DW Drums PDP Pacific CX Series

Maple shells, 22", 10, 12 14" toms, 14" snare.
Complete with hardware.
Blue onyx wrap finish.
Remo ambassador coated heads, original reso heads.

Lots of attack and great sound for so cheap drums. Warm tone with the ambassador heads, mid tone.

Now I'm playing rock so I try to kill the overtones.

Can tune the drums from mid to high pitched, not so super good in the low but very good mid tone.

Good at gigging. Had a few gigs with it and sounds good live.
Wrap is good, no bad edges or anything.
Need some tuning, but nothing more than drums else.
When right tuned it has a good consistent tone.

Hardware is not as good as hoped. After a year some of the stands began to get loose and stuff. Not so good.

Sent a mail and got answerer the same day.

Good sound, if tuned right. Been playing for then years and this is the kit I use.
If it were stolen I think I would but the new PDP Platinum series in bugger sizes, 24, 13, 14, 16" and 14" snare or a vintage drum set as Ludwig, Slingerland, Gretsch or something.
Really like the tom stand mounting. Good.

The CX features all maple shells, STM Pro tom mounts, fast tom sizes, covered finishes, matching bass drum hoops. Availabe finishes Silver Sparkle, Black Onyx, White Onyx, Royal Onyx.

The Pacific CX is an great sounding kit. Tuned correctly and with the right heads it can compete with kits costing twice as much. You can expect the brighter attack of a maple kit with the CX series drums. An upgrade from the stock heads is recommended to unleash the potential of these drums. The early versions were made in Mexico and later in China. In my experience the Mexican versions seem to have better overall build quality and a lack of bearing edge issues. Newer Chinese kits can be inconsistent. I have experienced out of round drums and poorly done bearing edges as well as loose hardware on Chinese kits. Not all Chinese kits have these issues, but be aware of what you are buying and inspect all the drums thoroughly before purchasing them. My only real complaint is the stock snare drum. It is mediocre at best, however so are most snare drums included with a kit in this price range.

The cosmetics of these drums are good. The wrap is applied clean. The lugs, inserts and tension rods are good quality. There are no tuning issues with these drums as long as they left the factory with good bearing edges. The hardware is fine for moderate gigging. The tom mount is solid and so are any included cymbal stands. The bass drum legs are well designed and hold up to any abuse. The isolation tom mounts are excellent quality.

No problem here as they are very common and available at most major musical instrument retailers.

Overall the CX is an excellent value. I have been playing drums for over 20 years and wish sets like this were available at this price when I started out. I own a CX as my primary home playing kit but have gigged with it on occasion with a pearl rack setup. With a set of Evans heads it sounds like a much more expensive kit then what it is.