Pearl is the only company to use scarf joints in the plies, which is how solid shell drums are constructed. This is where the plies are sanded down on the edge and overlapped. Other companies use butt joints, and will maybe angle the seam, but the inevitable result of this is over time with the expansion and contraction of the wood the plies will separate. Peal is so innovative in that process, and it makes a very solid shell.
I absolutely love Pearl's drums. They have the best sound ever in marching and kit. I'm not surprised that they do a lot of the work by hand. That's how great drums are made: by hand.
Birch is a little softer, but it's grain pattern is much tighter, thus producing a tighter, harder sound. Check out the "Janka" list. It's a list of the hardness of hundreds of woods. Pretty interesting!
As a bass player Maple is always known to produce a brighter tone. Hard rock maple is a dense heavy tight grained wood, used on the necks mostly to produce a bright tone. Baltic Birch which my bass speaker cabinets use is known for reproducing the low end much better. Birch is not as dense or heavy as maple. I would assume it works the same for Drums. If you want a brighter tone you use Maple, if you want a more mellow tone that still cuts through, you go with Birch. Maybe with Drums it's different, but I've talked with many Drummers who say the same thing.
mariosangermano Maple and Birch have a very similar density. The grain structure is what gives Birch the slightly different response in drum shells. Also the way a wood contributes to a musical instrument sound is not related to a speaker cabinet performance. A speaker cabinet needs to be rigid and non resonate. You need the speaker to do it's ajob with no resonances in the cabinet. Birch wood just happens to be the highest quality , consistent, lighest plywood available. There's no correlation between the way Birch drums sound and how much or the quality of the bass the bass cab makes. The cab could be made from MDF and perform equally. It would be very HEAVY though.
Thanks for the tour Ian, hey I heard your'e a pretty good drummer in some band the Purple Deeps or something? Not bad! he he your friend Brad ( who has seen the band a few times with that left handed drummer( maybe the best drummer ever!) How bout a 2021 tour!? Of Pearl I mean!
They obviously didn't show EVERYTHING Pearl is a great brand of drums. For me DW, Pearl, and Tama are the three brands I prefer. But it all comes down to durability and sound. DW's factory tour video is much longer and gives ALL the steps which is a good marketing technique. Pearl didn't show every step obviously so to say they don't make real drums is ignorant especially at how many big name drummers play/endorse Pearl drums...
If you are a decent player.. you can play any kit ...but ....a great skinned and sounding kit bring the player out in you ..for sure! I am giving Pearl their new Catchphrase - " Pearl Drum s - Brings the player out!" "Pearl Drums - Just add PLayer " , "Pearl Drums - Find the Player within !" , Pearl Drums - Release the inner drummer" , Pearl Drums - WE made the KIT ..You bring the HIT!"
@nodogg138 I could care less if my drums were made in a crackhouse - as long as they sound good is what matters the most. I'm prettty easy to please as far as drums go. I like all maple shells and a mix of aquarian-remo and evans heads. All of the manufacturer's make pretty nice kits. I'm assuming you play Dw's?
@Hankdriver the sad thing about most of the companies today, is they have moved most of their production to china, most Pearls are made in china (Pearl vision series and under) and about half of their line of snare. All PDP kits right now are made in China and their hardware in Taiwan. Yamaha makes some in China, Indonesia, Taiwan, and Japan. most all of Ludwig is Chineese now. most Tamas are made in China but are inspected at very high standards. I like Tama and DW personally
I got a Pearl forum from 2000s oval badge with a pro snare, all the shells are made en Taiwan and i think the quality its better than chinese manufacture
Jelly boy DW and Noble and Cooley are U.S companies but in the case of DW their hardware is made overseas. If you think it's cheap to make a drum kit try it for yourself. It's not cheap. One of the molds seen here is big bucks and you have to have 1 each for every sized shell. 1 mold for a 10" 1 mold for a 12" etc, etc. Pearl, Tama, Yamaha, have always been overseas companies. Co's like Gretsch, Ludwig, Original Rogers, Slingerland, N & C, Camco, are US companies. But many of these are out of bz
@nodogg138 I must say this - it all comes down to sound and durability - I personally don't care for DW. My Pearl kit is 10 years old and not only does it look brand new, it sounds great - end of story.
I love how everyone hates Pearl. Too bad I'm not a fan of DW Drums. Love their hardware though. I have DW9000 hi hat stand and double pedals and snare stand. When you pay for DW you're paying for name and craftsmanship. Every company with the exception of maybe DW, C&C and a few other custom drum shops make their own shells. Everyone hates on keller shells but everyone uses them because they work, as they have for years. Also, stop comparing the DW factory video to this. This is ancient.
i always thought pearl was a American brand made in America by Americans real eye opener. i bet DW drums and N & C are the same i want to know how much they cost to make I bet they cost about $40 to make and they sell them for $2000.00 i kinda feel ripped off watching this video..
dw is honestly overpriced; you can say all you want about how it's "handmade" or whatever but not saying dw drums don't sound good; they're just overrated and overpriced
Ian Paice is a great drummer but he's not very smart. Birch is a harder wood than maple. And at 3:34 he says the drum is lacquered but you can see the seam where the wrap was applied.
@jellyboy123 no, Pearl is a rip-off but DW is definately worth every penny. Watch their factory tour, it's insane how much goes into each drum. A hell of a lot more than pearl.
(In a dramatic voice)Born of a process so advanced....in a facility so amazing you would think it were designed by aliens....Nope...some guy using a stick to keep a crappy machine working
Pearl drums is alright, but the hardware and the mounting system for pearl drums sucks. I don't like it. seems to limited on how you can position your drums and all that. Most people says dw drums sucks. Well I beg to differ, you see I am a fan of dw drums and that is my opinion. Their hardware is awesome and many people don't seem to realize it. Why dw drums sucks than. I don't know why they would say that. but in the end, it doesn't really matters. They are drums and drums make drum sounds. It just the way they make them drums.
@icandoitbetter ! Hahahahaha !! I could play off a break you fool!!! I do it for a living ...............whereas you try and do it!! Hacks like only make pros look better!!!Lay it down Mutant.....Shwo me what u got....then i will show u how its done!!! just let me know!!!
Tama, Pearl and Yamaha for me!Peace everyone!
Thank you ladies and gentlemen for making us beautiful drums to play on!
I have a pearl vision VBX floor tom being made for me at this factory as we speak...love pearl cant wait to get it!!
Pearl is the only company to use scarf joints in the plies, which is how solid shell drums are constructed. This is where the plies are sanded down on the edge and overlapped. Other companies use butt joints, and will maybe angle the seam, but the inevitable result of this is over time with the expansion and contraction of the wood the plies will separate. Peal is so innovative in that process, and it makes a very solid shell.
I like pearl drums they sound great on stage
Yes I agree..
My drum.kit is pearl always done great drums u can not go wrong..
Makes me appreciate my Pearl kit that much more
Great video..... great respect to the people building the Pearl drums...... great great respect
I absolutely love Pearl's drums. They have the best sound ever in marching and kit. I'm not surprised that they do a lot of the work by hand. That's how great drums are made: by hand.
I have a pearl vision birch drum set and I love it
Birch is a little softer, but it's grain pattern is much tighter, thus producing a tighter, harder sound.
Check out the "Janka" list. It's a list of the hardness of hundreds of woods. Pretty interesting!
I love my 1st. drum kit 5 pc. 2 up & 1 down Pearl Vision VBA Artisan 2 New York Splatter! Simply Awesome!
I would like to see Ian make a set in a "Deep Purple" color..
Please make a new factory tour video :) Its time for an update :)
I LOVE pearl, they have a limited lifetime warranty on ALL of their drums and vision kits are not crap. This video is old!!!
You still alive?
As a bass player Maple is always known to produce a brighter tone. Hard rock maple is a dense heavy tight grained wood, used on the necks mostly to produce a bright tone. Baltic Birch which my bass speaker cabinets use is known for reproducing the low end much better. Birch is not as dense or heavy as maple. I would assume it works the same for Drums. If you want a brighter tone you use Maple, if you want a more mellow tone that still cuts through, you go with Birch. Maybe with Drums it's different, but I've talked with many Drummers who say the same thing.
mariosangermano Maple and Birch have a very similar density. The grain structure is what gives Birch the slightly different response in drum shells. Also the way a wood contributes to a musical instrument sound is not related to a speaker cabinet performance. A speaker cabinet needs to be rigid and non resonate. You need the speaker to do it's ajob with no resonances in the cabinet. Birch wood just happens to be the highest quality , consistent, lighest plywood available. There's no correlation between the way Birch drums sound and how much or the quality of the bass the bass cab makes. The cab could be made from MDF and perform equally. It would be very HEAVY though.
I love pearl drums
@aNimaLmex
Same here - awesome drums
Pearl is the best !! I have a masters custom kit, sounds great
you learn something new every day...
Thank you for correcting my incorrect grammar. I must see to that problem.
I live in Finland and there is this Kumu which makes custom drums from finnish birch so I love 'em and please... CHECK IT OUT!
Thanks for the tour Ian, hey I heard your'e a pretty good drummer in some band the Purple Deeps or something? Not bad! he he your friend Brad ( who has seen the band a few times with that left handed drummer( maybe the best drummer ever!) How bout a 2021 tour!? Of Pearl I mean!
IAN PAICE from Deep Purple???
I honestly don't care where its made or how its made as long as it sounds good.
They obviously didn't show EVERYTHING Pearl is a great brand of drums. For me DW, Pearl, and Tama are the three brands I prefer. But it all comes down to durability and sound. DW's factory tour video is much longer and gives ALL the steps which is a good marketing technique. Pearl didn't show every step obviously so to say they don't make real drums is ignorant especially at how many big name drummers play/endorse Pearl drums...
Very cool, as a new drummer I appreciate a look at how Pearl actually does it....
Great video, thanks for posting!
is it me or could anyone else listen to Ian talk all day! not to mentions hes rather funny in his humbling proper way! :)
AWESOME
I was thinking the same thing!
Maybe Ian Paice got mixed up during the video (!) but who cares, the guy is a legend.
WHO WAS THE BAND AND TRACK PLAYING IN THE BACKGROND -GREAT TUNE
right on brother, great great drums for a cheap price
IAN PAICE! Beast of a drummer!
One day I will be standing amongst this Glorious Massive Workforce to design my kit. :]]
Very interesting video.
If you are a decent player.. you can play any kit ...but ....a great skinned and sounding kit bring the player out in you ..for sure!
I am giving Pearl their new Catchphrase -
" Pearl Drum s - Brings the player out!"
"Pearl Drums - Just add PLayer " ,
"Pearl Drums - Find the Player within !" ,
Pearl Drums - Release the inner drummer" ,
Pearl Drums - WE made the KIT ..You bring the HIT!"
pearl drums are the best! there tone is unmatchable! Yamaha is a close runner up thoe.
ive got the VBX concord fade
@nodogg138
I could care less if my drums were made in a crackhouse - as long as they sound good is what matters the most. I'm prettty easy to please as far as drums go. I like all maple shells and a mix of aquarian-remo and evans heads. All of the manufacturer's make pretty nice kits. I'm assuming you play Dw's?
How many year already the pearl drums?
My PEARL DLX Professional from 1984 is alway sounding like a young lady ;)
pearl.. the opel of drums.
my drums are made in Tiwan
@Hankdriver the sad thing about most of the companies today, is they have moved most of their production to china, most Pearls are made in china (Pearl vision series and under) and about half of their line of snare. All PDP kits right now are made in China and their hardware in Taiwan. Yamaha makes some in China, Indonesia, Taiwan, and Japan. most all of Ludwig is Chineese now. most Tamas are made in China but are inspected at very high standards. I like Tama and DW personally
wow this megashell must have at least 50" !!
my kit is made there:P respect for those people!!!!!!
onya paicey
What year was this?
I got a Pearl forum from 2000s oval badge with a pro snare, all the shells are made en Taiwan and i think the quality its better than chinese manufacture
Jelly boy DW and Noble and Cooley are U.S companies but in the case of DW their hardware is made overseas. If you think it's cheap to make a drum kit try it for yourself. It's not cheap. One of the molds seen here is big bucks and you have to have 1 each for every sized shell. 1 mold for a 10" 1 mold for a 12" etc, etc. Pearl, Tama, Yamaha, have always been overseas companies. Co's like Gretsch, Ludwig, Original Rogers, Slingerland, N & C, Camco, are US companies. But many of these are out of bz
I didn't know Elton John plays drums.
Visions aren't even beginner kits, shows what u know
ian peace?????????
Mine ARGH Pearl. They're made of poplar!!!
oh fuck its ian paice
haha...i thought the same thing when he had his hair all up in that hat, lol
Ian has his facts mixed up...birch is harder/more dense than maple and thus produces a brighter sound.
@nodogg138 why?
Hat n boiler suit? Ian looks like Elton lol!
this is like dw drum factory tour
your welcome.
@nodogg138
I must say this - it all comes down to sound and durability - I personally don't care for DW. My Pearl kit is 10 years old and not only does it look brand new, it sounds great - end of story.
I love Pearl! Birch sounds great! Love it!
i just make my own...
watch the Drum Workshop Factory tour on DW's page, guarentee you'll change your mind about Pearl.
if i had as much money as him i would buy a single ply shell
I love how everyone hates Pearl. Too bad I'm not a fan of DW Drums. Love their hardware though. I have DW9000 hi hat stand and double pedals and snare stand. When you pay for DW you're paying for name and craftsmanship. Every company with the exception of maybe DW, C&C and a few other custom drum shops make their own shells. Everyone hates on keller shells but everyone uses them because they work, as they have for years. Also, stop comparing the DW factory video to this. This is ancient.
Ayotte is pretty good
Deep Purple
i always thought pearl was a American brand made in America by Americans real eye opener.
i bet DW drums and N & C are the same i want to know how much they cost to make I bet they cost about $40 to make and they sell them for $2000.00 i kinda feel ripped off watching this video..
Massive work force.........lol
You're*
dw suck ....
I personally think Pearl is the best.
Robert Smith DW is overrated!
yep ! all slap and attack. no tone
why they suck. tell me. why. you have no reason other than just say dw suck.
dw is honestly overpriced; you can say all you want about how it's "handmade" or whatever but not saying dw drums don't sound good; they're just overrated and overpriced
@minstrel34 Tama ain't no slouch my friend......
@bryanelt made in a sweatshop in China
@joedcashen What r u smoking? yea there Loud..... but pearls natural tone! kills DW
3:58 You could pack her into that drum! xD
@stanley2point Elton copulates with John Lennon and writes a song about giving birth to a turd.
Ian Paice is a great drummer but he's not very smart. Birch is a harder wood than maple. And at 3:34 he says the drum is lacquered but you can see the seam where the wrap was applied.
@MrPowerring dude, all pearl vision kits are made in china and are crappy beginner kits
No they are not beginner kits. They are great drum kits!
@DailyBeat97 lol
@Mjbabycakes7072
i was thinking this too lol. Welp, there goes all of Pearl's credibility
Ja klar, da schraubt eine Frau mit der Hand die Böckchen dran, ich lach` mich tot.....
@minstrel34 i like dw or any other high quality all maple drums and it really depends on what you like
@darthjoey13 Yes and he says Birch is more mellow and has less cut than Maple which of course is the OPPOSITE of the truth.
@DailyBeat97 You have no idea what youre talking about... lol.
it costs them hardly anything to make their drums and yet they charge so much, it disgusting.
@jellyboy123 no, Pearl is a rip-off but DW is definately worth every penny. Watch their factory tour, it's insane how much goes into each drum. A hell of a lot more than pearl.
@helpmeimconfused but worse
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(In a dramatic voice)Born of a process so advanced....in a facility so amazing you would think it were designed by aliens....Nope...some guy using a stick to keep a crappy machine working
Pearl drums is alright, but the hardware and the mounting system for pearl drums sucks. I don't like it. seems to limited on how you can position your drums and all that. Most people says dw drums sucks. Well I beg to differ, you see I am a fan of dw drums and that is my opinion. Their hardware is awesome and many people don't seem to realize it. Why dw drums sucks than. I don't know why they would say that. but in the end, it doesn't really matters. They are drums and drums make drum sounds. It just the way they make them drums.
@minstrel34 dw's sound wayyy better !
@icandoitbetter ! Hahahahaha !! I could play off a break you fool!!!
I do it for a living ...............whereas you try and do it!! Hacks like only make pros look better!!!Lay it down Mutant.....Shwo me what u got....then i will show u how its done!!! just let me know!!!
i see no passion in this video.. Go look at DW factory tour video. I will never buy a pearl, their very generic if you ask me
+Anthony Grandinetti i dont care what company the drums are coming from, as long as they sound nice.
Tama, Pearl and Yamaha for me!Peace everyone!