When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. While the kick provides the boom and the snare brings the bap, the hi-hats are the glue that ...

Hi-hats have been topping off grooves in almost every musical genre since their invention in the 1920s. Most of the time, a drummer 'rides' the hi-hats with a drumstick, applying pressure to the pedal ...