Pearl Drums 2008 Color Line Up DRUMS PEARL Reference RF AND PEARL PERCUSSION GENERAL CATALOG 2008 GENERAL CATALOG PERCUSSION AND PEARL No.100 No.102 No.103 No.109 No.126 No.128 Wine Red Natural Maple Piano Black Arctic White Emerald Mist Vintage Sunburst No.142 No.143 No.148 No.151 No.152 No.154 Rootbeer Fade Twilight Fade Emerald Fade Platinum Mist Antique Gold Midnight Fade Pearl No.155 No.165 No.193 No.194 No.195 No.197 Scarlet Fade Diamond Burst Purple Craze Granite Sparkle Crystal Rain Rhythm Blue Drums AND Pearl Percussion General Catalog No.198 No.302 No.330 No.331 No.332 No.333 Shimmer of Oz Inca Gold Burst Ivory Pearl Black Pearl Red Pearl Purple Metallic 2008 No.400 No.407 No.408 White Marine Pearl Red Glass Pewter Glass For more infomation on these or any Pearl product, visit your local authorized Pearl Dealer. You can also visit us on the World Wide Web Site www.pearldrum.com colors shown in this catalog are for representation only and may not be exactly the same as the original colors due to the printing processes involved. Products and specifications are subject to change without notice. Printed in USA ITEM #PGC804 www.pearldrum.com Masters Premium MMP/MRP Masters Premium BMP/BRP Masters MCX Dennis Chambers Omar Hakim Horacio Hernandez Robby Ameen Ricky Lawson Will Kennedy Terence Higgins Independent Independent Independent Independent Independent Independent Dirty Dozen Brass Band U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. No.100 No.101 No.102 No.103 No.109 No.114 No.100 No.101 No.103 No.109 No.112 No.259 No.363 Wine Red Walnut Lacquer Natural Maple Piano Black Arctic White Liquid Amber Wine Red Walnut Lacquer Piano Black Arctic White Natural Birch Chestnut Fade Black Sparkle Fade No.122 No.126 No.128 No.138 No.148 No.151 No.114 No.122 No.126 No.128 No.138 No.364 No.365 Black Mist Emerald Mist Vintage Sunburst Antique Sunburst Emerald Fade Platinum Mist Liquid Amber Black Mist Emerald Mist Vintage Sunburst Antique Sunburst Lime Sparkle Fade Orange Sparkle Fade Chad Smith Morgan Rose Vinnie Paul Eric Singer Jimmy DeGrasso Tico Torres Todd Sucherman Red Hot Chili Peppers Sevendust HellYeah KISS, Alice Cooper Ministry Bon Jovi Styx U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. No.152 No.153 No.154 No.156 No.160 No.165 No.148 No.151 No.152 No.154 No.156 No.406 No.407 Antique Gold Sunrise Fade Midnight Fade Purple Storm Silver Sparkle Diamond Burst Emerald Fade Platinum Mist Antique Gold Midnight Fade Purple Storm Bronze Glass Red Glass Joey Jordison Mike Wengren Wuv Kris Myers Matt McDonough David Buckner Sam Loeffler Slipknot Disturbed P.O.D. Umphrey’s McGee Mudvayne Independent Chevelle U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. No.166 No.168 No.291 No.292 No.331 No.332 No.160 No.165 No.166 No.168 No.291 No.409 Black Sparkle Ocean Sparkle Cranberry Fade Marine Blue Fade Black Pearl Red Pearl Silver Sparkle Diamond Burst Black Sparkle Ocean Sparkle Cranberry Fade Diamond Glitter No.333 No.400 No.401 No.402 No.403 No.404 No.331 No.332 No.333 No.400 No.401 Purple Metallic White Marine Pearl Royal Gold Abalone Red Onyx Amethyst Black Pearl Red Pearl Purple Metallic White Marine Pearl Royal Gold Ian Paice Adrian Erlandsson Matt Tong Gareth Brown Michael “Moose” Thomas Marthus “Mart” Skaroupka Gary Husband Deep Purple Nemhain, Needleye Bloc Party Lily Allen Bullet For My Valentine Cradle of Filth Independent UK UK UK UK UK UK UK No.406 No.407 No.408 No.402 No.403 No.404 No.406 No.407 No.408 Bronze Glass Red Glass Pewter Glass Abalone Red Onyx Amethyst Bronze Glass Red Glass Pewter Glass Vision VMX Vision VSX Forum FZ Mike Melancon Steven Sweet Stella Mongawa Kim Plainfield Van Williams Brad Pemberton Mike Dupke Emerson Drive Warrant Mink U.S.A. U.S.A. Ryan Adams WASP U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. No.266 No.280 No.309 No.360 No.362 No.431 No.436 No.442 No.443 No.444 No.445 No.21 No.31 No.33 Terracotta Vintage Wine Glacier White Silver Sparkle Red Sparkle Strata Black Strata Red Black Sparkle Champagne Sparkle Orange Sparkle Strata Gold Smokey Chrome Jet Black Pure White Lacquer Lacquer Vision VBX Vision VX Jonas Ekdahl Lionel Cordew Raymond Bull Ty Stewart Steven Spence Andy Strachan Mitch Dorge EVERGREY U.S.A. Farber Drive Barenaked Ladies Black Tide The Living End Independent Sweden U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. Australia Canada No.85 No.91 Zenith Gold Red Wine No.330 No.232 No.234 No.235 No.236 No.31 No.42 No.43 No.54 No.84 No.91 Pearl Drums Clear Birch Ruby Fade Black Ice Concord Fade Orange Zest Jet Black Ivory RB Blue Metallic Orange Olive Green Red Wine 2008 Daniel Erlandsson Jan Axel Blomberg Jaska Juhana Karlsson Jussi 69 Arch Enemy Dimmu Borgir, Mayhem Children of Bodom Amoral The 69 Eyes Sweden Norway Finland Finland Shane Gaalaas Mike Mangini Shane Gaalaas Virgil Donati Jessie Caraballo Steve Houghton Billy Hart Kenwood Dennard Cosmosquad, Diesel Machine Independent Cosmosquad, Diesel Machine Planet X, Virgil Donati Band Mark Anthony Independent Independent Just Advance U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A U.S.A. U.S.A. Todd Sucherman Ben Smith Rich Beddoe Dave DiCenso Rodney Howard Michael Cartellone John Humphrey Tommy Campbell Styx Heart Finger Eleven Independent Avril Lavigne Lynyrd Skynyrd Seether Independent U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. Sam Loeffler Johnny Kelly Craig Nunenmacher Criz Barry Kerch Gene Hoglan Brian Young Gene Jackson Chevelle Type O Negative Black Label Society Lacuna Coil Shinedown Strapping Young Lad Fountains of Wayne Independent U.S.A. U.S.A.. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. Gary Husband Ray Fean Flo Mounier Nate Morton Anthony Johnson Ryan Richards Cody Hanson Matt Abts Independent Celtic Woman Cryptopsy ROCKSTAR, Paul Stanley Bonnie Pink Funeral for a Friend Hinder Gov’t Mule UK Ireland Canada U.S.A. U.S.A. UK U.S.A. U.S.A. Mike Dupke Sean Rickman Steve Gillis Jack Irons Jonathan Mover Chad Gracey Yonrico Scott Clarence Penn WASP Dapp Theory Independent Inependent Independent Live Derek Trucks Band Makoto Ozone U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. Mitch Dorge Rick Gratton Dani Löble Igor Cavalera Rudy Sanchez Rosa Avila Jon Fariss Torry Castellano Independent Independent Helloween Independent Independent Andy Williams INXS The Donnas Canada Canada Germany Brazil Mexico Mexico Australia U.S.A. Jussi 69 Grant Collins Michael Barker Munetaka Higuchi Hiro Tsunoda Shuichi “Ponta” Murakami The 69 Eyes Independent The John Butler Trio Loudness Independent Independent Finland Australia Australia Japan Japan Japan 1 A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE Post-war Japan was a time for reconstruction, but it reputation as a top global brand of drums. was also a time for new influences, such as Jazz and In 1981, Pearl introduced The Blues Flavor with 100% American-style music education. This created a new Birch shells, followed by the ground-breaking CZX kit generation of musicians who needed affordable musi- in 1988 with 8 ply 10mm and 10 ply 12.5mm thick 100% cal instruments which, at that time, were in scarce sup- Maple shells to satisfy the demands of studio drummers ply. Recognizing this need, Katsumi Yanagisawa started who were seeking the massive sound that only The CZX Pearl in a small factory with less than 300 sq. ft. and 2 could produce. employees in Sumida, Tokyo on April 2, 1946. In the 90’s, as digital technology attained sound repro- By 1953 Pearl was producing basic drumsets, marching duction with accuracy never before possible, drum- drums, concert drums, timpani, Latin percussion instru- mers sought more traditional, natural sounds from their ments, cymbals stands and accessories for the Japa- drums. Always responsive, Pearl met this demand with nese domestic market. The company had 30 employees The Classic Maple shell, with thinner Maple shells with at this time, and was enjoying rapid growth. reinforcement rings for a full-bodied, natural sound, ideal In 1957, Mitsuo Yanagisawa, Katsumi’s son, joined the for recording. This was closely followed by The Masters company and immediately formed an international ex- series, with Maple, Birch and African Mahogany shells port division to meet the growing demand from other for the broadest spectrum of sounds available to fulfill countries, including the U.S. the needs of drummers of every musical genre. In 1961, with the popularity of rock and roll and the de- In 1999, Pearl introduced Masterworks, Pearl’s com- mand for drums increasing, Pearl purchased 43,000 sq. pletely custom, 100% handmade drums. With Master- ft. of land in Chiba and built a 15,000 sq. ft. factory to works, the player for the first time had total freedom to meet this demand.