News
Sam Ford - One Night Only
Monday 8th September 2008 - Sam Ford is now officially an Acid Endorsee. Check out the Endorsements section for more information on Sam, his 14"x6" custom made snare and his band One Night Only.
Drum Parts and Accessories now for sale!
Tuesday 12th August 2008 - We are now officially selling drum parts, spares and accessories to you guys, the drum obsessed public. Prices and items will be being put up everyday this week. Thus watch this space. All prices will be the most competitive and lowest out there and include VAT and free postage.
Ebay Auction
Saturday 28th June 2008 - Hi everyone! Just to let you know we have just listed one of our latest snare drums which is the 13"x7" 10ply Keller Maple snare finished in a 'tribal' custom paint job (which reads ACID DRUMS when turned upside down!
Bidding starts at just £0.99 plus £10 postage and will end in seven days time next Saturday evening (5th July).
This snare has a little bit of history as in February it was used by Omar Abidi (Fightstar) on the Brixton leg of the Kerrang Tour 2008 and was then reveiwed by www.mikedolbear.com where you can read the review of it now ( http://www.mikedolbear.com/story.asp?StoryID=1599 ).
Who ever gets this will not be able to stop themselves playing it. We wish you all the best of luck bidding.The link for the ebay auction is:-
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ACID-DRUMS-13-X7-CUSTOM-PAINTED-KELLER-MAPLE-SNARE_W0QQitemZ330248128018QQihZ014QQcategoryZ38095QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
www.mikedolbear.com
Sunday 1st June 2008 - Check out the review on www.mikerdolbear.com of our 13" custom painted tribal snare.
Christian Scott - Seenah
Friday 2nd May 2008 - Christian Scott is now officially an Acid Endorsee. Check out the Endorsements section for more information on Christian and his band Sennah.
New Monthly Payments plan now available
Monday 11th February 2008 - Unlike any other custom drum company we know, we are offering our customers who purchase directly from us, the chance to affordably order their drums with us and get them thus quicker. You simply pay the deposit upfront and then the agreed fee per month for up to a maximum of 12 months. We will also not be charging any interest for opting with this payment plan. For example, If you order a snare for say ₤400, you will pay a 30% deposit of ₤120 up front and ₤23.33 a month for twelve months or ₤46.66 a month for six months.
Nottingham Drum Centre stocking Acid Drums
Thursday 10th January 2008 - As of February 2008, Nottingham Drum Centre will be stocking Acid Drums. Go along, check out and play our drums and give us your feedback. Enjoy! Nick - Acid Drums
Reviews in 2008
Friday 2nd November 2008 - In early 2008, we will have two reviews done on our drums by Drummer Magazine and www.Mikedolbear.com. Planned for April's issue of Drummer Magazine (out in March) will be a 4 piece drum kit. Specs are:- 22"x21 Bass drum, 12"x8" tom, 16"x14" Floor tom and 14"x6.5" snare drum. The drums will be finished in a burl wood exotic finish, offset brass/gold tube lugs and suspension mount and cradle.
In February, www.mikedolbear.com will be reviewing a custom painted snare drum which will be a 10ply Keller North American maple snare.
New Custom Jobs
Thursday 16th August 2007 - We are proud to say that we now offer custom paint jobs for our customers. We have one drum in the works now and photos will be up in about 2 weeks for you to check out! We promise you will like this extra touch we have added to our customisation of our drums.
Myspace
Monday 1st October 2008 - Thanks to everyone who has checked out our myspace page, has become our friend or has left some really good comments; we really appreciate them! We have now reached over 8150 drumming friends! Thanks to everyone for joining! If you want to view our myspace page you can by going to www.myspace.com/acidcustomdrums . Thanks again! Nick - Acid Drums
Mike Dolbear Advert
Friday 3rd August 2007 - We have teamed up with www.mikedolbear.com (the world's biggest drum forum with 500,000 people a month looking at their website!) to launch an advertising campaign on their website. Check it out and help spread the word of Acid Drums in your own way!
Snare Drum in Europe's leading rock and pop music school!
Wednesday 1st August 2007 - Having spoken to Mike Sturgis (Head of Drums) at the Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) in Guildford, there will now be an Acid snare drum in the Academy for students for this forth coming academic year to try and play. It will be available for all studio, live and practice work. Drum students...have fun! Nick - Acid Drums
Advert in Drummer Magazine
Tuesday 17th July 2007 - We have half page adverts in Drummer Magazine, check them out and tell us what you think!
Drums in Music Store Giant!
Monday 16th July 2007 - Go and see, play and hear our drums now in Andertons Music Store in Guildford. We have now got one snare drum in the shop with more following in due course. We promise it is worth a trip down there! We will have more drums in shops across the country soon so watch this space. Enjoy! Nick - Acid Drums