Drum Workshop Collectors Kit (DW)

I bought a 6 pc set of DW Maple Collector Series this past summer and they kick butt. Mine are covered in the "Broken Glass" finish ply wrap and they look as good as they sound. I have vintage Slingerland and Gretch kits and the DWs are the equal of those classics.

It is the DW collectors Natural Maple Satin Oil finish VLT shell pack with 10x9, 12x10, 13x11 and 14x12 hanging toms and 22x18 virgin bass drum. It took a little while to arrive but it was well worth the wait. I have had a few kits in my time but this is by far the best. I was quite taken by my PDP kit but this is different class! It is not cheap but for what you get in sound and built quality it is not that expensive either. "In a nutshell" Superb!

I play a Maple DW (Drum Workshop) Collectors Kit. The Kick and Toms are finished in Ebony Black Satin Oil accompanied with Chrome hardware.

The sizes and depths are as follows:

10"x8" Fast Tom

12"x9" Fast Tom

14"x11" Fast Tom

16"x13" Fast Tom

22"x18" Fast Kick

My Snare is a 14"x5" DW Collectors and is finished in Tobacco Burst Satin Oil also with Chrome Hardware.

I choose Paiste Cymbals for both live and recording use. Mainly I use 2002 Crash's, China, Sound Edge Hi-Hats and a 2000 Heavy Ride.

My hardware includes a Pearl Eliminator Double Kick pedal, matching Hi-Hat pedal and DW 9000 series stands and brackets.

To mic up this beast I use AKG 5 x C418 for my Toms & Snare, an AKG D112 for the Kick and 2 x AKG C1000s for the overheads.

I use a mixture of Remo and Evans G2 Skins, Vic Firth sticks and Protection Racket cases to complete this setup.