Style and Innovation at an Appealing Price Point
When you're battling multiple guitars for a place in the mix, not just any drum kit will do. The Mapex Armory series cuts through any mix with a clean, focused attack and the style to match. Acoustically, each shell's hand-selected maple core boasts a familiar bite and sensitivity — one that drummers of all backgrounds will enjoy. And come showtime, the Mapex Armory's birch inner and outer plies focus attack for a tight, modern, close-miked sound. Mapex's SONIClear bearing edges seat its clear batter drumheads flat on the shell, providing a wide tuning range and pure, deep fundamentals.
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Maple/birch shell sports a modern, focused attack
The kick and toms in the Mapex Armory series are crafted from hand-selected maple with birch inner and outer plies. Maple provides the Armory's resonant body and projection, while birch dries overtones and focuses attack for satisfying impact.
SONIClear bearing edges unlock the full tone of your shells
Place a drumhead on one of your current shells. Notice the rocking? The drag when you spin it? That's proof that your bearing edges are robbing you of tone and tuning capability. Mapex's SONIClear bearing edges seat heads so perfectly that they can be hand-tensioned and still produce a pure tone. This widens the tuning range for players who like deeper fundamentals while producing a purer pitch across the board — a feature that Sweetwater's studio drummers enjoy.
Mapex Armory Bass Drum Features:
- Style and innovation at an appealing price point — only available at Sweetwater
- 7.2mm 6-ply hybrid birch/maple shell sports a modern, focused attack
- SONIClear bearing edges maximize the tone and tuning range of the clear batter drumhead
- Matching wood hoops
- Low-mass bass drum claws
