Designed with Every Drummer in Mind The DW Design series empowers drummers of all stripes to take a seat behind a deluxe set of shells appointed with premium hardware. In turn, timekeepers will quickly find standard drum sessions transform into studio-grade performances. Just ask any drummer here at GearNuts! North American hard-rock maple is the key; it’s plied across the board eight times using DW’s proprietary HVLT alternating-ply construction protocol, resulting in a sound that’s warm, definitive, powerful, and rooted in tradition. Low-mass mini turret lugs, triple-flanged hoops, and True Pitch tension rods give the Design series exceptional tuning flexibility and resonance preservation, the latter factor further enhanced by an included pair of DW’s iconic and deco-esque suspension tom mounts. With elements so extravagant and rock-steadily dependable, it’s hard to believe that the Design series is DW’s entrance-level shell pack!Proper 8-ply maple shells When it comes to drum tonewoods, few