When you get your Compact Nesting Kit and don't want to nest a snare, your floor tom can be deeper. Like this! 7x10, 12x14, 16x20; plied maple; satin wax.

​BERKETY -- BERP. It's hard to put into words just how awesome deep little (diameter) drums sound. Y'should getcha some! 9x6, 10x8; plied maple; satin wax.

​Another in the universe of experimenting with Bursts, this one features Dark Red to Cherry Red to Black on a Solid (1-ply) maple shell with black hardware. WOW! 6⅜x14; solid 1-ply maple; satin wax.

​SO many possibilities! This one features Chrome tubes on hammered brass with a swell strainer that swivels! 6½x14; hammered brass.

​"Off we go into the wild blue yonder..." I wonder how many times this'll get played on these great drums, now in the hands of the U.S. Air Force Band of Flight. 7x10, 9x13, 15x16, 4½x12; plied maple; satin wax.

​Rockin' a little thinner snare and a little deeper floor tom, this project shows another variation: DW cymbal arm, X-Hat, and upfiring pedal.  I've always wondered about these, so I grabbed some to see up close -- Wowzers! Besides their TechLock feature on their cymbal stands, there's a boatload of adjustments on their Hi-Hat arm, including their awesome Incremental Clutch where you can tap the arm of the clutch to tighten and loosen on the fly. Also, their upfiring bass drum pedal has SO MANY adjustments! We can finally get the pedal out on our right (or left if you're wired that way) so our bass foot isn't centered under the drum like other pedals. That's way better on your back if you're stand there for the gig for hours on end. Boom! 5x8, 6x10, 24x15, 4½x13; plied maple; satin wax.

​Just some good ol' Natural Maple Cocktail Goodness going on here.  Getcha Some! 5x8, 5x10, 24x15, 4½x13; plied maple; satin wax.

Another experiment, this time with a Black (touched with a little Yellow to pop it out)-burst-to-Dark Electric Violet. Wearing tube lugs to let the light shine on the glory, a maple 6½x14 sounds great anywhere! 6½x14; plied maple; satin wax.

​Yet another delicious Compact Nesting Kit configuration: the standard 4-pc where the toms nest into the bass and the 6½x14 snare gets its own case. 9x13, 14x16, 16x20, 6½x14; plied maple; satin wax.

​Big ol' concert toms flying over a big bass drum…delicious! 10x12, 11x13, 13x15, 14x16, 18x24; plied maple; satin wax. 6½x14; hammered bronze.