Pearl originally created the now legendary Export Series to deliver quality drums at an affordable price. Export spent the next 20 years as the number one selling drumset in the world. The lessons learned from this extraordinary success led Pearl to create a new series of drums that far exceeds the standard set by Export. Welcome to Pearl's Vision Series, the highest quality drums in their class, period.
Vision Birch VBX Introducing the all-new VBX, Pearl's most affordable 100% Birch shell pack. Birch has long been recognized for its focused, naturally EQ'd sound, ideal for both stage and studio. Pearl offers 9 standard VBX shell pack configurations, more than any other drum manufacturer. Vision Birch shell packs come standard with professional two ply heads, a Steel SensiTone snare drum, and award-winning 900 Series hardware. These incredible sounding drums are offered in 5 exclusive High-Gloss lacquer finishes.
100% select Birch shells
Birch drums feature boosted high frequencies, slightly reduced mids, and a good low end punch, ideal for live and recorded situations when you want extra presence and cut.
6/8 Shell Construction
6 plies in the rack tom shells and 8 plies in the floor tom and bass drum shells provide an amazingly balanced sound, unprecedented for this category.
Professional Two-ply Heads
Two ply heads are easier to tune, and deliver a full, powerful sound right out of the box. Vision is the only series in its category to be packaged with two ply heads.
- 100% Birch
- 6 ply 7.5mm Toms/ 8 ply 10mm Bass & Floor Tom
- Steel SensiTone Snare Drum w/ Chrome Finish
- Wood Bass Drum Hoops w/ Matching Finish
- Two-Ply Tom Batter Heads
- Perimeter EQ Bass Drum Heads w/ 3/5" Wide Rings
- Reference-Look Bridge Lugs w/ Rubber Gaskets
- Reference-Look Recessed BD Claws w/ Rubber Lining
- Bridge-Type Bass Bracket
- Uni-Lock Tom Holders
- I.S.S. Tom Mounting System
- Beautiful Super High-Gloss Lacquer Finishes
- Black Drum Hardware on #235 Concord Fade
Optimized Shell Configuration Based on the original formula, VSX and VX drumsets feature blended Birch Ply shells with 6/8 technology. Vision's combination of six-ply rack toms and eight-ply floor toms and bass drums deliver a dynamically balanced sound. The extra thickness in the floor toms and bass drums gives those drums the same projection as the higher frequency rack toms, resulting in the best sounding kit in its price range. SST Shell Design
Vision Series offers a sonically advanced recipe of strategically arranged plies of premium wood to maximize frequency response of every component. As with all Pearl drums, each shell is formed from our legendary SST construction process that uses extreme heat, Precision-cut scarf joints, our proprietary Acoustiglue and over 1000lbs of hydraulic pressure to create the ultimate acoustic air chamber.
The fundamental thought behind our Award-winning Reference Series is to optimize every component of your kit to respond to its full potential within the confines of its respective frequency range. This is achieved through the usage of premium wood composition and shell thickness via strategic variance in the type and amount of plies. This same spirit of innovation is now available to the emerging musician in the all new Vision Series.
