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This Kit Is Built to Travel





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The DW Design Series Frequent Flyer is a pro kit that travels easy. Though many portable sets can sound small in a band setting, the Frequent Flyer's narrow, full-sized shells pack the punch of a larger kit ? especially under close mics. The secret is a combination of HVLT and HVX maple shells, engineered to bring out the attack and harmonics of the kick, toms, snare, and DW's own lightweight shell hardware, which reduces mass for a big tone. Combined, these features add up to a portable kit that sounds great and plays naturally. For a dependable kit that packs up light, drummers at Sweetwater recommend the DW Frequent Flyer.





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Many compact shell packs don't pack the impact we drummers crave ? especially the kick drum. But the DW Frequent Flyer includes a 20" bass drum with a 12" shell depth. DW chose this size as the best trade-off between tone and size, and we think you'll be impressed at the range and mighty low end of which it's capable.





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Impressive tone from DW's HVLT/HVX maple shells





Despite its compact size, you get impressive punch and tone from the Design Series Frequent Flyer shell pack. The secret is DW's HVLT (kick, toms) and HVX (snare) shell constructions, which use multiple plies of maple arranged with alternating grain orientations. By alternating the direction of the wood grains, shells are more rigid, enhancing projection and attack.





Better tuning with DW's True-Pitch tension rods





You'll have more control over your tuning with DW's True-Pitch tuning rods. These tension screws have 20% more threads than do standard rods, for greater accuracy and control.





DW Design Series Frequent Flyer 4-piece Drum Kit Features:


Compact drum kit with a big sound


Great for traveling performers


Impressive punch and tone from HVLT/HVX maple shells


Precise tuning thanks to True-Pitch tension rods


Shell sizes (depth x diameter): 8" x 12" tom, 11" x 14" floor tom, 12" x 20" bass drum, 5" x 14" snare