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When it comes to customizable, professional-sounding drums with patented Pearl panache, Sweetwater drummers will tell you it’s tough to beat the Session Studio Select series. Inspired by the company’s flagship Masterworks series of drums, the Session Studio Select gives you Pearl’s EvenPly-Six (5.4mm) birch/African mahogany shells with 60-degree bearing edges that emit dark and rich tone with every strike. The drums are mounted with Pearl’s OptiMount Suspension System, allowing them to resonate fully. RL10 (toms) and RL20 (kick drum) lugs plus 2.3mm triple-flanged Super Hoop II drum hoops hold your desired drum tones unwaveringly. Topped by Remo UT Pinstripe and UT Powerstroke 3 heads and available in multiple eye-catching colors, the Pearl Session Studio Select series is your dream drum set come true.





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Warm, rich tone with every strike





Pearl EvenPly-Six 5.4mm shells anchor the Session Studio Select series. These hybrid shells are created leveraging proprietary SST high-temperature hydraulic curing method, which begins with hand-selected premium birch and African mahogany. After milling each ply and bonding them with trademark overlapping scarf joints and Pearl’s exclusive AcoustiGlue, the shells are then subjected to 1,000 psi of hydraulic pressure at very high temperatures. Completed by a unique 60-degree bearing edge, the resulting tone is dark and complex. One listen, and you’ll immediately understand where the “studio” in “Session Studio Select” comes from ? these drums are practically pre-EQ’d!





Top-notch hardware





Each Session Studio Select kit comes with some of the best hardware that Pearl has to offer. The 4-point OptiMount Suspension System ensures that every tom resonates to its full potential. Pearl's 2.3mmm triple-flanged Super Hoop II drum hoops work in tandem with RL10 lugs to keep your toms' tuning locked in place, while RL20 lugs and D054 die-cast claw hooks do the same for your kick. Of course, there's more: Pearl added LB40 floor tom brackets plus R40 air suspension floor tom feet and SP30 bass drum spurs with spring-loaded retractable spikes. Simply put, the bang-for-your-buck rating of the Session Studio Select series is phenomenal.





Pick your configuration and color





Last but certainly not least, the Pearl Session Studio Select comes in a variety of configurations and gorgeous colors. Whether you’re a jazz drummer who prefers a smaller kit for more intimate venues or a rock drummer looking to shake the arena with every kick drum note, the Pearl Session Studio Select Series will have a configuration for your music and a color to match your artistry.





Snare drum, cymbals, and hardware are not included in this shell pack.


Pearl Session Studio Select Series 4-piece Shell Pack Features:


Inspired by Pearl’s flagship Masterworks line


Professional features at budget-friendly prices


EvenPly-Six (5.4mm) shells with premium, hand-selected tonewoods: 4 outer plies of birch and 2 inner plies of African mahogany


4-point OptiMount Suspension System enables your toms to resonate freely


2.3mm triple-flanged Super Hoop II drum hoops work with RL10 lugs to hold your toms’ tuning securely in pitch


RL20 lugs plus D054 die-cast claw hooks make sure your kick drum’s tone is rock-solid while SP30 bass drum spurs with spring-loaded retractable spikes keep it firmly in place


LB40 floor tom brackets plus R40 air suspension floor tom feet keep your floor toms secure and fully reverberant


Comes pre-tuned with Remo UT Pinstripe (toms) and Remo UT Powerstroke 3 (kick) batter heads


Available in a wide variety of configurations and eye-catching high-gloss and satin lacquer finishes or premium wraps from Delmar USA