When I was looking for a drum kit during the spring of 2023, I looked into getting a custom Collectors Series, USA Custom, and Recording Custom kit, but I came to the conclusion that those kits were just too expensive. However, my sales Rep. Shawn steered me toward the DW Performance Series kits. The price raised my curiosity, but I still wasn't sure, given I assumed that the Performance Series was just the old PDP kits from the early 2000s.

After much consideration I decided to go to compare the Collectors and Performance series kits. The comparison wasn't even close! The Collectors just blew the Performance series out of the water. I would have walked out the door with the Collectors Series, but it had a rather big scratch in the bass drum and the salesmen was an A@# Hole, which of course, is par for the course with GC. So, I decided to buy a Yamaha Tour Custom from Sweet Water.

The Tour Custom served its purpose, but after playing it for over a year, I just felt like it wasn't that much better than the Stage Custom kit and was instantly struck with buyers remorse. However, after playing a DW Design series kit at a band rehearsal, my curiosity in the Performance series was rekindled. I was blown away by how much better the Design kit felt compared to my Tour Custom kit. Trust your Sweet Water Sales Reps., they know their stuff.

So I pulled the trigger and I went into the Demo Section and searched for three DW Performance Series drums to complete my typical Ringo style one-up and one-down kit. I went with the 18X22, 14X16, and 9X12 sizes, given those are the sizes Josh Freese tends to use and I tend to always ask myself, "What Would Josh Do," when it comes to my drumming. I bought the Ebony Stain Lacquer kick, and the Cherry Red Stain Lacquer rack and floor tom demo drums. I couldn't be happier with the sound of these drums and I continue to kick myself for questioning Shawn. These kits sound amazing and record like a dream! I have yet to replace the stock heads and they still F*@#! Seriously, buy one of these kits if you can afford them. They are legit! Too Legit! To...

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