I’m a woodworker that builds with these woods, and also a drummer. These videos are my favorite! Never stop please.

@dwdrums

2 жыл бұрын

We won't!

@prongATO

Жыл бұрын

Me too!

This is why I love and respect this company so much. You know your “why” and you never stop innovating new ideas.

@dwdrums

3 жыл бұрын

🥁

I swear this kind of research into drum shells and structure and tone mixed with the nartual beauty of wood would be a dream job

I just set up my Purple Heart 5 piece in beautiful silver sparkle- im so excited I can't remember the real name of the finish - I have been gigging consistently for 20 years - and this is my first high end drum kit- single dad drummers have to make do with what's affordable- so this is a huge deal - I've opened for more than 50 national acts - last one being Foreigner - so the kit will see big stages as well as clubs and the excitement is taking me back to when I was 12 and got my first kit - John Good- DW staff and employees- thank you so much !!!!

@dwdrums

2 жыл бұрын

So exciting. Thanks for the love!

Man, someday I gotta take the trip to Oxnard and see the DW factory for myself. Every time I see these videos it makes me want to visit, and every time I get to play a DW kit, and look at the DW hardware I own, it reminds me how much I want a custom shop DW kit

@dwdrums

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the love Jared. Once we start tours back up we would love to have you.

I think a lot of drummers,myself included, don't realize what exactly goes into the process of making great sounding drums. The development and creativity behind it all is amazing. I could have swore I saw my next kit in that video.

Bravo to the DW team! Thanks so much for continuing the advancement of our instrument and of our music!

@dwdrums

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

John Good was the inspiration for me to start my own drum shell company, investigate the veneer industry and attempt custom shell building to bring the concept to drum builders.

Way to go John , exactly what was needed. The old thin shells from 50's & 60's , some of them have that quality. I have some old mahogany shell's and they are frankly unbelievable. 16 floors sound like cannons. Great job on finding that mix !!!

Can't wait to see what John is cooking up for their 50th anniversary kit next year!

@dwdrums

3 жыл бұрын

😉

Love DW drums, been playing DW drums for 20 years

@dwdrums

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for being part of the family!

I can listen to John talk all day.

Purple Heart wood has always been one of my favorites, it's beautiful! Great work John!!

@dwdrums

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Fantastic people making really nice instruments. Thank you John, Shaun, Joe, Louie, Jose, Roland and the Ladies for making my birthday a few years ago so special. Congratulations on another great achievement. All the very Best from the Mouton’s

@dwdrums

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Finally! Been waiting for another dw vid like this! Would love to own a purple core kit. Maybe one day! 🤔🤔😏

I enjoyed the video and proud to say I own several kits & many snares by DW. Keep up the excellent work!!

@dwdrums

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Nothing plays like a dw. Had to sell mine to help with medical debt but it’s the best kit I’ve ever had and I miss it.

@Assimilator702

3 жыл бұрын

What are you playing now? I could never imagine selling my Tama Starclassic Bubinga Elites or my even my SC B/B set.

@dimisle

3 жыл бұрын

Play a Sonor …… and you will See what Good Sound is….

@Assimilator702

3 жыл бұрын

@@dimisleCompared to DW I agree with you. But Tama is right up there with Sonor among the best drums in the world.

@normanwilmoth7404

3 жыл бұрын

Not a DW fan, it's overhyped in my opinion and I've played there top of the line kits. My Maple Tama Starclassic and especially my Tama maple Star sounds light-years ahead in sound quality which is immediately noticeable and nothing looks way more sexy over any kit on the market than the Star. Top of the line Tama's are just all around better on every level and that company isn't greedy in price compared to DW. Now I do like DW's bass pedals but still overall I like the quality and price of Tama compared to overhyped and overpriced DW. This is my opinion from personal experience of owning both brands top of the line kits and my playing experience is 28 years so I feel I have some insight on knowing good clean sounds and noticing the quality of a good kit. This is all my opinion and I know some people have there's which is cool✌

@Assimilator702

3 жыл бұрын

@@normanwilmoth7404 Tama hits the sweet spot for me as well. I have 2 Starclassic B/B kits and a StarClassic Bubinga Elite. Star Walnut will be my next kit. I respect what DW does as US craftsmen of quality drums however the conjecture over every little detail hailed as a new untapped realm in drum building is a bit much.

Amazing DW drums

@dwdrums

3 жыл бұрын

🙏

I want one of these kits so bad! To get toms that could stay completely open, have the punch and that low end.. that’s the stuff dreams are made of! That 12” tom tone.. holy!

I have been making an all vertical grain shell using Australian hardwoods for around 6 yrs now.

@Assimilator702

3 жыл бұрын

Which woods are you using?

@metrodrumstv

3 жыл бұрын

@@Assimilator702 Turpentine and Jarrah

@Assimilator702

3 жыл бұрын

@@metrodrumstv Do you think that high quality manufacturing of the shell is actually more important than all these highly particular shell layups?

@metrodrumstv

3 жыл бұрын

@@Assimilator702 In my experience shell lay up will only give you subtle differences in drum character. The overall process of the shell manufacturing and bearing edge approach combined, will be the defining acoustic character of any particular drum maker.

love Thomas' work such a strong drummer.... so strong.. yet can dance with the best of them...nimble..

Hi John Good! I'm always impressed with your videos. You are to drums as Paul Francis is to cymbals! If I were independently wealthy, I would love to have a Mahogany/PurpleCore drum kit. However, I'm not independently wealthy, and I doubt I'm going to receive one for free. The kit DOES sound AMAZING!

My Mahogany PurpleCore snare showed up the other day! I've been gone so I haven't had a chance to really play with it. Can't wait to give it a good test drive.

@dwdrums

2 жыл бұрын

🙏

....love my DW Maple Performance set. Best resonate sound ever. You can hear them across the street. People want to see how the hardware is made - from lugs to hi-hat stands to double bass pedals. Thanks

I HAVE to own one of these one day!

"Drums, down to a science." Sounds like a great slogan to me, don't you think? 😉 John Good IS the scientist of drums and of drum shell technology. Hat's off, keep on keeping on.

Nobody does what DW does!! An no one educates drummers on how wood works like John good!! Love you John you continue to WOW me!! Ed dilley

ABSOLUTE AWESOMENESS DEFINED !!!!!!! :) ;)

Hoping that this will be my kit with 10RT 12RT 14FT 16FT 20BD 22BD and then I want to top it off with a 14x8 black satin over brass snare. Beautiful drums as always from DW!

im love Dw Drums ❤❤❤💪✌

@dwdrums

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

I guess I know which wood to go for when it comes to drums, especially DW drums. I can’t wait to have my DW set with one of these PurpleCore mixtures since I’m looking for a deeper punch to cut through anything. I also can’t forget about the clear acrylics that DW has in the collector’s series and their stainless steel drums, which I don’t know what company makes metal drum sets other than DW.

one day, i will hopefully own one of these dw kits....

Hell of a sales pitch, John. I've been a steadfast Noble & Cooley man for decades and will never part ways with my treasured Star kit, but this piques my interest; I'll definitely seek out a PurpleCore kit to judge with my own ears. Meanwhile, the crusty old jake in me demands I ask: What's the story behind the chief's bucket on the hat rack in your office? I also noticed a little wooden fire truck/ambulance beneath the Tiffany lamp on your file cabinet . You make great drums, and I'll respect you even more to learn you're a fire buff. It's a significant reason why I've played Noble & Cooley for so long: Not only do they craft quality instruments but, when the tones sound in Granville, MA, they shut down the shop because many of their craftsmen are also volunteers with their local department, and I always support my brothers.

@dwdrums

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Frank, We spoke with John last night and here is what he had to say. Cheers. "The story behind the Chiefs fire hat is as follows… The chief of the fire department Anaheim gave that to me, he’s a very dear good friend of mine. I have the upmost respect for the fire department and all the firefighters. I’m very proud to display this beautiful gift in my office. Thank you for noticing!" JG

I want to live in this musical world! I am pondering what the pure almond drums would sound like with a purple core? John you mentioned a Colorado connection & I would love to work for DW and that is where I am. I sent you my almond tree book! Would love to speak with you! Also think Thomas L. Is the most profoundly talented drummer that has ever walked this earth. I need his boot camp! Love everything here! From Kimberly K Ballard 🥁🥁

It really starts to drive home what you’re getting with a Performance or Collectors kit. I have a Gretsch kit I got for a killer deal and they sound SO much better than the Pearl Prestige Session Select they replaced. I bet I would hear the same thing if I ever get a DW kit.

When it comes to drum making, in my mind, DW is the king!!!!!!!!! Long live the king!!!!

@dwdrums

2 жыл бұрын

🙏

@davidmcaninch4714

2 жыл бұрын

@@dwdrums 👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑

@davidmcaninch4714

Ай бұрын

And DW happens to be my first and middle initials.

BRILLIANCE 💜 CORE

You guys should develop a pancake gong drum made of the same plys thatwould be really fascinating

Most who try to learn but have no rhythm will seek a different career and drumming will be an unfulfilled fantasy. Not many can be a terminal non-drummer and still make it their livelihood. By my reckoning, John is the most successful failed drummer in history, and I know I speak for a lot of us when I say I'm so grateful he still followed his passion.

I can smell the smug oozing from this office.

@johncole4882

3 жыл бұрын

Not only are they very good at what they do, but they also love what they do. I just don't see it

John is good!

Would love to have a travel kit with all speed/short toms and a 22" X 12" kick. Quick, easy, low.

This is two years old now, and I still haven't seen a video showing how low these drums (especially the smaller ones) can be tuned.... I'd have a kit of these, if I knew I could get 13, 16, 18 sounds out of 8, 10, 12......just for purposes of ergonomics in my setup.

Do drums need to have multiple shell/ply configurations to sound good...no. But, I'm glad there's a company out there that changes things up a bit for us drummers and that produces high quality drums at the same time. It's good to have options for our tastes and music we play. I've had my dw Collector's kit (standard all-maple shells) since 2001. The kit is built like a beast and sounds better now than it ever has.

@dwdrums

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Patrick!

We never see a video of each of these woods in the same size tom with the same heads tuned the same so we could listen for the difference. That's because we would struggle to tell? I'm happy to be proved wrong. DW put out that video? lets see Thomas langs recorded frequency curves.

@sinabogado2278

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you. Here's my two cents as well. Two shells from the same line are gonna have a different pitch as well. No two trees of the same species are going to have the same density, strength, timbre, etc, either. Even two of the exact same drum heads are going to have a different pitch before they are even placed on a shell. The heads, sticks, stick tips, drummer are gonna have a bigger impact than anything on how a kit sounds. DW does make great kits though and always has, in my opinion, even though I play another high end brand. Truth of the matter is many drummers hear and pick their drums with their eyes or who plays them and there is nothing wrong with that. Variety is the spice of life and DW has a tremendous spice rack. John has done great things with this company and continues to do so. To me, what he's done for making drums is equivalent for what Krupa did for putting the drummer out front.

@dwdrums

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, We did do that, in fact we did that with Thomas Lang. Here is the link. We highly recommend wearing headphones since laptop speakers generally cant translate the shell differences. Cheers. kzread.info/dash/bejne/rKZ_tqyAiaSoacY.html

Great video DW, but how about an update on Slingerland and the Radio Kings ?

@dwdrums

3 жыл бұрын

Hi. It's a process that we are working on diligently. It takes time, R&D,and $$. Most importantly nothing will be released or announced until its right! 😎

@Marathonracer

3 жыл бұрын

@@dwdrums Hi. Thank you very much for your very encouraging reply. I was hoping you would say exactly that ! I'd much rather you take the time to do it right, regardless of the time it takes. We all know how important the Slingerland project is, including the historic Radio Kings.The fact that you're still "working diligently" on it is all I need to know, Keep up the great work, DW. And thanks again for the update! 😎

@dancalabrese3523

3 жыл бұрын

@@dwdrums I wish that you guys had purchased The Rogers Drums' name as opposed to the company that did acquire that revered drum name.

Similar approach to Brady, Evetts, etc. Makes sense as it’s hardness is similar to Jarrah. I’m sure it’s a lot easier to source Purpleheart from South America than Jarrah from Oz.

I've been playing DW drums since the early 90s because John good really understands what wood does truly a genius an great person! I recently got a DW purple heart kit and I love them!! I was looking for something different than maple or birch etc and this was it!! I know Thomas lang has a purple heart kit was wondering what he thought?? Love you John. Sincerely Ed dilley jr.

Low tones are great, but at the same time you need a strong shell that will not go out of round

How do you finish the interior of every drumshells you make thanks👏👏👏🤟🏻🤟🏻🥁🥁🥁🇨🇦🇨🇦

WOW!!! I WISH I COULD AFFORD A DW DRUMSET! Hello from a Brazil drummer []

Will we eventually see PurpleCore on compact kits? It seems like it would be perfectly suited for smaller drum sizes.

@dwdrums

2 жыл бұрын

you can order one! 😉

John, does having only one SINGLE horizontal ply mean that the drum is susceptible to going out of round over time? As strong as Purpleheart is and as how as it ranks on the Janka scale, is that one horizontal ply (as well as the reinforcing hoop) as strong as a shell that has multiple horizontal plies? I dig this concept if it doesn't affect the longevity/integrity of the shell staying round.

On one side I like John’s dedication to making drums and his video’s are fun to watch. On the other side the drumhead makes 80% of the sound which makes all that shelltechnology not so relevant as he suggests it is.

@jehouse86

2 жыл бұрын

Agree 100%. Drum head, bearing edges, hardware, tuning, wood/shell layup. That's my list in order of importance. The first 3 make tuning easy or difficult. Changing a 45° to a round over edge, and changing coated ambassadors for clear pinstripes will make a much bigger difference than throwing a couple plys of Mahogany or whatever in the shell.

Also meant to add nobody innovates more than John an the quality of DW drums and hardware is insurpassed my high hat stand is 25 years old been through hell an keeps going I love admire an respect all at DW!! Bless you all!! Ed dilley jr.

Sonor did it and still does vertical shells with no rerings

@metrodrumstv

3 жыл бұрын

They use 3 ply cross laminated sections. So a 9ply shell will have 3 horizontal grain layers.

hello i have a unique question but i will ask that someday atz the musikmesse event when you will attent there.

I've priced and spec'ed out my PurpleCore, now to save the cash...

@dwdrums

3 жыл бұрын

YES! 🥁

You can spin the veneer in any way you want. Nothing, really nothing ist better as Stave Shell in my opinion.

I noticed the Sabian Signature Larry Londin ride in the corner!!! I have 2 of them, NOS #013, #014!! Ha!! What are the chances..??? But, the video is about PurpleCore drums and they sound like butter. Naturally EQ'd like birch, but lower in tone.

Would these principles work on a snare drum? X number of ply of X wood, purple heart core, X number of ply on X wood?

@dwdrums

2 жыл бұрын

You can order a purple core snare. 😎

When did you guys realease the PurpleCore?

So DW, where can I order PurpleCore mahogany shells? And to confirm is this called the PurpleCore Hyrbid on the website?

@dwdrums

2 жыл бұрын

Hey there. So our PurpleCore grain orientation is a hybrid shell. Devised to provide the lowest fundamental note across the kit, this unique 9-ply shell with 3-ply reinforcement hoop features a 3-ply Purpleheart wood core with only one long grain veneer. This means the rest of the shell is short grain, thus putting very little tension on the shell and dramatically lowing the overall pitch of the drum. PurpleCore is a drum technology breakthrough that yields maximum low end response designed to compliment today's music. If you have any other questions you can reach me at mikeb@dwdrums.com Thanks.

what about purpleheart core vlx shell?

I want a kit made from all the scraps that get thrown out.

Are these still Collector's Series Drum's??? Or are these a Higher Line of Drum's?????

@dwdrums

3 жыл бұрын

Collector's. There is no higher line. Collector's, Jazz and Classics Series' are all custom made drums.

John Good ....a true 🌳 treehugger!😉

I can't afford a whole dw collector kit. But I wanted to ask if you can make me a customized snare ????

Drummers around the world certainly do appreciate it...wether they can afford it may be another matter I'm afraid. Nice concept though.

I wonder if they will make steel and cherry shells some day

@dwdrums

2 жыл бұрын

Steel Cherry Hybrid?

@carlosleiva2825

2 жыл бұрын

@@dwdrums correct I wonder if that makes sense, a steel core, super rigid and mahogany or cherry outer plies

drums need projection, tone, and volumn to make it perceive that its deep to the audience. if a drum sounds so deep behind the kit it will sound boxy to the audience.

I now own a DW purple heart kit an I absolutely love them amazing bottom

How about PurpleCore Bubinga?

Where are my purple core drumsticks?!

How about making the machined double bass drum pedal for lefty drummers as your next project.... It’s only been 6 years since release and still lefty drummers are still left out....I have been inquiring every couple months since then and get the same response....

Mother nature : *leave those trees alone!!!*

Peltogyne purpurea🗿

Sound boingy

Please forward a kit to me and I will offer my honest opinion at no charge.

Great drums, great sound and look. I just hate to see the masks.

@dwdrums

3 жыл бұрын

Safety above all! 🥁

@mrsayang

3 жыл бұрын

@@dwdrums yeah I know, just saying that I am not a fan of masks 😷 at all. But again, your drums are amazing

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South America? The rain forest..... i hope not!! Make drums from fast groving wood´s instead. Maple, birch and beech. Ok?

I love DW. I do. But John Good consistently comes across as an ol' horn blowing gas bag from way back. He'd take credit for inventing the drum stick if he could.

@vegadeth

3 жыл бұрын

He gives credit where credit is due. He even said he loves Gretsch drums way before DW was manufacturing Gretsch drums

@ryanspeed4671

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know John personally, but all the videos and interviews I've seen over the years I don't get that. He seems to be down to earth & easy going.

@dwdrums

2 жыл бұрын

😎

@glengamble526

2 жыл бұрын

I think John just shows passion for what he believes in. A positive attitude…something you could learn from, actually.

Maybe the most overrated drums in history imo. One example - Neil's kits compared to almost anything he played previously. I'd love to hear what someone would say is the ultimate DW sound.