Introducing Reference One - The Reference Legacy Unleashed.
By leveraging specific woods, shell thicknesses, and bearing edges exactly where they are most sonically beneficial within a drum set, Pearl's Reference Series originated the modern hybrid drum concept.
Building upon this recipe and adding revolutionary enhancements in mounting and shell hardware, Pearl takes the hybrid drum concept to new, unprecedented heights.
Every element of each drum in the Reference One drum set's construction is fine-tuned to deliver optimal performance, from the wood type and thickness of each shell to the bearing edge.
Delivering the best elements from Pearl's historic Reference and Reference Pure Series drums, its reduced-thickness EvenPly shells are fitted with MasterCast Die-Cast hoops, for a radical combination sustain and attack.
This Reference One shell pack features a 10"x8" tom, 12"X9" tom, 16"x16" floor tom, and 22"x18" bass drum in Pearl's Custom Cherry Amber Fade Lacquer Finish, and includes the R2 Air Tom Suspension System for perfectly balanced tom mounting and high-yield tonal clarity.
Pearl Reference One 4-PC Shell Pack in #885 Cherry Amber Fade Custom Lacquer with R2 Air 12mm Vertical Tom Mount
Reference Recipe shells feature a custom combination of premium Maple, Birch, and Mahogany panels from Pearl's Masterworks Veneer Vault; individually configured for each drum in the set for optimum performance.
Tom toms include the R2 Air Tom Suspension system, which mounts each drum by four unique points for optimum tone and resonance at any angle.
All Reference One toms feature Mastercast Die-Cast Hoops for increased top-end projection.
Pearl's self-aligning Single Swivel STL100 Lugs w/Brass receiver inserts are fitted with SST Stainless Steel Tension Rods for optimum tuning.
Matching Maple Bass drum Hoops w/D054 Insulated Die-Cast Claw Hooks.
Remo USA Coated Ambassador Batter Heads, Clear Ambassador Resonant Heads, and Coated P3 Bass Drum Heads.
