Slingerland Drums, the esteemed American percussion company originally founded in 1912, and deployed by such luminaires as Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich and Neal Peart - whose chrome kit, sported by the Rush man until 1977 sold for more than $500k in 2020 - is on the comeback trail, launching re-born versions of its Radio King and Studio King drum kit lines.
The Radio King range features US-built 3-ply shells (mahogany-poplar-mahogany) for a punchy yet buttery attack and feel and 30° rounded bearing edges, reinforced with steam-bent solid maple re-rings plus, of course, the classic Radio King cloud badge.
