New Vintage Drums - DW Contemporary Classic Vs. Sonor Vintage Series

Two high end examples of New Vintage Drum Sets from DW and Sonor!

Drum Sets Used in this video:
DW Collectors Contemporary Classic 3pc Drum Set Pale Blue Oyster

Sonor Vintage 3pc Rock Drum Set Vintage California Blue w/Tom Mount

The Cymbals:
Sabian HHX Legacy Performance Cymbal Set - DCP Exclusive!

The Snares:
DW Collectors Knurled Bronze Snare Drum 14x5.5 Chrome Hardware

Sonor Phonic Reissue Beech Snare Drum 14x5.75 Rosewood

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[deanhamilton]

Sonor, hands down. Nice cymbals as well. I own a DW kit and I like it, but the more I research Sonor the more I think they may be the best sounding drums out there.

[traviswoodall]

I own this exact Sonor kit. I’ve never played a drum kit and said this before…it’s the only drum set I ever want to play again. I know that may sound absurd, since I own 4 kits and 16 snare drums. One of the kits I fully built, spec’d out and designed from finish to hardware and it sounds killer…but this Sonor kit is perfection and the snare and kick are the most effortless playing drums I own. Just an unbelievable drum kit and an honor to own a high end Sonor kit.

[DrummerGrrrl]

Okay, the Sonor kit kills the DW kit! LOL. Wow.

[jametz]

they both sounded good, heck, they're high end kits, but my God .... I get chills when I hear a Sonor ...wow!

[af]

14" depth bass drums are the business man. much more articulate and punchy without all the soul-less boom.

[mchlshanks]

Sonor hands down. Wow! Very pure tone and I know from owning a Hilite and playing other Sonor kits, how amazing the craftsmanship in all of the lines is. I want a new kit and I always come back to Sonor. They respond accurately to any drummer who plays them.

[elliem]

Omg those Sonors!!! They have them at my local music store and I used to go in and just stare at them!!

[tomhennessey]

Huge props to whoever tuned those drums!

[weschilton]

Man, those Sonor drums sound great! I still have a early 80s Sonorlite spalted birch 7x14 snare drum that I love.

[dave_sanderson]

Lucky enough to have just bagged a Sonor Vintage to go with my Phonic reissue (6.5) snare - so this video made me smile a lot. Loving your work guys, and honestly as biased as I may be, loving that Sonor kit so much!

[DMBCJ]

Sonor for me. They sounded killer. Dw tried but that kick on that sonor sounded sweet.

[thesneakygamer]

I have to admit the DW nailed the slow and thuddy vintage vibe. Probably not the most versatile, but they truly sound like a vintage mahogany kit. The Sonor however seems to really be the perfect marriage between vintage and modern. I feel like the sonor would be better just because you could get more out of it.

[tomkelsey]

Why don't you get the 'Drum Whisperer" to tell you how DW drums have glue that rings in a certain note?

[AJJohnMusic]

Just wanna say I always enjoy the way you guys review and compare products! Great stuff as always! Best wishes from Atlanta!

[dannycutchin]

the mixing got a lot better! This is awesome! Us drummers don’t have a lot of ways to test out these nice drums unless we drive a long ways, so these accurate comparisons are exactly what we need.

[michaell.]

Loved the Sonor's. Both kits sounded better in the lower tuning.

[jimmydunn]

Great video! Thanks for turning those snares off so we can hear those beautiful shells sing!!

[RAMusic]

Both are exquisite instruments, but I think I prefer the Sonor over the DW. There was a greater richness in tone for me. The BD was killer, fat, warm and tight. Sonor make incredible drums, well worth their price.

[manowire]

DW for the win in this head to head (for me)

[robertmcgowan]

The Sonor Vintage kit has the best drum sound to me, but the DW set is also very nice. I once owned a 1970 Slingerland kit so the DW sound is very similar to that. Should have kept those Slingerlands! Thanks for the demonstrations of those nice sets.
Bob McGowan