DW Review: Pacific C Series Drums

History:

Purchase: I bought this seven piece set at Guitar Center in Atlanta for $659.00, drums only no hardware, no cymbals. This is the 2000 year model.

What I Like About This DW Pacific C Series Drums: This kit looks terrific and sounds super, however I have changed the stock heads to Evans heads only because I prefer a nice heavy thud from them. I also prefer the rack tom sizes of 12" and 13" to the "fast size" toms of other models like the L and LX series...too small.

What I Do NOT Like About The DW Pacific C Series Drums: The wrapped finish (Silver Mist) is buckling at the seams and around a few of the lugs. The aluminum snare rings a bit. Pacific too has incorporated a rack tom tom mounting system that makes changing heads more of a challenge than I believe it should be. All in an effort to get a better sound of the rack toms but still troublesome when heads need to be changed in a hurry. Their mounting system on the 2001 LX series uses that which is used on the Drum Workshop brand of percussion and that eliminates some time in changing heads.

DW Pacific C Series Drums Quality Rating: I really don't know too much about construction of drums but they are heavily made and appear to take what I can give them...as for quality, wrapped finish aside, I believe DW has put plenty of research into making this product suitable for intermediate players like myself.

Review Summary: For the price and durability of the C Series Pacific drum set, I feel comfortable in my choice after weighing comparable brands and models.

Rating of this DW product: 4

This DW Pacific C Series Drums Drums Percussion Review Submitted By: Charlie

Review Date: 2001-11-15