Pearl Drums Discussion

[animal]

Rhd how do you tune your refs. i like the lower register of tuning. I think its a nice warm and big bodied sound. How about your kick ? im am literally close to wrinkle with a ported reso and my batter is JUST a hair past wrinkle with an evans pillow and its NOT bad..

[stanhandler]

I'd been playing the same set of Pearl MLX ( 20 x14 , 10x8 , ,14 x14 , 14 x 6.5 free floating ) for years until I recently acquired a set of birch-shelled Pearl Masters Studios ( 22 x 18 , 10 X 8 , 12 x10 , 14 x 12 , 16 x 14 , 14 x 5 , I think ). Just playing a different , bigger set , which produces a very different attack , really has turned me around , technically and tonally - the hard kick the bass drum alone produces comes as a (welcome ) shock.

[Mr. Tama]

Rhd how do you tune your refs. i like the lower register of tuning. I think its a nice warm and big bodied sound. How about your kick ? im am literally close to wrinkle with a ported reso and my batter is JUST a hair past wrinkle with an evans pillow and its NOT bad..

They aren't refs. They are Session Maples. I am jealous that you have Refs though

[RHD03]

Rhd how do you tune your refs. i like the lower register of tuning. I think its a nice warm and big bodied sound. How about your kick ? im am literally close to wrinkle with a ported reso and my batter is JUST a hair past wrinkle with an evans pillow and its NOT bad..

Don't have Refs...yet. One day though, or maybe I will bite the bullet and just get a set of Masterworks.

As far as tuning goes as long as you are happy with the way they sound then you are golden! Nice kit too!!

I've always loved that set up RHD. By the way, give me those K Custom Hybrid hats please

Man MT, you want me to donate lots of gear huh??

[Cassidy]

Hey Pearl fans... I haven't seen any posts about Pearl Rhythm Travelers. I'm asking because I picked up a set on Craig's list for $50.00. They were missing cymbal stands, the snare and the snare stand, and they needed a lot of cleaning but now look great. I'm using them as a basement practice kit, and I found a 13" Pearl Export snare in the same finish. I already had a couple Pearl cymbal stands, so the set is again pretty close to stock. I like the sound, although it's quite different... any thoughts on these pro or con? Has anyone ever used them for small gigs? Any thoughts on tuning them? I have yet to mic them but plan to in the next few weeks.

Thanks for your input!

[SEAN8293]

anyone own a reference set? theyr like the best drums ever made, id trade both kidneys for a pearl reference set

[downbeat]

hi all for years i have played a really immaculate set of ludwigs bought new in 65 after some years not playing ibought a set of yamaha dtx which inspired me to play again i mainly started looking for another kit to get some modern hardware and ifound a kit of pearlvbx in absolutly new condition (5 months old played about 6 times in a home )i havechanged some heads and i am very impressed with the sound i have a very good collection of old zildjians so iwont use the zbt that came with the kit only when you look at the old luddy hardware do you realise the progress of the modern drum companys iam pleased i have joined this site as it seems to answer any query i haveand i have found it most friendly

[Bish]

The best stuff out there.

[Bish]

I play a Pearl VSX Strata red color. Its great I love it! The quality is awesome the looks and the sound is just wow! Laura
Check me out at www.start-drumming.com

Welcome to Drum Chat, Laura.

Your web site looks fantastic!!

Glad to have you amongst us. Great choice in kit, too!

[Mr. Tama]

Man MT, you want me to donate lots of gear huh??

You got it! Hey, my main pair of hi hats aren't even as nice as your secondary pair! We can make a trade Pwease?

[sonorfan]

In '84 or '85 I bought a Pearl World series kit. Red lacquer, 12,13, 16, 22 and
6.5x14 snare. Great kit and hardware. Paid around a grand. Sold it 2 years ago for a grand. Didn't go wrong there. Anyone else out there have one?
Your thoughts?

[RHD03]

You got it! Hey, my main pair of hi hats aren't even as nice as your secondary pair! We can make a trade Pwease?

Actually, thinking of trading in the other pair...the remote hats don't get used as much as I thought they would when I added them to the kit. And, imagine the cash I could get for the DW 9000 remote hi hat system and a pair of 13 1/4" KCH hats. Hmmm, mind is starting to wonder now.

[Bish]

Just a couple of shots from today as they are in their current configuration.

[saunders]

Hey guys! I'm rockin the pearls for now ... its my second kit! I had a set of World Series before and now i have Super Pro GLX ... 100% Maple shells! Old but sound good!

[Bish]

Congrats, Saunders.

Pics or it didn't happen.

[willdrum4food]

I use a Pearl forum drumset. pretty entry level but the hardware that came with it is really durable. I'm hoping to upgrade my kit this year (if I manage to stop buying cymbals!)

I have a Forum Series 5 pc. myself, and I gotta say, I may not know much about drum kits, but it sounds pretty good to my amateur ears. Is there really that big of a difference in sound/durability as you move up in the ranks? I saw a Forum 10" Tom on MF I was pretty close to investing in, but is it really worth it?

[Axe]

Just a couple of shots from today as they are in their current configuration.

Perfection!

[RHD03]

Bish, you ever think about selling the Masters give me a call!! Beautiful drums!

[almostmatt1]

i dont know much about pearl, can anybody tell me some stuff for instance which are the most expensive and wich the cheepest drum kit models?

well. the forum series is the cheapest, apart from the rhythm traveller. the rythm traveller has incredibly shallow drums, (im pretty sure the bass drum is 18 by 8) and that is designed for small practise spaces and small stages. reference series is the highest series, it has different shell compositions for the different sized drums. then there is the masterworks, which is completely custom.

[Bish]

Perfection!

Thanks, Axe. I have the same opinion.

Bish, you ever think about selling the Masters give me a call!! Beautiful drums!

Thanks, Scott, but I don't think I will until I give up playing. I do have the Bubingas and DW's on the market right now.

[Norske]

Bish my friend, perhaps you should actually start playing those things again! You ARE a very good drummer, and it seems a shame that all those beautiful kits are just being used by your grandkids!

You know I have to give you a hard time, since last I heard you were playing....um....oh man....ugh, one of those string-ed instruments again and not even hitting anything????

Well only good fun (at your expense of course) - you know we all love ya bro! Even if you are only a "closet" drummer these days, LOL!!

My Pearls are my primary gigging kit and have gotten a lot of miles on them in the last year or so, but they still look and sound FANTASTIC!! I've owned or played darn near everything, and from behind the kit they are my favorites hands down.

[drnez]

reference series is the highest series, it has different shell compositions for the different sized drums.

The visions actually use the same 6/8 shell design as the references. 6 ply on the rack toms, and 8 ply on the FT's and bass drum.

[willdrum4food]

Just a couple of shots from today as they are in their current configuration.

Dude, awesome set! I was curious though, what kit are you playing, and where can I find a Pearl 14" Floor Tom like yours?

[late8]

Latest Pearl kit post up:

[animal]

I agree with Northern, I own a Pearl Reference kit, and aside from the HORRIBLE craftsmanship of the bearing edges, and the profile of the bearing edges, these drums sound like CRAP.. too focused and boxed in sounding. I had my kit worked on my a local drum company with good craftsmanship. They truly flattened all my edges for one, then changed the profile completely. These things SCREAM NOW.... wide open, consistent pitch in the decay, no boxy, over focused sound. The bass drum is wide open with incredible bottom end now. PEARL, the Reference Series is a marketing tactic failure !!