Hendrix Drums are an American owned and operated boutique drum manufacturing company. They specialise and are known for their custom made drum kits and snare drums and for innovations like their sleeved washers. 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.

HD Birch Series Drum Kit

When Hendrix told us about the HD Birch kit we got really excited. Not only is it a really durable set built from premium materials. It also comes in a great range of configurations. The one we have here is the 5 piece with classic 2 up 2 down configuration, we love that the rack toms are standard depths, the floors a square and the bass drum on this one is a 22 x 18.

The HD Birch series brings the classic sound of Birch to the HD drum range. The shells are a thin 6 ply construction. The kit produces a warm mid range tone with great stick definition and enhanced low frequencies. Birch is always a welcome shell in the recording studio, live engineers love it too because Birch is slightly quieter than some other woods making it easier to close mic. That said this kit will be equally comfy in live settings and certainly has a great look for playing out with.   

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.

Gloss Finish

The HD Birch has a Black Burst high gloss finish which is finished to Hendrix's exacting standards for a super high sheen.

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 7 & 12 x 8 Toms both fitted with RIMS suspension mounts
• 14 x 14 & 16 x 16 Floor Toms
• 22 x 18 Bass Drum Un-Drilled
• Thin Birch 6 ply Shells
• High Gloss Black Burst Lacquer Finish
• 2.3mm Triple Flanged Hoops
• Solid Aluminium Chrome Lugs
• Maximum resonance floor tom legs with 90 degree bends and floating rubber feet
• Hendrix Design Sleeved Washers fitted throughout
• Hendrix Branded Drum Heads fitted throughout
• Hand Built at the Hendrix Workshop in the USA