PAUL RODGERS WITH RHYTHM TECH TAMBOURINES

One of the most successful recent get-togethers in rock music's 'premier league' simply has to be that of legendary singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Paul Rodgers joining forces with the remaining active members of Queen, namely guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor.

With a recent album of original material out, 'The Cosmos Rocks', celebrating the creative union of two of the most distinctive-sounding acts of the past four decades, Queen and Paul Rodgers first announced they would be playing as an act back in 2005, backed up with a UK tour, which sold out almost as soon as it was announced. Obviously, only a seriously impressive vocal talent could live up to the reputation of the late Freddie Mercury, but Paul's unmistakable voice, combined with years of stadium-headlining experience mean he's a consummate frontman, who had no problems slotting into the stage front gig with Queen. Perhaps that's just as well, given that a recent gig in the Ukraine saw an estimated 345,000 fans turn up for the concert...

Not one for letting the metaphorical grass grow under his feet, alongside Paul's busy tour schedule with Queen, he also continues to enjoy an ongoing frontman role with another hugely succesful band from his past in the form of Bad Company, known in the 70's for global hits such as 'Can't Get Enough' and 'Feel Like Making Love' which still receive huge amounts of airplay around the world, even today.

And that's in addition to the Paul Rodgers solo tours, of course! But, whichever show or act you catch Paul with, you'll see him onstage during the set making the most of his redoubtable Rhythm Tech Pro tambourines...

"The Rhythm Tech Tambourine is a real instrument," exclaims Paul. "It's amazingly robust and the design enables you to perform a lot of rhythms and counter rhythms. My artist wife Cynthia customises each one by hand painting them, which adds to their uniqueness for me."

The re-designed and updated ergonomics of the Pro version of Rhythm Tech’s iconic Crescent tambourine offers a choice of either brass jingles or stainless steel jingles, in a choice of two-tone colour schemes, costing £54.99.

Available with either nickel steel jingles or polished brass jingles, the one that started the revolution, the legendary Rhythm Tech Crescent tambourine, costs £34.99 and is available in a variety of colours.

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Below: Legendary singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Paul Rodgers performing onstage with Queen, using his trademark 'two handed' Rhythm Tech tambourine move!