It's like the best Samuri meeting his blacksmith for the first time. Both are masters in what they do. But one can't do the other. But need each other, and have the utmost admiration for there fellow bond.

Thomas does the best drum demonstrations I've ever heard. He knows how to let you hear what the whole kit can do.

For anyone who plays guitar and drums will understand that John is the Paul Reed Smith of the drum world.

We are happy to hear you enjoyed and thanks for watching! Full specifications below! 7x8 X shell 8x10 VLT 9x12 VLT 12x14 X Floor Tom 14x16 VLX Floor Tom 18x22 VLX Bass drum 5.5x14 VLT Snare

Thanks for asking! With Maple/Mahogany shells the core plies are Maple and the very inner and outer plies are Mahogany. Look below for the exact specs on this kit! 7x8 - 8 ply 8x10 - 9 ply 9x12 - 9 ply 12x14(legs) - 9 ply 14x16(legs) - 9 ply 18x22 Bass Drum - 10 ply 5.5x14 Snare - 12 Ply

I love john's excitement for making drums. I'm not even a drummer but I love watching these videos! Thanks DW!

he is truly obsessed with drum making, and we love him to pieces for it. He'll never stop experimenting, no matter how confusing it gets.

I have a Collectors Series Custom Lacquer kit that I purchased in 2001 as my "holy Grail" kit. It cost an arm and a leg, but I sincerely don't regret the purchase. It's the best sounding and playing kit I've ever been behind. I've played a lot of really good kits over the past 35-ish years of playing, and I'm still glad I purchased a DW kit. Their drums truly are second to none IMHO. John and Thomas... thanks for demo of these unique kits!

Thank God for John Good and all of the DW crew, I own a 2008 Collector's Series Kit and still to this day when I walk up to my kit weather it's on stage or at the rehearsal space....I get excited because I know what I'm about to experience...and that is sheer drum ecstasy!!!

This is a pretty informative video - LOVE Thomas Lang's playing (10:15, 23:00, 29:00). Huge inspiration.

We are so happy to hear you are hearing the differences! This is the point! We will keep going on into the future! Thanks!

We couldn't agree with you more. Such a pleasure to work for people (John and Don included) who are so genuinely passionate about what they do. They live and breath drums and although it seems inevitable, we're glad it shows through. No need to call you names, we love your enthusiasm :) Looks like you answered your other comment. Just to be clear, we absolutely offer many different wood options other than maple. All-Cherry, All-Birch, Classics (poplar/mahogany), Bamboo/Birch (Eco-X), & more

Thanks for sharing your story with us! We are very happy to have you a part of the DW family! John is very appreciate of you playing DW!!

Those drums sound amazingly well tuned. Hats off to whoever did that!

We love you too and we're glad you asked! Before John Good made drums, he was a drum tech for some of the most famous drummers in the world. He became obsessed with what made some kits sound better than others. Bearing edges were a big culprit, and he would re-edge his drummers kits, but when he had those shells without hardware on them, he tapped them and realized that in many cases, a larger drum would have a higher fundamental pitch than the smaller ones in the kit...

the 1st kit was my fav, so deep and warm, the 8 inch tom sounded the best out of them all, just beautiful,, ps, john good is a class act :)

John is such a down to earth man and I will never forget meeting him and sharing the same passion for fine wood and cutting edge drums and hardware

Glad to hear that. We enjoy making these longer videos and we're thrilled to see that most people enjoy them all the way through. We'll keep it coming!

These guys have sold me DW drums. I just wish that I could afford them.

John and Don are so passionate and excited about sharing there experience in making the worlds greatest drums. It is a pleasure to watch and learn from there videos. Thank you for taking the time to make these video clips.

Beautiful shells and great playing Mr. Lang

Videos like this are why I love DW. No other company gives as much info on how and why they make their drums the way they do. DW makes it easy to understand the differences between shell orientations and the woods that are used. Plus DW's sound great and their hardware is top notch. That's why I'll be picking up my new collectors ssc kit today!

I have a set of Design series...and yes...I know they're not the Collector's...but they have the HVLT shells and I've been absolutely stunned by how awesome they sound. You do get a massive sound out of the drums...even the little 8" tom I've got...thanks guys!

What an absolutely beautiful rendition to the instrument. Everything is great here.

Love that DW and John Good did this video with Thomas Lang...they could not have picked a better drummer to demonstrate these kits. I especially love this particular video because of the demo on the Cherry kit. I just got my custom order DW Collectors Cherry kit, only instead of 3 rack and 2 floor toms, I have 2 rack and 3 floor toms. They sound as fabulous as the ones here. Thanks, DW!

WOW every time I here him play I say that was his best clip yet and then I hear another it’s unreal and you can see johns love and enthusiasm about designing drums I personally own PDP not quite DW but someday

His freestyle is very technical and flows so well....

Wow! Match made in heaven. The best drummer and the best drum designer in the world combined to make the best drum demo on the greatest name in drums. Maple/Mahogany is the undisputed king of wood drum sound. A very well thought out demo on the current technology used today in DW drum making. A work of art and Thomas Lang only proves the end result. I love my Candy Yellow over Giant Quilt Sapele.

Thank you Dw for making such beautiful drums, you always put a smile on my face, and I finally just got my first Dw kit, Its a Performance, im proud to play this amazing companies drums, and hardware!

These are by far the most beautiful sounding drums my ears have ever heard... I'm sold...

Hey. Glad I stumbled across this. I'm 50. I've owned virtually every drum kit my lifetime. Year and half ago I bought a DW jazz kit 18/12/14 w/ matching snare and I have not looked at or thought about another drum kit. Not once. The DW Jazz line is as close as you can get to the vintage Blue Note sound. The tuning range is broad and the drums just sing. Finally I have a true musical instrument.

Great stuff! I can't say I heard a huge difference between the first two kits but when John thumped that cherry shell the walls started shaking in my house! My Goodness! I really like these videos and I think you're way ahead of the competition in regards to sharing your manufacturing philosophies and processes! Keep up the great work.

This is so amazing that John understands the tone interval between an 8" & 10" to a 12" and beyond. I have always hated tuning those two smaller size toms in comparison to the others because you have to tune them down lower to get the tone right. The fact that he's willing to share with the world and amongst all DW's competitors says how confident he is and the vast knowledge he has when it comes to making drum shells. What a master of his art!

You're welcome, and I thank all of you at DW for being there!

Passion and love for music, the relationship of the coatings with the sound, all involvement to achieve this, all very true, it showed me. Were 30 minutes video the most inspiring I've ever watched. Congratulations!

Thomas lang is an amazing drummer. Honestly he would make any kit sound great. Its nice to see john so exited about their products. I think people like john are the reason dw make such great instruments. Nice informative video

I'm from Brazil, and I'm absolutely in love with DW drums. Mr. John is a genius, Thomas Lang is a monster that I love too. My dream to the future is to own a blue DW kit. I have watched to the video of the tour in the factory, it's amazing. DW 's the greatest of the world.

We love him, too! He passion comes through and it's pure! He's an honest scientist of wood!

Man I could hear the difference between each kit! I love this video. John Good thanks for being so dag-on detail! "Let the drums breathe!"

This is Outrageous...So informative! Thank you and greetings to John wood & Thomas Lang. I am soo in the right era with this guys!.. It sounds Amazing!

glad to have ya :) There's are some great drums out there, but we will never stop striving to make the best and most custom.

Thanks! Glad you are loving it. You have the sizes correct but the shell configurations are a HVLT (Vertical Low Timbre™ with a horizontal outer ply).

You are welcome! So happy the explanation came through for you!

Always loved DW drums, and I always will! You guys are amazing! :D

We will be here when you are ready! Thanks!

Wow! You guys handle some good research! Nothing's more helpful when you can see/hear the real difference between all these things. Cool!

Viva Brazil! Thanks for your kind words and thanks for watching!

Glad you are liking it! Thanks so much!

John's attitude and dedication is one of the main reasons I just ordered a DW drum set. I'm back playing after an extended break and I want good quality drums at a fair price. I'm thinking I made the right choice. Am very excited and hope my kit will be delivered within the week. Thanks John for all you do.

SSC Is my favorite right now. DW is by far my favorite drum company! One day i will have a DW kit! One day! Thank you DW for doing what you do i love you guys!

John is such great teacher, too. I feel like I'm at the DW University lecture by Professor Good.

Nice to see how the work is done on the drum shells, im a cymbalholic and not so long ago i've became intrested on how drum shells are made and how the diferent . DW by far has the best shell options and a awesome sound. Im huge fan for a long time and that won't change. Some day i will be a proud owner of a DW SSC kit with a 14" x 8" Colectors series Black nickel over Brass snare. The best metal snare sound i've ever listen thank you for making such awesome drums.

Awesome thanks! We are very happy that you are liking the sound of the drums here. :)

All three of these kits look and sound the best!

Awesome feedback thanks! Thanks for watching!

Thanks for your feedback! We'll be here when you are ready!

Our fans and customers are the amazing people! thanks so much though!

Wow!----I wish I could afford such amazing instruments!!---truly amazing.

Much love to you and your drumming Master Lang.

Definitely could hear the different tones and can’t wait to make my next kit a DW! That was a fascinating video!!

John Good is the research! We are very happy your found this useful! There's never enough info about shell making with JG inventing new shell making all the time!

John Good is the Les Paul of drums. I switched to DW almost a year ago and I honestly wish I had made the change sooner. I used a set of 5000 DBP for almost 20 years before I had to replace them. Soon after getting the 9000 DBP I decided to get a set of DW drums. Then soon after that I upgraded all of my hardware with the 9000 series. I am so much happier with my drum sound and set up. Thank you, John!

They do know for sure! We are lucky to have them!

These really are amazing sounding drums. As an audio engineer, I always know that when I'm working with a drummer who uses DW Collector's that my life will be that much easier. I also really hope that the next kind of wood that John implement's into DW's Collector's line is Bubinga! The knowledge about wood and drum shell's that John Good has would make for some amazing Bubinga Collector's!!

We love you, too! Thanks so much for choosing the Performance series! We do not currently offer a 10x13 tom but you can definitely check with your local dealer on the pricing for an add on 18x22 bass drum. Sorry for any inconvenience.

One of the best drummer in the world with the best lover and expert in making drums.. i can feel the vibe from here..thanks for share

Unbelievable technique of drum shells making!!! Great innovation! 👍👍

Great video John Good explains everything so well!!!

This is actually so interesting. I didn't know just how much the construction of the shells plays a part in the sound. I love drums :D!

Thanks so much for your honest feedback! We are happy that you have trusted our judgement on shell making. We are ready to make you a kit when you are ready for one!

We appreciate your enthusiasm!

I wish that a guitar company could broadcast those "webinars" (or something similar). This is so informative and absolutely awesome to see how wood works in order to get great tones and to hear the difference between grains etc.

Another reason to be proud of my great state Michigan!!

When Thomas started playing the first, i found it amazing how really noticeable the interval between the 8" and 10" was in that it was definitely a smaller interval than i am used to hearing. It's almost like that's how it is supposed to sound

And we will always love you, too! Thanks so much!

The middle kit wins hands down for me. What a sound!! Excellent film. Thank you. All the best.

Even though this video is very long, its so interesting to watch! so please continue to post videos like this!

Great conversation! The M/M's will have a smaller amount of sustain which in a lot of cases engineers appreciate in a recording situation. Although the SSC will have a shorter amount sustain because of the lower tones compared to our standard maple. Both kits are all round performers for sure! Now it's just up to you!

Fantastic drums John Good is a genius Cant wait to see what comes out next

It's always satisfying when you become closer to understand what exactly you want from the drums and kit in general and how to achieve it. I bet you had experienced a lot of cases "i want don't know what and don't know how" :) So you're damn right - There's never enough info :) Once again thank you for this video - now we know more about how it works!

WOW~! Huge Informative Webinar for me right there ... A Couple of Good Guys Too~! now the weird part > Me, lol ... Guitar player since 81 Intrigued , or obsessed with The Big Dawgs / Player's in Rock , Neal~ Alex & so forth oh, Nickko too ... alot of not so well know Bad ass'es out there too...I Knew Nothing of Horiz~Vert~X grain before this. John Good has put undeniable thought in too these shell (1st Kit all me,lol) configurations ... My first introduction to "Thomas lang" already looking him up on youtube...Fellow union Iron worker out here in the Bay Area & serious about music or finally able to relate too Another Musician on the job Site, brought in his smallest baby Tom to show me in the Parking lot "DW" stating 9~10~11 piece kit i forget, that every shell looked like the one he showed me. I knew of "DW" & no one forced it on me but i started to feel feel as If "DW" leading the way now, seeing who's been playing them the last 15yrs. then my Job site friend said some thing real Intriguing about "DW' using Logs in Lake Michigan over 100yrs OLD~? ... incredible how some one could think to use those, Preserved.

Future projects are implemented and installed every day but the sound world. For these questions give an optimal result for this great passion famous construction of drums. I love them.

These are hopefully the last set i own . Im saving for them now. These are every drummers dream. . Ive never had the opportunity to own a real high end kit these are my dream. God bless dw.

What an amazing sounding woods.

Thanks! We can't wait to make you a kit!

Excellent video ! Great idea ... It's so interesting to see , hear and understand all the stuff ;)

Favourite : Cherry 2nd Favourite: Maple Mahogany 3rd Favourite: Maple

This is why I love DW so much! Some day I will be endorsed by you guys :)

Good enough! Thanks for chiming in!

The sound is simply Incredible!

Thank the Big Guy for you our fine customer! We are very happy to hear your kit is going well for you!

Just wow. That cherry kit is beautiful. I'm a starting drummer myself and in a starting up band. If we end up going somewhere and I need some drums I'm going to DW first and if I get endorsed I will have to get a cherry kit

Beautiful!

Nice ear bud choice! Thanks for your kind feedback!

We hear you! Until then we hope what we have up will help clear up any questions about why the drums sound the way they do!

The mahogany set is so beautiful.. Love that wood!

Thank you! Great question. The default SSC for our new All-Cherry shells is HVLT, as is the kit in this video. That said, we stand by our Custom mantra allowing any SSC to be special-ordered, just like you see in the Mick Fleetwood "The Cherry Picked" video ( v=HsW8uVnYCmQ )

thanks! we've considered such things, but that's a whole industry we're not ready to dive into just yet. But we have heard that the Super Solid snare has concert/symphony level sensitivity.

absolutely! When john taps those raw shells into that Blue mic....WOW. Sounds like a full octave range can be achieved by simply manipulating the grain orientation.

John is Awesome! I love the passion he has!