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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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DW Performance Series
Performance Series™ Artist Press Conference
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Performance Series™ Artist Press Conference
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Tony Royster Jr. - DW Performance Series™
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Derek Roddy - DW Performance Series™
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Thomas Pridgen - DW Performance Series™
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DW Performance Series™ with Mike Clark
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DW Performance Series HVX™ Shell Animation
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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.
Finishes
From FinishPly™ to hand-sprayed lacquer or satin oil, all DW kits can be customized with finishes to make it yours.FinishPly™
The revolutionary wrap finish bonds to the shell and performs like a ply, while providing beauty with enhanced durability.
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.
Lugs / Colors
Performance Series™ lugs offer a quarter-sized version of the iconic turret design. All Performance Series™ hardware is available exclusively in Chrome.