Hendrix Drums are an American owned and operated boutique drum manufacturing company. They specialise and are known for their flagship Archetype Stave Series line of drums which are hand built solid stave drum kits and snare drums. Hendrix Drums are played by some of the most respected and well known drummers around the world including the late great John Blackwell and Johnny Rabb.

Archetype Walnut Stave Drum Kit

Here we have one of the flagship drum kits from the Archetype Series. This kit has been made from Walnut and features a natural satin finish.

From the raw lumber to the finished product, each drum is meticulously hand crafted at the Hendrix Drums custom workshop. One set of hands builds, finishes, edges, drills, assembles, and tunes up every drum that leaves the shop.

Ultra Thin Solid Stave Shells

The combination of shells made from solid wood in its natural unaltered state coupled with an extra thin shell wall produces unhindered pure wood tones, an extra wide tuning range, faster tonal response to light playing, a naturally low fundamental note, and incredible projection. 

Solid Aluminum Chrome Lugs

Hendrix Drums proprietary 'HD lug' is a small single point lug. The lug body is machined from solid aluminum, as opposed to being cast from steel as most lugs are. The idea behind this lug design was to create a lug that would cause as little hindrance to the shells' resonance as possible. The solid aluminum body allows vibrations to pass through the lugs very easily, resulting in an overall more resonant drum. They are also very light weight and only require one small hole to be drilled into the shell for mounting, which further aids in allowing the drum to resonate. Each lug is plated with decorative chrome that looks great and adds protection to the aluminum body. Lastly, the threaded insert floats in the lug body allowing it to be adjusted toward or away from the shell while remaining parallel to the shell body. This ensures perfect tension rod alignment regardless of head seating.

Satin Finish

Hendrix Drums offer Mirror Gloss and Satin Finish choices. The Satin offered on this kit gives the drums a classy vintage vibe and is also not made with traditional lacquer. It is made from a much more durable finishing product, that remains a company secret!

Progressive Bearing Edges

The shape of the bearing edge plays a large role in the sound of each drum. Hendrix Drums alter the shape or the bearing edge according to the size and function of each drum. By doing this they are able to get the optimum sound from each type of drum. The Archetype snare drums are piercing and open, the toms are projecting, cutting, and full, and the kick drums are thunderous and punchy.

Hendrix Snares are cut with 30 degree edges, Toms and Floors utilise a 45 degree round over edge whilst Bass Drums have a fully rounded edge.

S-Hoops

Every Archetype drum is equipped with the S-Hoop on the top and bottom. S-Hoops bring the best aspects of flanged hoops and die-cast hoops together. They are rolled steel, like flanged hoops, so they are naturally resonant and allow the drum to remain very open and full bodied. They are also rigid like a die-cast hoop, so they generate loud cracking rim shots and cross sticks, without weighing down and choking the drum like a die-cast hoops tend to do.

Sleeved Washers

Sleeved Washers are a Hendrix Drums product that have exploded in popularity. They may be small but they make a big difference. They eliminate all metal on metal contact between the hoop and tension rods, produce smoother and more accurate tuning, enable lower tuning without any "rod rattle", protect the chrome on hoops and rods, and reduce backing out of tension rods so the drums stay in tune for longer. Sleeved Washers come as standard on all Archetype Series drums.

• 10 x 8 & 12 x 9 Toms with 45 degree round over edges & Rims Mounting System Fitted
• 16 x 16 Floor Tom with 45 degree round over edges
• 22 x 18 Bass Drum with fully round bearing edges
• Thin Walnut Stave Shell Construction
• Hendrix secret formula Satin Finish
• S-Hoops fitted throughout the kit
• Solid Aluminium Chrome Lugs
• Hendrix Design Sleeved Washers fitted throughout
• Evans Drum Heads fitted throughout
• Hand Built at the Hendrix Workshop in the USA