Pearl Acoustic Drum Kit
Pearl was founded by Katsumi Yanagisawa, who began manufacturing music stands in Sumida, Tokyo in 1946. In 1950 Katsumi shifted his focus to the manufacturing of drums and named his company "Pearl Industry, Ltd."
By 1953, the company’s name had changed to "Pearl Musical Instrument Company," and manufacturing had expanded to include inexpensive drum kits, marching drums, timpani, Latin percussion instruments, cymbals, stands, and accessories for world wide export.
Pearl introduced their first professional drum kit, the "President Series," in 1966, and in 1973, the Pearl Musical Instrument Company of Taiwan became operational.
With the introduction of the Export series in the early 1980's, Pearl set a new benchmark for robust and affordable drum kits and almost over night became a house hold name in the drum world.
Today, Pearl’s Taiwanese operation encompasses five factories making them one of the largest manufacturers of drums and percussion instruments in the world. With a wide range of quality products to meet any budget and some of the most famous names playing their drums like Joey Jordison, Chad Smith, Dennis Chambers, Omar Hakim, Vinnie Paul & Ian Paice, Pearl really are the best reason to play drums.
Pearl Masterworks Series
The Masterworks is the flagship kit in Pearl's range, offering limitless options to the player. From shell thickness and choice of material to limitless finishes and size of each drum. This kit is truly custom hand made to the exact individual specification. Each set of drums ordered is made from hand selected woods originating from the same cuts making the consistency of tone and finish very high.
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Pearl Reference Series
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.
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Pearl Masters Premium Maple
The classic, natural sound of Masters Custom MMP can best be described by one word, resonant. Pearl's exclusively manufactured 4-ply 100% Maple shells produce the perfect blend of stunning attack, smooth midrange and low end punch that has made these drums so popular with top players in every style of music. With the addition of the MasterCast hoops and OptiMount Suspension System, Masters Custom toms and floor toms offer a new dynamic explosive tone with greater focus and increased presence.
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Pearl Masters Premium Birch
The Masters Premium Birch features 4-ply 100% Birch with a 4-ply reinforcement hoop or 6-ply 7.5mm 100% birch shells renown for their "natural EQ" sound: strong lows and cutting highs for presence and clarity unequalled by other woods. These characteristics make the Masters Premium Birch especially ideal for un-amplified live acoustic situations and in the studio.
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Pearl Masters MCX Custom
The new Masters Custom MCX features the same 6 ply Maple shells, lugs and MasterCast Die-Cast Hoops as its big-brother MRP Masters Premium but with two high gloss lacquer finishes and three vintage wrapped finishes with chrome drum hardware, "standard" Masters OptiMount, spurs, and floor tom bracket/legs, and steel tension rods. Five shell packs are available with a very affordable price. All shells are constructed using our exclusive SST Superior Shell Technology manufacturing process. Our goal is to create the best sounding drums and SST assures that all shells are perfect acoustic chambers for amazing sound.
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Pearl Vision VMX
Introducing the all-new Vision Maple VMX, Pearl’s most affordable 100% Maple shell pack.
Maple, known for its warm, rich tone, has long been the choice wood of professional drummers worldwide. Pearl offers 9 standard Vision Maple configurations, more than any other drum manufacturer. Vision Maple shell packs come standard with professional Two Ply heads and a matching 100% Maple snare drum. These incredible sounding drums are offered in 5 exclusive High-Gloss Lacquer Finishes.
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Pearl Vision VBX
Introducing the all-new Vision Birch VBX, Pearl’s most affordable 100% Birch drum set.
Birch has long been recognized for its focused, naturally EQ’d sound, ideal for both stage and studio. Pearl offers 9 standard Vision Birch configurations, more than any other drum manufacturer. Vision Birch comes standard with professional Two Ply heads, a Steel SensiTone snare drum, and Award-Winning 900 Series Hardware. These incredible sounding drums are offered in 5 exclusive High-Gloss Lacquer Finishes.
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Pearl Vision VSX
Vision Series is 100% Pearl quality. The first kit constructed in their all new state of the art facility. Not one single component is out-sourced so that they can ensure that every detail of this kit represents the finest acoustic drum kit available on the market today. We feel so strongly about the quality of this product that Pearl proudly offers a limited lifetime warranty on all Vision kits. VSX offers bold styling that gets you noticed sonically and visually. Outrageous coverings, a very difficult choice for you.
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Pearl Vision VX
Based on the original Vision formula, VX drumsets feature blended Birch Ply shells with 6/8 shell technology. Vision’s combination of six-ply rack toms and eight-ply floor toms and bass drums deliver a dynamically balanced sound. Pearl offers 9 standard Vision configurations, more than any other drum manufacturer. VX comes with a Brushed Steel SensiTone snare drum and Award-Winning 900 Series Hardware. VX is available in 6 affordable solid color wrap options, 3 of which boast black drum hardware.
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Pearl Forum FZ
Forum FZ Ready-Set-Go! is the all-in-one concept that gets you started in style and ready to rock right out of the box. With new upgrades, Forum is better than ever, and is the ideal choice for the beginning drummer. New features in 2008 include I.S.S. tom mounts, newly designed low-mass lugs, improved 4-cymbal Pack, and a choice of black drum hardware with two dynamite finishes.
Forum comes with rugged double-braced hardware, a heavy duty throne, a pair of Vic Firth drumsticks, and a free DVD with all the set-up, tuning and instructional pointers you’ll need to get started. There’s no better way to start your drumming career than with Pearl Forum Ready-Set-Go!”
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Pearl Rhythm Traveler
The Rhythm Traveler, Pearl's ground-breaking practice/gig kit inlcudes a pair of 13" hi-hats and 16" crash cymbal for live playing! It's easy to transport and easy to practice without disturbing the neighbours due to the rubber cymbal mufflers and mesh heads that are also included for near-silent practicing.
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Pearl Rhythm Traveler Gig
A completely new concept in portable drum kits The new Pearl Rhythm Traveler Gig kit has been designed for two applications; one for standard playing and the other for playing standing. The bass drum features four legs for extra stability.
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