DW Drums Discussion

[drummer]

DW Drums Official Thread. Have at it DW lovers!

[Andreeew]

woohoo dw thread! Well uhh...I haven't tried a dw kit except for my drum-mentor's 14x5 Dw maple snare. it sounded really good even with the stock head

[Olly]

dw are on my top 3...they make beautiful drums

[backtodrum]

I play a PDP LX with all 5000 and 9000 DW hardware so I am close, I want a collectors kit in spider pine veneer over maple. As soon as I can justify to my wife why I need such a kit I'll buy one but right now it is not in the cards.

[DamageDrummer]

i play a dw jazz fusion kit, tom sizes 10, 12, 14, sometimes 16" when i have room. i love the kit, and want another one that produces a little bit deeper tones, all the dw 9000 hardware and some 5000 hardware has never failed on me... very very nice drums in my opinion.

[Bish]

I found when I first got my DW's that they didn't seem to have the "low end" drums should have...based on my previous experiences.

I could even tend to agree with someone who's just recently purchased a dw kit for the first time, that they may not like it.

I'm not sure I liked mine the very first time I set it up and played it. It seemed tamed and laid back.

Boy was I wrong. After a couple weeks of getting used to the way it responds to sticking and such, it took a while to realize how WOW they really sounded. And it wasn't until they were mic'd that I really started growing into the sound coming from them.

Now I know it's the kit I'll be using as often as possible to play.

And because it is a wrap and not a lacquer finish, I don't have to be too concerned about the finish getting damaged.

As far as the hardware, I purchased it a year ago to gig with the Gretsches so I already have road ready hardware. So I really am not worried about anything getting damaged and yet, I'll still have a top notch kit available for gigging.

[Jackstraw]

Nice Thread!!!

I've been playing a DW Collectors Maple for a year now.
10&6 snare/ 12 x 9/ 14 x 11 and 22 x 18.
Small kit I know...but sounds big.
I just recently ordered a 10" and 16" to complete the kit.

It's the best kit/ best sounding kit I've ever played!!!!!
add the 9000 and 5000 hardware....killer !!!!

As Bish said....when mic'd, the really sing!!!

Sound guys love them!!!

I've played pearl (studio Birch/ export) Yamaha (tour custom/ stage custom), Sonor, etc. and have found these to sound the best to me!!!

I will say, that DW is a preferred sound....not for everyone...
to each they're own!!

Cheers

[ThePloughman]

I dont own any DW drums. But I do use the hardware. Great stuff. And from what Ive seen, great drums.

[pearlvisionvsx]

hey u should get on the chaat thing so we can talk im bored

[itchie]

this has to be the nicest finish i ever seen....

[Bish]

Gold hardware doesn't hurt either!

[Bish]

Ah the DW's just finished another successful night of gigging, even with the user injured. Gotta love'm.

[Warriorpoet]

Rock on Brother

[backtodrum]

this has to be the nicest finish i ever seen....

That is simply stunning to look at!

[DamageDrummer]

this has to be the nicest finish i ever seen....

yeah thats nice!!

[Gretschhead]

Like Ploughman, I don't own any of their drums, but their hardware is top notch! Even the lower end lighter duty stuff like the 7000 series is amazing!

[peach_tx]

this has to be the nicest finish i ever seen....

I agree that is one of the prettiest finishes ever!!!
If I could have any set I think I would get a Collector's Series with that same Kurillian Birch fade, but with satin finish hardware. I would get the same fusion sizes I have: 10", 12", 14".

As it is, I have the "poor man's version" of that kit - the PDP LXE with Kurillian in a charcoal fade. I love my kit!

[Bish]

That's beautiful, Peach.

[rmandelbaum]

Well bish if your showing off the dubs I guess I will.





I gota get some better shots, the picture does not do that Birdseye kit justice.

[Olly]

this has to be the nicest finish i ever seen....

really nice finish but i don't like the gold hardwear very much.

[Olly]

Well bish if your showing off the dubs I guess I will.





I gota get some better shots, the picture does not do that Birdseye kit justice.

how much did your drums cost for christ's sake?

[rmandelbaum]

DWs are not cheap but they sound amazing and have craftsmanship second to none.

[RHD03]

DWs are not cheap but they sound amazing and have craftsmanship second to none.

I agree...love them. DW has always been like the holy grail of drums for me, maybe one day I will be able to own a set of them. There are some amazing kits in this thread already!!!

[DDubbBlackIce]

When I heard the thunder coming from them while playing them at the music store I knew I had to have a kit at home. There was no dissappointment other than the bass drum wasn't tuned properly and needed a better head. Now I got it the entire kit dialed in. Just need a new snare now.

[funkymcstain]

i would love to have an edge snare. DW collectors seems to be the perfect if not a little generic sounding maple kit if that makes any sense. i dont mean that in a bad way, just that they have the kind of warm, rounded sound that is the standard by wich all other maple kits are measured. i cant say i'm in a hurry to buy another kit like that as that is also how i feel about my pearls. my next kit will have a little different character. as evryone else has said, the pedals are awesome. one of my next buys is 9000 hat stand.