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Play the drums quietly at home or in a practice room without. An accessible way to start your drumming education, the WHD Genesis Compact Drum Kit is a compact, four-piece drum set designed for simple, portable use. Thanks to the kit's smaller drum shell profiles, its easier to transport than a standard-size kit - keeping the weight down in favour of portability. Ideal for learners practising at home in a small room as well as gigging drummers with limited space in the back of their cars. Typically, this is a jazz-style configuration, but buskers will also appreciate how easily it can be transported.
The addition of the WHD practice cymbals and drum mesh heads is a perfect solution to drummers that need near-silent practice conditions, but still maintain the same feeling of a high-quality cymbals. The cymbals get their reduced noise properties from the drilled holes, giving less resonance than a standard cymbal, but with all the robustness and feel. In a contemporary nickel finish, these cymbals will allow you to play longer in to the night without upsetting the neighbours.
These are drums that produce rich, highly resonant sounds. Their 6-ply shells are made from the poplar wood. Known for providing boosted top-end and snappy projection, poplar is perfect for making your kit roar. You'll never want for focused and punchy drum sounds here. The multi-angle tom mount allows you to achieve the perfect position, catered to your playing preference. With a stunning, blue sparkle wrap finish, WHD's Compact Drum Kit imparts an eye-catching aesthetic that will accompany your performance. Our quiet practice drum kit, comes with all the necessary fittings you'll need to get your components in place: wing nuts, cymbal sleeves, a clutch and plenty of bushing.
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Play the drums your way. Start drumming on one of the most practical, accessible kits around. The WHD Genesis Series is perfect for players making a start with the instrument, as well as drummers looking for a highly portable option. With a small spatial footprint, the Genesis Compact Kit will fit nicely into any live setting or home practice space. Additionally, WHD's Genesis Drum Kits offer excellent features at low prices. The Compact Kit's 14" x 5" snare drum comes with a Remo UC batter head, while every shell includes 1.5mm, steel hoops - ensuring accurate tuning that you can rely on. Also worth a mention is the kit's eye-catching finish. The shells are wrapped in a stunning, blue sparkle PVC coating, adding extra allure to your performance.
Being a drummer on the move can be difficult. Vehicle load-ups with your bandmates can often descend into tedious gear Tetris. Thankfully, you'll have no problem fitting the WHD Genesis Compact Drum Kit into the back of a car! Even smaller hatchbacks. Look forward to gigs and tours with minimum logistical fuss. This kit is designed specifically for busy players who require portability. Focus on your playing and nothing else.
At 16" x 14", the Genesis Compact Kit's bass drum is the size of a typical floor tom, meaning the kit's overall footprint is much lesser than a standard configuration. But despite it's smaller design, the bass drum also comes with a raiser designed to increase sound projection and resonance. A complete bass drum experience, just from a shell that's almost half the size. As well as the raiser, the bass drum's spurs include memory locks - saving valuable time during repeat set-ups.
WHD's Compact Kit might comprise a smaller configuration and weight profile than a standard drum kit, but there's no compromise on its sonic power. The kit's poplar shells provide boosted top-end, tonal clarity and clear projection. In fact, the shallow profile shared by the floor tom and kick drum actually adds even more punch. These drums will excel in the jazz, fusion and pop genres. Whether it's onstage indoors our out, or on a busy busking street, your audience will enjoy these pleasing drum sounds in any setting.
The WHD range of practice cymbals and mesh drumheads have been designed to achieve a massive reduction in volume from traditional set ups. The benefits to this are endless: you can play quietly at home or in a practice room without the worry of upsetting those around you, and it doesn't subject your ears to extreme volumes every time you play, thus helping to preserve your hearing. The design is still authentic in terms of feel and response; the only difference is the lack of resonance and therefore volume.
Take your sound to the next level. Bringing together cutting-edge percussion design and premium quality components, WHD instruments are the discerning percussionist's choice. Each instrument is constructed to give you the best tone possible, so you can perform with maximum detail and expression, whatever style you play.