DW Performance: Built for the Stage
DW’s Performance series snare drum is designed to let drummers confidently take the stage, which players here at Sweetwater can certainly attest to! Beginning with its 10-ply, 100% maple shell formulated through DW’s HVX protocol, this Performance series snare bestows a huge backbeat with a warm and traditional tone and tons of defined attack. Shaped with modern 45-degree bearing edges and fitted with lightweight 3.0mm triple-flanged hoops, this snare has loads of natural resonance from the drumhead and the shell at virtually any tension. This snare is anchored with quarter turret lugs and rubber-washer True-Pitch tension rods, so you won’t have to worry about suffering the intonation blues while onstage during those longer setlists. Treated to a genuine MAG throw off system, this snare snaps with precision.
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All-maple HVX shell
Warm, defined, traditional, articulate — timekeepers across the globe covet these traits, and they’re exemplary of this 100% maple Performance series snare drum. Using DW’s revered HVX plying protocol, each of the 10 maple plies is oriented with alternating grain directions (horizontal, vertical, and diagonal). This achieves a purer overall tone that helps reveal the lower and heavy-hitting punch at all dynamic levels, from subtle and intricate to max projection. With its bearing edges shaped to the standard 45 degrees, the shell and the head can resonate to their fullest potential — no more dead-sounding strikes!
Hardware that’s ready to play hard
To start, 3.0mm triple-flanged hoops hold down both DW-by-Remo drumheads, enabling weight relief and a flexible tuning range that keeps things as crisp or tubby as your sound calls for. Those timeless DW quarter turret lugs line the exterior of the shell with handsome appeal, housing True-Pitch tension rods with rubber washers that keep tabs on your tuning throughout your entire performance, no matter how expressively you play. Finally, a MAG throw off system and its versatile butt plate let you rely on comfortable and ultra-fast action for tenoring or snaring your instrument while soloing.
DW Performance Series Snare Drum Features:
- An ideal backbeat for the frequent performer
- 100% maple shell construction offers a warm, defined, traditional, and articulate tone for many genres
- HVX plying process alternates the grain orientation from horizontal to vertical to diagonal for a purer sound with enhanced low end
- 45° bearing edges maximize the resonance of the shell and the drumheads
- 3.0mm triple-flanged hoops contribute weight relief and tuning flexibility to meet your preferences
- DW quarter turret lugs look sharp and hold down True-Pitch tension rods with rubber washers for phenomenal tuning dependability
- MAG throw off system and butt plate are quick and easy to use
