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Pearl Reference Series Drumsets
What if each
drum in your drum set was engineered as an instrument
unto itself. Each tom designed to respond perfectly
within the confines of its respective frequency without
compromise over any other area of your kit. This is
the mission behind Reference Series. A complete set
of individually engineered, incredible sounding drums.
In 1999, Pearl
began its most ambitious undertaking, The Masterworks
Series, the worlds first truly custom drums. Designed
for the player by the player. Every aspect of the manufacturing
process was custom made, from the number of wood plies,
the wood selection, to the final finish. To fully understand
the Reference Series you must understand that the desired
tonal characteristics of a 10" tom are completely
different from that of a 22" bass drum. Thus to
use the same material in both drums would result in
a compromise.
Reference Series
drums use a combination of task specific bearing edges
and 3 time proven woods, Birch, Maple, and African Mahogany.
All Reference Series 12" toms are composed of 6
plies of Maple. The only single wood shell in the series.
Our 10" and 8" toms receive 4 plies of Maple
with 2 inner plies of Birch for cut and attack. And
for maximum response, all 13" and smaller toms
have a rounded 45° bearing edge.
Beginning with
the 13" tom and larger, Mahogany is added to the
inner plies to increase the lower frequencies and accentuate
the warmth of the Maple. The 14" toms and larger
begin using fully rounded bearing edge for even more
shell contact. 18" and 20" bass drums use
4 inner plies of Mahogany with 2 outer plies of Maple.
As the size of the bass drums increase, so does the
amount of Mahogany. 22" and 24" bass drums
incorporate an amazing 6 inner plies of Mahogany surrounded
by 2 outer plies of Maple for the ultimate in solid
responsive bass frequencies.
With Reference
Series, it's not about compromise, it's about every
drum in your kit performing at its optimal capacity.
Forget what you think you know about drums and drop
by and take a close look at Reference Series, the most
acoustically advanced drums in the world.
The best is
now available to you, let us show you how!
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