DW Drums
DW (Drum Workshop) is a drum kit and hardware maker from Oxnard, California. Founded in 1972, DW has become renowned as a leader in everything acoustic drums.
DW in the Rig Vault
🥁 79 items documented👤 played by 31 drummers
Real setups documented piece by piece in the Rig Vault — every item links to who plays it, reader reviews and where to buy.
Drummers who play DW
Travis Barker
15 DW itemsZak Starkey
15 DW itemsTerry Bozzio
12 DW itemsTony Royster Jr.
9 DW itemsChad Smith
7 DW itemsScott Travis
7 DW itemsTommy Lee
6 DW itemsNeil Peart
5 DW itemsChris Slade
4 DW itemsChris Turner
4 DW itemsDave Grohl
4 DW itemsEric Moore
4 DW itemsMatt Garstka
4 DW itemsTaylor Hawkins
4 DW itemsAaron Spears
2 DW itemsCody Ash
2 DW itemsGregg Bissonette
2 DW itemsII
2 DW itemsJosh Dun
2 DW itemsMark Guiliana
2 DW itemsMatt Cameron
2 DW itemsPaulina Villarreal
2 DW itemsQueen Cora Coleman
2 DW itemsZackGrooves
2 DW itemsAnderson .Paak
1 DW itemAquiles Priester
1 DW itemArin Ilejay
1 DW itemLuke Holland
1 DW itemNate Smith
1 DW itemThomas Lang
1 DW itemTré Cool
1 DW item
Most played DW gear
DW signature artist gear
Gear built with (and for) the artists who play it.
Every DW item in the vault
Collector's Series× 21read the Collector's Series guide →
- DW 14" Collector's Series snare1
- DW 14"x5.5" Collector's Edge snare1
- DW 14"x5.5" Collector's snare1
- DW 14"x6.5" Collector's Bell Brass snare2
- DW Collector's Series 10"x8" tom1
- DW Collector's Series 12"x9" tom1
- DW Collector's Series 13"x5" maple snare1
- DW Collector's Series 14"x6.5" metal snare1
- DW Collector's Series 14"x6.5" stainless steel snare1
- DW Collector's Series 15"x13" floor tom1
- DW Collector's Series 18"x14" floor tom1
- DW Collector's Series 22"x18" bass drum1
- DW Collector's Series acrylic kit1
- DW Collector's Series bass drums (x4)1
- DW Collector's Series custom kit2
- DW Collector's Series double-bass kit1
- DW Collector's Series kit8
- DW Collector's Series kit, chrome finish1
- DW Collector's Series maple kit5
- DW Collector's Series R40 kit1
- DW Collector's Series snare3
9000 Series× 10read the 9000 Series guide →
5000 Series× 3read the 5000 Series guide →
More DW× 45
- DW 10"x6" side snare1
- DW 12"x9" rack tom1
- DW 14" snare3
- DW 14"x12" left-side floor tom1
- DW 14"x6.5" black nickel over brass snare1
- DW 14"x6.5" Edge snare1
- DW 14"x6.5" snare2
- DW 15"x10" snare1
- DW 16"x14" floor tom1
- DW 16"x16" and 18"x16" floor toms1
- DW 18"x16" floor tom1
- DW 22"x18" bass drum1
- DW 5500 series hi-hat stand1
- DW 7000 series hardware1
- DW 8", 10", 12" and 14" rack toms1
- DW 9100M throne1
- DW 9500 hi-hat pedal1
- DW 9500 hi-hat pedals1
- DW acrylic snare1
- DW and PDP hardware1
- DW bass drum pedal1
- DW custom acrylic kit, red and blue1
- DW Custom red & white striped kit1
- DW Drums4
- DW Edge snare1
- DW floor toms1
- DW hardware3
- DW hardware and racks1
- DW hybrid shells1
- DW kit4
- DW kit, Broken Glass finish1
- DW kit, Gray Slate finish1
- DW kit, white with brass hardware1
- DW pedal1
- DW Pedals2
- DW Performance Series kit1
- DW piccolo toms (x5)1
- DW rack toms1
- DW Ratatoms1
- DW single pedal1
- DW snare3
- DW snare, mesh head1
- DW Terry Bozzio signature snare1
- DW toms (x10)1
- DW woofer drums (x2)1
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Explore DW Drums
DW Collector's Series
DW's flagship — the built-to-order maple, cherry and exotic kits behind half the rock rigs in the vault, and what makes a Collector's shell worth it.
DW 5000 Series
The workhorse pedal line that built DW's name — five decades of the 5000 under the world's working drummers, and how it stands against the 9000.
DW 9000 Series
DW's flagship hardware — the 9000 pedals and stands that anchor professional touring rigs, and the drummers in the Rig Vault who play them.
Latest DW news
News
DW Design Series Mapa Burl | Limited birch kit
DW's Design Series gets a limited Mapa Burl finish over 8-ply birch, in 6-piece and 4-piece shell packs plus a matching 6.5x14 snare.
All Our Buying Guides
Drum thrones | The seat matters more than the snare
How to choose a drum throne: the height rule that fixes back pain, round versus saddle seats, the thrones worth buying at every budget, and when to replace one.
Head to Head
Axis A21 vs DW 9000 | Direct drive or chain?
The direct-drive benchmark against the chain-drive default: footboard, cam, feel at speed, servicing, availability and price, with a verdict on every row.
News
Roland's New York store | Only US DW showroom
Roland's first standalone US shop opens in Manhattan this October, with the only dedicated DW showroom in America and a TR-808 exhibit at the door.
Latest in DW Drums
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DW Design Series | Premium DW Drums at an affordable cost
The DW Design Series puts American maple and acrylic shells, and DW's PurpleCore technology, at an intermediate price. Here is what you get for the money.
DW Drums
DW PurpleCore™ | Shell technology explained (2026)
DW's PurpleCore™ shells use a Purpleheart core for the lowest-pitched DW drums yet. How they work, how they sound and how to order one in 2026.
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