Pearl Drums

The Pearl Corporation is a world leader in the manufacturing of percussion equipment, including drum kits, hand drums, mallet percussion, and other auxiliary percussion instruments.

Drum Kits

Pearl?s line of drum kits includes seven series, ranging from entry level to professional grade. In ascending order, they are:

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• Soundcheck ? Available in two 5 piece kits, both with jet black or red wine wrapped finish, one featuring a 22" bass and a smaller version with a 18" bass. Made from 9ply Mahogany.
• Forum ? Most music stores will sell this kit with cymbals, throne and hardware and no extra charge.
• Export ? Pearl?s most popular series of drum kits, also the most popular set sold today. They have three series, EX, EXR, and ELX. The only difference to these three are the options and quality of the finishes. Made from 6-ply Poplar wood.
• Session - Made from 100% Maple or Birch shells depending on which the customer chooses, either are 6ply. Session series are a much higher quality than Soundcheck, Forum, and Export. They use Pearl's heat compression system on the plys and Optimounts to hold the toms. (which hold the drum rather than penetrate it).
• Masters ? 5 series within this line consisting of, MMX, MSX, MRX, MHX, BRX. Top quality Pearl drums, with the highest hardware and compression system to offer.
• Reference - Released in January of 2005. Pearl has blended wood types together for the tom-tom's, snare drums, and bass drums in order to create a unique and fully expressional sound for each individual drum. They are on high demand and are the highest quality that Pearl offers that is not totally custom.
• Masterworks ? Pearl's flagship model. Completley hand made drums. Everything down to the plys of wood and the types of hardware material is solely based on the customer's order.