PDP Concept Maple Shell Pack Satin Black

Bought this set for my son and we are both impressed with the total quality of these drums. It was back ordered and got it promptly when it became in stock. The black ebony lacquer finish is stunning. You can see the wood grain through the stain and we love it. The picture on here does not do it justice. Set up was simple, we just tweaked the tuning a bit and the tone that came out of them is awesome. There are a couple things though. The floor toms are not 14X14 and 16X16. They are 14X12 and 16X14 respectfully. The other thing is that we did not get the heads for the 14X12 floor tom. Called up customer service at DW and was sent out 2-14" heads with a cool t-shirt as well the next day. Really impressed with this company. Asked about the 14X14 & 16X16 and was told ... MoreBought this set for my son and we are both impressed with the total quality of these drums. It was back ordered and got it promptly when it became in stock. The black ebony lacquer finish is stunning. You can see the wood grain through the stain and we love it. The picture on here does not do it justice. Set up was simple, we just tweaked the tuning a bit and the tone that came out of them is awesome. There are a couple things though. The floor toms are not 14X14 and 16X16. They are 14X12 and 16X14 respectfully. The other thing is that we did not get the heads for the 14X12 floor tom. Called up customer service at DW and was sent out 2-14" heads with a cool t-shirt as well the next day. Really impressed with this company. Asked about the 14X14 & 16X16 and was told they don't make that size. If this is why your buying this set (as we were) then don't worry these floor toms sound amazing as is. Get yourself a couple packs of clear Moon Gels and go to town getting your proper tone. This is without a doubt a great drum set for the price. If you buy it you won't be disappointed.

I'd HIGHLY recommend this kit to anyone looking to upgrade to a quality set of drums. These drums have deep, rich, full tones that are the product of all maple shells. The drums are well built with typical weight to the PDP hardware that shows the DW influence. As soon as you pick up the claws to attach the bass drum rods to the lugs, you realize these are not cheaply made drums. Even while unpacking the 8" tom, you realize these are some seriously well made SOLID drums. I immediately replaced the stock batter head on the bass drum with an Aquarian Super Kick II head, because I like the THUMP if provides but there was nothing wrong with the stock head if you want a little ring in your bass drum. I also have to disagree with several of the other reviewers that said ... MoreI'd HIGHLY recommend this kit to anyone looking to upgrade to a quality set of drums. These drums have deep, rich, full tones that are the product of all maple shells. The drums are well built with typical weight to the PDP hardware that shows the DW influence. As soon as you pick up the claws to attach the bass drum rods to the lugs, you realize these are not cheaply made drums. Even while unpacking the 8" tom, you realize these are some seriously well made SOLID drums. I immediately replaced the stock batter head on the bass drum with an Aquarian Super Kick II head, because I like the THUMP if provides but there was nothing wrong with the stock head if you want a little ring in your bass drum. I also have to disagree with several of the other reviewers that said you need to replace the tom heads. I spent a half hour with a drum key and a little patience and had them all sounding great with the stock heads. I may eventually replace them with all black heads, just for appearance. I really love the snare. It tunes up really nice and has a lot of snap and pop to it. The only thing I did to the snare (other than tuning) was put nylon washer on it and adjusted the snare straps to allow it to get some additional tension. But the brass snares sound really good. There are only a few VERY MINOR critical things I could say about the product: 1) It didn't come with instructions. Although I know how to put drums together, it would have been nice to see what PDP (DW) says about tightening the rods and tuning the drum. 2) It only came with one drum key. Other sets I've purchased always came with multiple keys, (They know you're gonna "misplace" one or two) 3) Old literature on the PDP X7 says it was supposed to come with drumsticks, and mine didn't. Don't know if that changed or if my box with the instructs and the sticks was missing. But overall, I'm completely satisfied with my purchase and love the look and sound the new drums so much better than the Mapex Pro M set they replaced.

Wendy and their team got me the color choices and ultimately the one I wanted. Great communication and the drums are so nice. Loving playing them. Buy with confidence they will make things right and at a great price.