action bass drum pedal and a cymbal arm are included to finish the package. The kit features a Silver Sparkle-To-Black fade high-gloss lacquer finish and several other finishes for a very appealing $899. Also, GMS offers an even more compact 8-ply 100 percent maple—shell kit from its SE line in a two-drum “snare-over-bass-drum” configuration (similar to Dunnett’s and Peace’s offerings) for $2,399 that’s available in wrap or satin finishes.