Drum Kits · Models

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C&C Player Date

Drum kit · United States

Player Date kits use thin mahogany, poplar, or maple shells with reinforcement rings and minimal hardware, and the resulting warm, quick-decaying tone put C&C behind a wave of Americana and indie rock records.

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Canopus Neo-Vintage

Drum kit · Japan

The Neo-Vintage series builds thin three-ply shells with reinforcement rings and rounded bearing edges — the 1960s American construction — with modern tolerances and Japanese hardware.

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WFL Super Classic

Drum kit · United States

Built while Conn held the Ludwig name, WFL kits are Ludwig drums in everything but the badge — same shells, same lugs, same factory, same man. They trade a little below their Ludwig equivalents for no reason a drummer can hear.

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Pearl Reference Pure

Drum kit · Japan

Pearl's flagship professional drum kit series using blended shells of maple, birch, and African mahogany, with thinner shells than the original Reference line, engineered so each drum size produces its optimal voice.

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Ludwig Club Date

Drum kit · United States

Club Date used the same thin shells as the professional lines with simpler mounting and less hardware, which made it cheaper then and, because there is less metal touching the shell, sought after now.

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Ludwig Super Classic

Drum kit · United States

A 22" bass drum with two toms, in three-ply mahogany and poplar with maple reinforcement rings — thin, resonant shells that are loud without being hard. Along with the Downbeat, this is the kit most 1960s and 1970s American records were made on.

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DW Collector's Series

Drum kit · United States

DW's Collector's Series is the company's flagship line of American-made custom drum kits, handcrafted to order in Oxnard, California. Kits are built from premium shell woods such as maple, birch and mahogany using DW's Specialized Shell Configuration, then finished with hand-applied lacquers and exotic veneers. It sits at the top of the DW range, with extensive options for sizes, finishes and hardware.

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DW Jazz Series

Drum kit · United States

The DW Jazz Series is a Collector's Series configuration inspired by American jazz. Its shells use a 3-ply gumwood core, paired with maple, mahogany or cherry plies, to produce a round, focused tone suited to everything from bebop to pop on stage and in the studio. A vintage-style rounded bearing edge broadens the kit's tonal range.

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DW Collector's Series Classics

Drum kit · United States

The DW Collector's Series Classics is a vintage-voiced configuration of DW's flagship line, built to revive big-band-era drum tone with modern construction. Its shells pair a 3-ply poplar-and-mahogany core with maple reinforcement hoops and DW's vintage-style 'butter' bearing edge for dark, punchy, quick-sustaining tones. It offers the Collector's Series' full range of finishes, shell sizes and hardware options.

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Pearl Session Studio Select

Drum kit · Japan

A drum kit series built on a 6-ply, 5.4mm shell with five outer plies of birch and one inner ply of African mahogany and 60-degree bearing edges, combining birch clarity with mahogany low-end warmth.

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Pearl Export

Drum kit · Japan

The Export (EXX) is Pearl's best-selling drum series, reintroduced in 2013. Its shells use Pearl's Superior Shell Technology to blend premium poplar and Asian mahogany plies into a 6-ply shell for a warm, punchy tone with strong projection, and the kits use Pearl's Opti-Loc tom suspension mounts.

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Ludwig Legacy Mahogany

Drum kit · United States

A drum kit series built on a 3-ply mahogany/poplar/mahogany shell with solid maple reinforcement rings, delivering warm, woody, vintage-style tone in the tradition of Ludwig's classic shells.

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Slingerland Buddy Rich Outfit

Drum kit · United States

Slingerland catalogued a Buddy Rich configuration for decades, and the association — like Krupa's before it — did as much for the brand as any shell specification.