With the new generations that have come forth, people, especially musicians are getting smarter and hardly rely on the opinions given by others and just want to pave their own way when it comes to finding their ideal instrument and customizing their own set up. This growth has led musicians to only seek the latest and most ergonomic equipment. It is essential that a brand that manufactures a certain type of instrument has to make sureit is up to date with the technology.

Crystal Beat Drum Kit

Drummers in India have become more aware of the configuration as well as the woods that a drum kit should comprise of to make their kit sound perfect to the audience and their ear.

The standard configuration for a five-piece drum kit is slowly getting outdated and now the new hybrid configuration is becoming more popular as it covers more tonal range. As opposed to the latter, the standard has a 12 and 13 inch rack tom and the hybrid has 10 and 12 inch rack tom (the rest being the same) and this small change makes a huge tonal difference as the 10” tom gives access to a higher tonal range.

Even the plywood used for the shells is essential to the drum sound. The most popular type of woods used in a drum kit is maple, birch, mahogany, etc., sometimes even a combination to give a customized sound to the kit. The number of plies also plays a role in the depth of the tone - the more the ply the deeper the sound, but at the cost of sustaining, as the latter is inversely proportional to the number of plies. The perfect blend of the type of wood and number of plies makes an ideal drum kit. Maple is the safest wood that can be used for a drum kit as it is light and provides a flat EQ i.e. bass, mid and treble is in the same range and this allows the drummer to tweak the sound of the kit while performing on stage or recording in a studio. Birch is something that is getting very popular in drum kits as the wood is already equalized – the bass and treble as compared to the mid is higher and using kits composed of this wood makes it sound great without much tweaking. Mahogany is bass specific and is ideal for bass drums and in combinations with woods like maple to give a certain shell, lower end. The Pearl Reference drum kit is a one of a kind kit where all the shells ranging from the tom toms to bass drum have a unique, customized combination of Maple, Birch and Mahogany to give it the perfect sound whether in a jam room, studio or stage – the Reference has the perfect depth, sustain and sonic boom. Pearl drum shells are manufactured by a patented mechanism known as Superior Shell TechnologySST, which make it extremely durable and guaranteed for life.

We all have heard of wood being used for kits, but now Pearl has re-introduced acrylic drum kits called the Crystal Beat, that is transparent and molded giving it more depth and increased durability. This kit is not just for the fancy look, but packs a mean punch on stage and looks great with the right lighting.