Performance Series™
Handcrafted performance.
Features 100% North American Maple shells, innovative hardware, and custom-style finishes for inspiring tone.
About the Performance Series™
Handcrafted in Oxnard, California from 100% North American Hard Rock Maple. The Performance Series utilizes DW’s legendary shell construction and drum hardware to perform night after night.
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Finishes
From FinishPly™ to hand-sprayed lacquer or satin oil, all DW kits can be customized with finishes to make it yours.
North American Maple Shells
All Performance Series™ shells are built with DW’s patented HVX™ technique, which features 100% Maple plies with grains oriented in horizontal, vertical, and diagonal patterns for low, punchy fundamentals.
Bearing Edge
HVX™ shells are precision-cut with 45-degree (toms) and 60-degree (bass and snare) edges. These edges provide tonality and sustain from your toms, and depth and punch from your bass and snare.
Shell Sizes
Sizing helps players emphasize or control tonal qualities, while providing a visual aesthetic for musical genres.
Tom Tom Sizes
All sizes are listed as depth x diameter in inches.
Hardware Options
DW drum hardware keeps shells tuned and true, but also adds to the aesthetic of your Performance Series setup.
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