Are DW Acrylic Drum Sets as Good as Their Wood Drums?

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Not long ago I opened up a Donner acrylic drum set, so I wanted to check out an acrylic drum kit from another brand. This is a DW Design Series Acrylic in clear which is a little more pricey coming in at $2,200. The quality is miles ahead and the shells are different than the Donner acrylic drums. Another thing I wanted to see was how different acrylic shells are from wood shells. Lukes_Drum_Loot on Instagram sent me an old Pearl Free Floating Snare so I ordered an acrylic shell from RCI to swap out and do a wood vs acrylic drums comparison. Not super scientific by any means, but should give you a rough idea!
I Got an EXPENSIVE DW Acrylic Drum Set

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Комментарии : 627

@rdavidr Год назад

Wheres my acrylic gang at?

@bloodyluvrz Год назад

dw acrylic kit has always been my dream drum kit tbh, but im basically broke 😞

@tbtdylarn8611 Год назад

I wan one

@DragonCrestPC Год назад

Right here! Double 26" vistalite ludwig set!

@yngstix Год назад

Working acrylic gang hours to make acrylic gang payments 💀

@JonManProductions Год назад

Me, listening to Avenged Sevenfold's "Nightmare" Album which Mike Portnoy in place of the Rev (R.I.P), used his acrylic monster for the recording session.

@_defalt_8371 Год назад

Man today is one of the best days in my life, i just bought my beloved tama starclassic performer, it doesnt sound like a big thing but for me it is huge, i hope all of you guys can experience this kind of joy some day

@rdavidr Год назад

congrats! I still remember the day I bought my first Tama, which was my first "real" drum set

@_defalt_8371 Год назад

@@rdavidr well, i had a tama rythm mate, it did good for the past 4 years, now i am a big boy and i deserve big boy drums, thank you for being one of the most influencial persons on my path, you are truly the man.

@ivanbajovic3476 Год назад

@@_defalt_8371 Serious toys for a big boys 😉

@jeffhelmlinger7914 Год назад

@@rdavidr David, do you think the Donner acrylics with the bearing edges cut would be a good kit!

@BrotherTyshonYbarra Год назад

@@rdavidr Do a DW vs donner drum compare

@moondrums Год назад

Probably one of the best videos you've created everything from your playing to the description of the drums very nicely done and those drums sound great actually

@psychozulu Год назад

has he ever had a bad sounding kit on here?

@Dirtywaterdrinker Год назад

I make better sounding kits on GarageBand

@aaronsudasna Год назад

I’d like to hear a comparison between the donner and the Dw, since I believe all acrylic shells are made by the same company. Also, it would be cool to see a recut of the donner bearing edges and comparison.

@jeffhelmlinger7914 Год назад

I wanted to get him to tell us how much better is the dw kit than the Donner, for $1000 more and I would like to see him recut the bearing edge on the Donners as close to the Dw before he compares. I think RCI Starlite was making the acrylic shells for several drum companies but I don't think Dw . I checked on Donners and they are not made by RCI Starlite I also have a message into Foreach drums to see if they source from the same company as Donner does. Luddie Vistalites have seams, unlike the Dw , and others, but RCI could still make the acrylic shells and cut and glue them or even send them to Ludwig to cut and glue them!

@briansturk8723 Год назад

yeah, it seems RCI doesn't make the Design series acrylic shells (they are made in China), but they do make the Collector ones.

@jeffhelmlinger7914 Год назад

@@briansturk8723 they only make the acrylic shells in the design series, I believe!

@luvmedrums4057 Год назад

Yes,what you said

@briansturk8723 Год назад

@@jeffhelmlinger7914 very possible, I was in correspondence with the folks at RCI (to get a replacement shell for my design series acrylic) and they said they only do collector series shells, maybe they aren't acrylic? My design series FT has developed 3 cracks around a lug. :( :(

@vukjovanovicofficial Год назад

Anything this man makes is top tier content. Lots of love David, your work is amazing!

@achilles_real Год назад

Pozdrav Vuče

@SteezusChrist__ Год назад

The ear tuned acrylic snare sounded beast Great video, I’ve never been the biggest fan of acrylic but your vids have been changing my mind

@Jeff-rh8mq Год назад

The rack toms are a lot more musical than I expected.... The pitch and resonance are great! Very distinct! Great playing as always.

@Oatinator Год назад

This is my main kit and i LOVE it. It cuts through the mix live really nicely, but is admittedly a bit much for small venues. I've had multiple sound guys tell me they just shut off the mics lol

@thumperpaul Год назад

Anything DW is awesome. Really like those acrylics!🎉🎉🎉

@kosdakis Год назад

I have perfect pitch and so the 10 by 8 collectors wooden shell wasn’t actually a C, it was a C sharp and the acrylic drum shell was a G sharp. Love your work!

@artemismaximus3487 11 месяцев назад

the acrylic was an f sharp

@thejdmguru621 11 месяцев назад

@@artemismaximus3487Let the battle begin

@256k_ 11 месяцев назад

i think it wasn't completely a C# but definitely higher than a C.

@markeric1337 11 месяцев назад

I these a more of a percussion sound going on with these? Like a more beefed up roto tom kit? (lower notes). Or am I just imagining that? .These kind of sound like cheesy 80's pop drums to me; for my taste. but who the f am I.

@HyruleDude 10 месяцев назад

Actually, it’s Z sharp.

@AnimalJohn85 Год назад

Awesome kit with even better playing! That groove is something else!

@DrummerDanVa Год назад

I had a black Fibes acrylic kit in the 70's. Loved the sound and how they projected since I wasn't miced.

@jeffreyhyder2429 Год назад

I’ve got a Pearl Crystal Beats that use the same shell. I think I only paid about $900 for a 3 piece kit with 12”,14” and 20” kick. It’s got such great punch and tone compared to a wood kit, and everyone loves the way it looks, especially at a show when it’s all lit up.

@patrickpaolicelli8808 Год назад

I love your drumming. You have a great ear for tuning the drums

@thegeorgeflores Год назад

I've got an Acrylic 13x7 Pork Pie snare and I have loved it for years! Acrylics are the business.

@anthony22bob Год назад

As always, great explanations, great representation of the instrument before you, and great drumming. Kudos!

@wilfredomendez3450 Год назад

Beautiful Dave, and thanks for sharing

@SuperDuce74 Год назад

They sound clear-mazing!!!

@jessejlewismeng Год назад

I love you papa

@Rainofc Год назад

🤨

@Danielthedrummer Год назад

Ayo if you’re not his son then 💀

@benithedrummer Год назад

I love you too son

@dryskinpug24 Год назад

🤔

@benithedrummer Год назад

@Pierinhood aaaaaaaaaaa

@muchopomposo.6394 Год назад

Brilliant, as usual..! And the music... Marvellous! 👍🏻

@jobdiaz8844 Год назад

I’ve just joined by random suggestions and am in freaking LOVE WITH THIS CHANNEL!!!!!! The transitions AHHHHH

@lagazotheque Год назад

Damn, that is some sick playing. Your videos keep getting better !

@gregwonhoff7161 Год назад

Your videos are so dang entertaining, but that is just an offshoot of your personality. Thank you so much for all of your offerings.

@__jco32 Год назад

i think you just made me like acrylic drums. they sound really punchy and full. great for classic rock i think like bonzos used to. thanks!!

@crlaw75 Год назад

Neat idea about the protector around the bearing edges.

@powmowwow Год назад

this is my dream set. i have a DW performance series which is the best set ive owned so far, i played a dw acrylic set at GC one day and was amazed.

@eugeivashchenko758 Год назад

Love the DW collectors tension rods. If I'm swapping heads, I just use a basic drill w/ a drum bit, and get it there like 85-90% of the way. Then w/ a tunebot, I can match all the lugs to the exact hz number. With other drums, I'll always be a little nervous using the drill and I'll get variance between the lugs of 2-3 hz. It sounds pretty good, but DW is all about precision so it's no surprise that they have the tension rods that they do.

@TheTubeMeister Год назад

I just bought the DW design series acrylic. Arrived a few days ago. Absolutely love it!! Amazing kit, amazing sound and it looks so sweet!! Wouldn’t have bought anything else. If you can afford one, buy it!! I got the 7 piece.

@crlaw75 Год назад

Yes, those DW tension rods, if you needed some, have been special order items since '96 because they changed the threading then to a finer one.

@minki1820 Год назад

Im not sure if I enjoy acrylic drums in general, but I do know I enjoy your videos!

@rkaylor5769 Год назад

This channel is dope. You never know what rdavidr is going to find next.

@SopranoPizzaJMFNJ Год назад

I've played these DW Acrylics & they sound Great! Definitely one of my next buys!

@heythaian Год назад

The kick sounds so good!

@VarionJimmy Год назад

And you could see the beater through the floor tom. 😁

@SydneyDrums Год назад

The tension rods on collectors called vari pitch and the finer thread means that you can do finer adjustments in tuning with small turns of a tuning key

@katzz6444 5 месяцев назад

Great sound I'm getting an acrylic kit and you playing gave me the sound.

@BonesyTucson Год назад

That kit sounds frickin great!

@chrislucky Год назад

David bro, probably one of the bets vids in your whole channel bro. Gratz!! ✌️ Big hug from 🇲🇽 saludos Amigo!!

@foodforthegods Год назад

My DAW ostensibly has perfect pitch and shows the wooden shell at 136 Hz, which is just about a C# (+32 cents, so a quarter of the way to a D) and the acrylic shell at 92 Hz, which is just about an F# (+9 cents), assuming A=440 Hz. (I measured the tail on the samples because that's where the tone is.)

@bobstigler Год назад

The finer threaded tuning rods allows for a more precise tuning...it's a good thing. I think the shell material matters least...the head type and tuning of the heads matters most.

@JoanneFong Год назад

I would definitely try that bearing edge shot with the camera on a tripod and using a large Fstop for a greater depth of field. You will have to crank up the studio lights to compensate. If that doesn’t work, using a macro lens would let you push in on the subject very close for detail shots. Also a polarizing filter is useful when shooting shiny things. They eliminate the reflections on surfaces.

@SeanD313 Год назад

^^^ This. All of this, right here. 👍

@blakemcfarland4293 Год назад

I have the DW acrylic set with an additional 18" floor tom, and one of the first things I noticed after tuning it, was how much more punchy it was than my Yamaha Rock Tour kit.

@Deerob Год назад

For the bearing edge filming part: Something like the Laowa 100mm f2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO lens will let you focus super close and the lens is pretty cheap, too. You'll need a lot of light at its minimum focus distance though.

@anteoinas4545 Год назад

Been waiting for a new video for so long!!

@user-cz7yz9hc8b Год назад

I have a DW Design Acrylic but I wrapped it in vinyl fabric because I don’t like the look of clear acrylic (only colors please) so I wrapped mine in vinyl fabric, but its completely removable since I just tacked the lucks through the fabric so they anchor it to the drum, then a little doublesided tape on the seam. Its sneaky, sounds acrylic but looks like sparkling tangerine 😅

@lucasbarker5787 Год назад

Sounds awesome. Looks cool. You're playing was slick too.

@boristomakic5995 Год назад

I had the same drum set and it was great live and recording...I put two upgrades - light inside all shells and DW 3-way butt end on a snare ...the whole Design series is great, you don't need to spend extra money on Collectors

@boristomakic5995 Год назад

@user-tx4vc8em3r 👍 I'm from Croatia, Europe

@calebmooneyham287 Год назад

I have a DW design series kit. One of the maple kits. It also came with those clear heads instead of the treated heads that DW is known for. I think it's simply a cost saving measure for that line of kit.

@raffdaddyjr.2204 Год назад

Luke’s Drum loot has some crazy prices. Cool he sent you that snare

@vassilisbakalas3423 Год назад

I liked the six stroke roll fill at the end, very creative!

@legacyShredder1 Год назад

My Tama Star and Starclassic Maple kits had protection on the bearing edges when I received them. I was impressed by that too. Also shoutout to American Musical Supply and Zzounds; they're two different companies but they share inventory and warehouses. Both companies have gone out of their way for me on my journey building my studios. I most likely wouldn't have been able to create such a great facility without their help. Good people.

@channelite Год назад

Yeah those drums sound really good. I think you should try to also get more of a room sound too. Awesome video!

@beddypk2778 Год назад

All my need for drum content is provided by you thank you dear sir

@forthefunofit5487 Год назад

Nice playing and the set sounds great!!!

@RainMakeR_Workshop Год назад

So if you're planning on playing every type of drum kit. When you assembling a rototom kit? I love Thomas Lang's rototom kit.

@rdavidr Год назад

funny you bring that up 😉

@RainMakeR_Workshop Год назад

@@rdavidr I look forward to the vid.

@shirleymorrow7674 Год назад

Nice demo. I never used acrylic but it sounds pretty good when you play it.

@PYROWORKSTV Год назад

Regarding 3:00 try waving a hand at your focus point or try using manual focus if your camera has this option ^^ Nice video though, love those crystal clear toms!

@Wolfofthenightt Год назад

I know nothing about drumming, but I'm in love with these videos.

@rhino1138 Год назад

Dude. You could make a sardine can and a paint bucket sound good. Next level - Legendary Kits played by you. Start in the Jazz era work forward artist by artist.

@TreySmittyJr Год назад

My dads drumming (and our friend) has a dw arcrylic kit, and he barely doesnt let anyone touch it. Except me. I LOVE THAT KIT! Its on my christmas list 😂

@alexwojtowicz96 Год назад

Bought this exact kit a couple of months ago and I love it!

@gabrielcortinas2521 Год назад

So are they about the same weight as a wood kit? Want to get one but I’m afraid they would be too heavy to gig with.

@alexwojtowicz96 Год назад

@@gabrielcortinas2521 I don't really notice a significant weight difference and I do gig with it.

@michaelcooper1555 Год назад

You're a pretty sharp dude brother... After watching a heck of a lot of drum videos it's great to watch you make common sense. I think you proved when it comes to kick drums and Tom's.... a drum is a drum.. as long as you pick the right heads and know how to tune. I'm a Canadian and been in a party / corporate / wedding / Festival band band called Bigg wiggle For 30 years. Had my fair share of drum sets but am currently using an acrylic set from a company called RCI... According to them they make the shells for a lot of big companies.. So for me that video was great. Keep up the good work brother! I trigger a lot of stuff playing live.. have you ever considered covering that area? Cheers, Coop

@680mudman Год назад

Love that sonic over tone so cool!!!

@Orunk777 7 месяцев назад

Those kits look great!! I wonder how they sound when you play them Thanks for showing us all of it!!!!!!!! :3

@luvmedrums4057 Год назад

Never owned acrylic drum or set of them.My buddy's Dad's got set of blue vistalites.He said once there passed down him,there coming to me.David,you tune better by ear than the tension watch Great job always 👍

@shawnfrost2996 Год назад

So I don’t know if anyone has answered this or not because I have not gone through all the comments, but the reason why the threads are finer on the Collector series is to give you more tuning range. Hope you find this helpful and I absolutely love your videos!

@aintnobodygottime4dat Год назад

loved the ending groove👍🏻

@vicentecastro6066 Год назад

It's alway sa good Day when rdavidr drops a video

@luke_bongoman89 Год назад

I'd never get one as they are hard to look after and usually don't sound that great but this one is a great kit. Sounds fantastic and really well made

@brandonfeeley514 Год назад

Kit sounds pretty good! Makes me want to buy an acrylic set. Maybe a green one?

@AaronTremblay Год назад

Camera nerd here for input on the bearing edges. Try this: Tripod, aputure around f/11-f/16, macro lens, lots of light , and manual focus 😁

@chazzy5369 Год назад

I love your tuning and hi hat on this kit

@loko306 Год назад

I wanted to see a sound comparison with the cheaper acrilic kit, but great video!!

@ChristopherSmithNYC Год назад

I have a FF Acrylic Black and Yellow Batman shell that would look amazing with this hardware. Ive been wanting to powder coat a chassis in yellow. If you ever wanna get rid of it, Ill take it. I have 8 ff's I could trade too. Wow that kit sounds nice. Not usually a fan or acrylic, but you got them sounding really nice.

@gregmartinez5836 Год назад

I have that kit. I like it, I’ve played live with it. Micd up of course. People like it. Girls and kids like it. Lol. It’s good to have three or four kits if possible. ❤

@TheTaconator69er Год назад

That set sounds pretty good too!!!

@VarionJimmy Год назад

The demo at the end was great! I couldn’t believe my ears when you started with *that* Phi.. fill. 👍👍👍 And yes, it was a C on the shell. I’m not a drummer, (keyboardist/sound engineer) but I’ve loved drums all my 48yrs, so I’m a big fan of your Channel. This time I learned that acrylic shells are heavier and less ringy. 🤓 (I seem to share the same taste in tuning/ring with you.)

@armusic5720 Год назад

Great kit 💥

@davidserota5944 Год назад

this is the kit i play but i also use an 18" floor tom. Its great

@michaeldeloach838 Год назад

I have a Ludwig clear Vistalite kit in the big Bonham sizes. 26", 14", 16", and 18". Cannons!

@heidiheidiho6412 Год назад

One advantage I think an acrylic shell has over a wood shell is you can play them under the pouring rain and not worry about warping the following day. You might have to worry about lightning strikes though as you're playing. 😅

@wilfredomendez3450 5 месяцев назад

Beautiful and thanks for sharing

@wrongfuture Год назад

The sound on the last take was fantastic. Can you do a video on how you typically mic and mix drums?

@brendanerazo Год назад

I got one of these design series snares in coke bottle green. The thing that strikes me about it is how loud it can get.

@davedunst7133 Год назад

Oh crap, that demo at the end sounded great!

@lastditch727 Год назад

I'd love to have that kit. And the 12 sounds great btw.

@arsonne Год назад

Heck yeah I’ve been wanting to buy this kit.

@PanicMachine423 10 месяцев назад

The fills in this were extra tasty 🔥🔥🔥

@IsaiJurado Год назад

Ear tuning the yellow acrylic drum 💪🏼 on point lol 🤘🏼

@SkibbbityBop Год назад

man your channel makes me want to learn drums like my brother did lol, keep up the good content!

@b.p.879 Год назад

Drums are the best instrument ever created and you will love them.

@Derdzerk Месяц назад

Frickin great solo at the end

@alexbeaumier Год назад

Hey, camera nerd here. For capturing the bearing edges, I'd recommend getting a good macro lens. They're great for capturing small details on objects. You can also find magnifiers for your camera to put between your lens and the camera that act as a pseudo-macro lens, but your best bet is to get the real thing!

@zarek1 Год назад

Great snare tuning david.

@felixjones9198 Год назад

That is one beautiful kit.

@fallenshallrise Год назад

Great cymbal choices, sounds amazing. This kit sounds pretty good but I'm not a fan of how high pitched and different the rack toms sound. With those sizes 10/12/16 there is such a big gap that the BD/snare/FT sounds like 1 kit and the rack toms sound like another to me.

@Nickyd. Год назад

Man I see this beautiful kit here and i think to myself.... damn i wish i had the money for that

@jwright8838 Год назад

Even after you re-tuned the acrylic shell by ear I thought the acrylic sounded so much better. I know that may be controversial, but wow, that acrylic snare sounded ideal to me.

@soilent9618 Год назад

Acrylic snares are super bright and can have a TON of crack. Some of my favorites.

@RyTrapp0 Год назад

Definitely a noticeable 'pang' to it compared to the wood shell - I won't say it's my preferred snare sound, but I definitely don't hate it. Good option to have in the arsenal.

@nickwallette6201 Год назад

Wow, that looks amazing (for the first five minutes of its life. haha) Very bright, and seems to pair well with single-ply heads.

@coreywoodruff Год назад

Camera nerd here: To film bearing edges, get you a macro lens so you can focus closer to the drum. Even a cheap* 60mm one will help. Love your vids, man!

@zack1190 Год назад

I like the acrylic shells they sound more bouncy to me

@cartoune Год назад

Well done! Have been loving my DW acrylic. Haven't been able to find an A/B comparison of the DW Acrylic vs DW Collectors. Would love to hear what the actual difference is between the two.