Can anyone tell me about their experience with DW – specifically your experience selecting and ordering drums? Did you order through a drum or music shop? How long did it take for the drums to arrive?
Im thinking about pulling the trigger on my dream kit in green glass.
I ordered mine around 1990 or so. I ordered through a once reputable but now now-defunct drum shop in Chicago. The shop went out of business before my drums were ready - long, ugly story. PM me and I'll supply details if you like. Note - the problem was with the particular drum shop - not DW. In fact DW was extremely helpful to me through all that.
I selected the drums, sizes, hardware, and finish ala carte. I was told it might take close to a year to get them. I received then drums a little sooner than that - about nine months later. Best drums I've ever played. . . and this is coming from a guy whose paycheck for seven years was signed by William F Ludwig Jr., and who later served as a Slingerland endorser.
They really are outstanding drums, hardware and service. Go for it.
