DW Drums - Now at Musician's Friend

DW's super-fine drums can at long last be found at Musician's Friend. The offering for now is limited to one of DW's newest entries - the Eco-X Series.

Eco-X provides drummers with a distinctive sonic option, while at the same time using renewable resources. The bamboo that is used in Eco-X's "hybrid" shells along with birch, grows at a far faster rate than the hardwoods used for the construction of most drum shells, thus offering a material that is more quickly replenished while delivering DW's trademark deep, vivid tones. Eco-X drums are big and full-sounding tubs with a huge fundamental, and all of the warmth, resonance, and attack that Collector's Series drums are known for.

The unique hybrid bamboo/birch shells provide increased high-end attack, while DW's X Shell technology offers unprecedented low-end response. Plus, DW drummer-friendly features such as True Pitch Tuning, STM (Suspension Tom Mounts), Proportional Counter Hoops and DW Heads by Remo USA all come standard. It's a giant leap forward in shell technology and everyone wins!

DW's X Shell technology all started with DW's foray into VLT, or Vertical Low Timbre Technology. They found that in experimenting with alternate ways to cross-laminate a shell, the tension on the shell could be greatly decreased if the majority of plies were run vertically, rather than horizontally. Just like a guitar string, the tighter it gets, the higher in pitch it goes.

Shells must be cross-laminated for strength, so the idea of designing a completely vertical shell to achieve optimal low frequencies was never an option, until now—enter X Shells. The concept was derived from DW's popular line of VGE (Vertical Grain Exotics). DW had been laminating veneer in a diagonal orientation for a while, but had never considered the sonic benefits until Master Drum Designer John Good proposed it, "If we can mimic the effect of a complete VLT shell, we'll have created the lowest sounding drum ever." The first prototype was made and the result was a home run. Exactly what Mr. Good had anticipated, big, full sounding drums with a huge fundamental, and all of the warmth, resonance and attack that Collector's Series drums are known for.

Cymbals and hardware not included.

DW Eco-X 5-Piece Shell Pack Features:

* Hybrid bamboo/birch shells
* True Pitch Tuning
* STM (Suspension Tom Mounts)
* Proportional Counter Hoops
* DW Heads by Remo USA

Sizes:
* (Choose between) 20" x 18" or 22" x 18" bass drum
* 10" x 8" tom
* 12" x 9" tom
* 14" x 12" floor tom
* 5-1/2" x 14" snare drum