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Design Series®

Innovative sounds by design.

Conceived at the California Custom Shop, the Design Series® features North American Maple shells and pro features at an incredible value.

About the Design Series

The Design Series introduced custom-inspired drums to a wider audience than ever. With 100% North American Maple shells for legendary tonal versatility, these drums are DW’s first to offer UV-cured lacquers and Mini-Turret lugs. It’s all part of the Design.

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Luke Holland - Design Series

Luke Holland - Design Series

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Play DW Design Series® - Brooks Wackerman & John Good

DW Design Series® - Brooks Wackerman & John Good

Play Introducing DW Design Series® Drums

Introducing DW Design Series® Drums

Play DW Design Series and Michaela Naydenova

DW Design Series and Michaela Naydenova

Play Ferenc Nemeth plays the DW Design Series Frequent Flyer Kit

Ferenc Nemeth plays the DW Design Series Frequent Flyer Kit

Play DW Design Series® HVLT Shell Animation

DW Design Series® HVLT Shell Animation

North American Maple Shells

Design Series shells are crafted from 100% North American Hard Rock Maple leveraging DW’s HVLT™ construction. The 8-ply shells (snares are 10-ply) feature 1/32” plies oriented with wood alternating horizontally and vertically for classic maple tone and punch.

Bearing Edge

Design Series HVLT™ shells feature edges that are precision-cut to both 45 degrees (toms) and 60 degrees (bass and snare) and tested on a flat stone for gaps. These edges help produce bright, punchy tone with healthy resonance.

Finishes

From hand-sprayed lacquer to satin oil, all DW kits can be customized with finishes to make it yours.

Gloss Lacquer

Hand-sprayed, wet sanded, and hand-rubbed finishes that enhance the natural beauty of wood grain through elegant gloss finishes.

Shell Sizes

Sizing helps players emphasize or control tonal qualities, while providing a visual aesthetic for musical genres.

Tom Tom Sizes

All sizes are listed as depth x diameter in inches.

Hardware Options

DW drum hardware keeps shells tuned and true, but also adds to the aesthetic of your Design Series setup.

Lugs / Colors

The Design Series® features a scaled down, low-mass mini-turret version of the iconic turret lug. Design Series hardware is available exclusively in Chrome.

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