Mapex Drums

Mapex Armory

Drum kit · Taiwan

A versatile drum kit series built on Mapex's hybrid shell concept, fusing birch and maple with a SONIClear bearing edge for broad tonal expression across studio and stage.
Mapex Saturn

Drum kit · Taiwan

Saturn is Mapex's long-running maple/walnut hybrid drum series. The hybrid shell pairs the bright attack and sustain of maple with the warmth and depth of walnut for a fuller, rounder, versatile tone, and current Saturn Evolution kits add the SONIClear bearing edge and Halo tom suspension.
Mapex Venus

Drum kit · Taiwan

An all-inclusive entry-level drum kit series with 100% poplar shells and SONIClear bearing edges, aimed at first-time drummers and supplied as a complete setup.
Mapex Mars Maple

Drum kit · Taiwan

A mid-range drum kit series made of 100% premium European maple with SONIClear bearing edges, delivering a warm, smooth tone at an accessible price.
Mapex Mars Birch

Drum kit · Taiwan

A mid-range drum kit series with birch shells and SONIClear bearing edges, offering a bright, punchy, focused tone as a step-up kit for progressing drummers.
Mapex Black Panther

Percussion · Taiwan

Mapex's flagship Black Panther snare drum series, introduced in 1997, a deep catalog of individually voiced snares spanning many shell materials including maple, walnut, mahogany, aluminum, brass, steel, and copper, each engineered for a distinct sound.

Drum Kits

Acoustic and hybrid drum kit model families, shell packs, and related drum sets.
Snare Drums

Snare drums and snare drum model families, including metal-shell and wood-shell snares.

Mapex Saturn

Drum kit · Taiwan

Saturn is Mapex's long-running maple/walnut hybrid drum series. The hybrid shell pairs the bright attack and sustain of maple with the warmth and depth of walnut for a fuller, rounder, versatile tone, and current Saturn Evolution kits add the SONIClear bearing edge and Halo tom suspension.

Models