Hand crafted. High Tech. – That’s the slogan of GRUV-X, the company founded by Russ Miller and Bill Detamore in 2020.
Russ Miller is known to many as one of the top session and touring drummers. However, his second and almost greater interest is in the development of musical instruments and accessories. As such, Russ has now launched over 80 products with various manufacturers. Bill Detamore founded Pork Pie Drums – one of the most sought-after manufacturers of custom drums and accessories.
GRUV-X can already now boast with a remarkable artist list from the international drumming scene:
Chris Coleman, Peter Erskine, Matt Greiner, Gavin Harrison, Gerald Heyward, Greg Hutchinson, Thomas Lang, Pete Lockett, Ray Luzier, Jojo Mayer, Stanton Moore, Johnny Rabb, Kaz Rodriguez, Mark Schulman, Ash Soan, Nate Smith, Steve Smith, Aaron Spears, Rashid Williams, JD Beck and many more.
The Gruv-X company offers two models: X-Click and Gruv-X Mundo.
The “Extreme Cross Stick Percussion Accessory” is an authentic and technologically perfected instrument. 24 layers of American Rock Maple and 2 layers of copper provide a smooth and full Cross Stick sound. All X-CLICK are supplied including a pair of mono-mounts for easy attachment to 10″/6-hole to 15″/8-hole shells.
The most common rhythm in Afro-Cuban music, the “Cascara“, is the “Palito“, usually played on the shell of a timbale. As a substitute for the timbales shell sound, drummers often reproduce it on the shell of the Floortom. The disadvantages are obvious. It doesn’t sound like what it’s supposed to sound like and the shell often gets damaged as well.The unique combination of American Rock Maple and copper of the “Mundo” (“world” in Spanish) produces the full sound of a wooden shell and the metallic one of a timbale. GRUV-X Mundo is available in Natural Satin and can be attached to Floor Tom from 14″ to 18″ with theincluded pair of mono-mounts.
We recommend visiting the Gruv-X website to learn more about the products: https://gruv-x.com/
