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Peace Drums Paragon Maple Kit £799

With an attention-grabbing finish and all maple shells, Peace’s Paragon kit is an arresting sight and sound

The MusicRadar Team, Tue 23 Oct, 12:12 pm BST

Peace Paragon Maple Kit

If Peace had a motto it would be along the lines of ‘You’ve got to be seen to be heard’

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Manufacturer's description

Time is the essence of the art of drumming.In a relatively short amount of it, Peace has established itself as the cornerstone of quality and value in the drum industry. But the more we considered drums for the professional player, time was the key element in creating something truly unique. With this in mind, our master technicians studied the classics of the past to create our own vision of the future. Paragon Series All Maple Drums are a realization of that vision. Using only the finest Canadian Rock Maple, Paragon's shells are formed, treated, and finished by hand, one at a time. The inner shells and bearing edges are form finished and then sealed repeatedly. This process of evolution assures proper air flow and unrestricted vibration to the shell. But it is how this shell is set free to vibrate while mounted that sets Paragon above the rest. Paragon Series is the first to feature our new Lug Integrated Floating Tom Suspension -or L.I.F.T.S.- System (Patent Pending.) Re-thinking a classic in mounting technology, L.I.F.T.S. fuses our Crescent Tom Mount with the shaft of our new Deus two-way micro tube lug. By pulling the rubber-isolated contact points away from the tension rods, L.I.F.T.S not only assures less stress to crucial tuning points, but also makes changing heads while the tom is mounted a reality. Like other boutique drum kits in its class, Paragon gives the artist the freedom of choosing every component to form a totally personalized set-up (sizes 6" to 26".) But in the tradition of every set that bears the Peace name, Paragon keeps the player in control by presenting all these factors at a price that won't require a second mortgage.

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MusicRadar rating

3 of 5

Pros

It looks and sounds great, it’s reasonably priced.

Cons

A few small details could be improved.

The bottom line

There is much about this Peace kit that impresses. The sparkle lacquer looks fabulous and the sizes of the drums are spot on, and real effort has gone into creating a suitably powerful snare to complete the kit. The configuration of the kit, with only one rack tom works well - it's good to find a shell pack that suits the style of music intended. While a few details could be bettered, the kit delivers where it matters with considerable glee.

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Specification Show

Paragon Maple Kit

Price:
£799
Bass Drum Lugs:
10
Bass Drum Size:
22 x 18
Drum Kit Components:
1 x Bass Drum, 1 x Floor Tom, 1 x Snare, 1 x Tom
Drum Shell Material:
Canadian Rock Maple
Floor Tom Lugs:
10
Floor Tom Shell Ply:
9
Hoops Material:
Die-Cast
Manufacturer's Description:
Lug type: Deus two-way micro tubes. Available colours: atomic iceburn sparkle / atomic tangerine / atomic fireball sparkle. Heads: Remo Pinstripe batter heads.
Snare Lugs:
10
Snare Shell Ply:
9
Snare Size:
14 x 6.5
Tom Shell Ply:
9
Tom Size:
13 x 9
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