This listing is for a DW Snare Drum Design Series 14x5.5" in Tobacco Burst-Showroom Model. This drum is new, and without the slightest flaw. Buy this now and save $200 over buying retail!!!
Whether you're craving a matching snare for your Performance Series shell pack or a quality maple snare at an unassuming price, you can't go wrong with the DW Performance Series snare from DrumPickers. Its 10-ply HVX maple shell is crisp, sensitive, and cutting, capable of delivering powerful backbeats to your audience or into a microphone. Triple-flanged steel hoops pack a hearty rimshot and a deep pocket. Unique to the Performance Series are DW's low-profile Quarter Turret lugs and a range of specialty wrap, lacquer, and satin finishes.
DW Performance Series vs DW Collector's Series
Unlike the 100% custom Collector's Series, the DW Performance Series maximizes value by limiting configurable options. If you're in the market for an authentic American DW playing experience at a real-world price, look no further than the Performance Series.
HVX maple shell
Performance Series snare drums begin with DW's US-built, handcrafted HVX hard rock North American maple shells. The HVX grain orientation arranges wood plies horizontally, vertically, and diagonally for a deep and satisfying fundamental. Shells are baked in pressure molds (2600 PSI at 200°F) then immediately Cool Tempered to crystallize the glue, maximizing strength, roundness, and resonance. John Good's 60° bearing edges promise effortless playability, whatever your style.
Proprietary DW hardware
Unique to the Performance Series are DW's reduced-size Quarter Turret lugs. These offer a decidedly sleeker, more modern appearance that many DW artists prefer. A closer look reveals much of the same hardware found throughout the DW's Collector's Series:
- Fine-threaded True-Pitch tension rods maximize tuning accuracy
- DW's magnetic MAG throw off locks snare wires in the "on" position or tenors them completely to eliminate sympathetic buzz
- DW-branded Remo heads promise great tone and tuning from day one
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DW Performance Series Snare Drum Features:
- Matching snare drum for your DW Performance Series kit
- A quality snare at an unassuming price
- Handcrafted and finished in Oxnard, California
- Quarter Turret lugs are sleek and recognizable
- 10-ply HVX maple shell is crisp, sensitive, and cutting
- Heat forming/Cool Tempering maximizes shell strength, roundness, and resonance
- 60° bearing edges favored by John Good
- Triple-flanged steel hoops deliver a fat, open attack
- MAG magnetic throw off locks snares in the "on" position
- Fine-threaded True-Pitch tension rods enhance tuning accuracy
- DW's Tuning Sequence batter head with control dot streamlines tuning