We’re not sure how well the inexpensive, standard PDP throw-offs will hold up to years of abuse compared to higher-end offerings. However, companies who design specialty snare drums (most notably higher-end series drums) tend to incorporate the use of a better-built snare release system in order to retain a longer life for this fragile and frequently used device. The throw-offs on these snares were very user-friendly to operate and adjust mechanically. These details represent characteristics that we have often seen with lower-end, steel-shelled drums. In addition, a few scratches or etches were present on all three shells. It appeared that slight areas of the rims were spaced noticeably further away from the edge of the drumheads than other areas, perhaps contributing to the overtone dilemma detailed in the Sound section of our review. We noticed that all three drums showed evidence of possible warped features in the roundness of the rims.
One extra observation to note was the condition of the drums themselves upon arrival. Each top head featured printed numbers in order to designate positioning of the head to each of the lugs of the drum. Pacific Drum incorporated the use of a PDP TB105 tom mount, similar to the standard DW tom mount, on each smaller drum to enable convenient mounting from an alternate stand (such as a hi-hat stand) rather than having to support it on a supplementary snare drum stand.Īdditionally, all three drums came outfitted with stock PDP snare heads on both sides of each drum: the tops contained a medium weight, coated, single ply head, while the bottoms contained a thin, clear, single ply snare-side head. Perhaps one of the more alluring features of the two side-snare drums is the addition of an optional tom-like mounting system. All drums contain standard 2.3 mm triple-flanged hoops with six lugs (for the side-snares) and eight lugs (for the standard snare) on both sides as well as the standard PDP side-to-side throw-off with tension adjustment. The shells themselves are a thin ply of rolled steel which has been chrome plated to bring out the mirrored, bright image of the body of each drum. Built on top of mirrored steel shells, the two tones positioned together on each drum really accentuate the image of the instrument. Within the various snare drum sizes in the 805 series, we reviewed three separate drums in the line: The 6x10” red hardware steel shell side-snare, the 6x10” black hardware steel shell side-snare and the standard 6x14” chrome hardware snare.īoth of the colored side-snares were quite appealing in design, containing powder-coated hardware (rims and lug casings) with a vibrant red or a striking black color.
Categoryģ.6 stars or better: Outstanding, WIHO AwardĢ stars or better: Suited to specific needs Although not considered a high-end series, this is a respectable line of drums for players at any technical level looking for an inexpensive add-on or secondary snare drum. 6x10”), Pacific Drum offers a modest range of assorted sizes and attractive colors for the consumer. 6x14”) to the trendy side-snare or “popcorn” sized snare drums (i.e. Ranging from standard sized snare drums (i.e.
The Pacific Drums & Percussion company (the value-priced division of Drum Workshop, or DW) has released the new 805 series of chrome-over-steel shelled snare drums for 2006.
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