Why should I choose DrumART for my custom bass drumhead?

Here are the top 11 reasons to choose DrumART. That's right — our list goes to ELEVEN.

#11: We're players, too. DrumART started back in 1997 — remember 1997? — because I wanted my own custom bass drum head, and it grew from there. We've seen it all and done it all before you even thought about coming to us, so you get the benefit of that experience. Our heads are made BY drummers, FOR drummers. And I mean drummers, not former drummers — we're still out there, still playing, still grinding it out in clubs and bars.

#10: The highest-quality printing and materials, full stop. Six printers, from six to twelve colors each, across four print technologies. The widest color gamut in the business, and a process that's 100% color-managed from proof to print. In English: your head will be sharp enough to turn every head in the room, it'll have roughly eleventy-billion colors in it, you can spill a beer on it and worry about your drums instead, and the image you approve is the drumhead you get.

Our materials have been tested against many others and chosen specifically for use on drumheads. They're refined enough that the artwork doesn't noticeably change the sound of the head. Anyone can print a logo on a head — only we make DrumART.

#9: Our artists ROCK. Literally and figuratively, in most cases. We work with some of the most talented artists in the industry, and many of them are musicians. They understand what we're doing and why. Compare our gallery to anyone else's — the proof is in the pudding.

#8: We give you the choice. We carry Aquarian, Evans and Remo, and we'll tell you honestly which we'd pick and why. We don't use no-name or third-rate heads. Ever.

#7: We're at least a little bit clever. You've seen our ads, cracked a smile once or twice. Come on, admit it. "ROCK STAR quality at GARAGE BAND prices" is somewhat clever, right? "Use Your Head" is our registered trademark.  Cool, right? RIGHT??

Bottom line: we like having fun, and we want you to have fun with this too.

#6: We care about our customers. Seriously. A lot. But not in that creepy Single White Female kind of way — more like a few friends hanging out with a couple of beers on a Saturday night. Read the reviews.

#5: We stand behind our products. Period. If you're not happy, we're not happy. We can't please everyone, which is why we have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. You know how we can afford that? Look at how few heads have ever come back to us.

#4: We didn't update the HeadBuilder. We rebuilt it. HeadBuilder 3.0 gives you four ways to make artwork: upload your own, search millions of stock images, build a crest, or describe what you want and watch it get drawn. Design on your computer, in a guided wizard, or on your phone — and everything you make follows your account everywhere. Every design you've ever saved with us comes with it. Save, version, share a link with your band. And what you see on the screen is exactly what prints.

That's not a feature list. It's a commitment: the most capable drumhead design system anyone has ever built, given to you for free, because the better your design is, the better our work looks. Nobody else is close.

#3: We don't nickel-and-dime you. How annoying is it to be charged for every little tweak? Very. You choose us because you know we can make the head of your dreams; we're not going to squander that goodwill. Our artists are peerless at taking your artwork and making it work on a drumhead, whatever its size or resolution. There is no fine print at DrumART.

#2: We're not an afterthought. There are sign shops and drumhead manufacturers that try to make custom bass drum heads, and then there's DrumART. We were started as a custom bass drum head company — not as a sideline of a busy sign shop or design firm. That's why we can be faster, more responsive and more innovative, and why we turn heads around in DAYS while others take weeks.

#1: My mother says so. It's true. My mom says you should get your custom bass drum heads from DrumART.com. I'm not kidding. And she's a really nice lady. You should listen to her. I know I do.