Reviews and Testimonials

Welch has created a modern drum unlike anything else on the market...The tuning possibilities between snare, toms and bass drums are infinite and can be applied in seconds...The tonal quality of these drums, regardless of their pitch, is phenomenal; bell-clear, clean, with no unwanted variances from one part of the head to another...I simply can’t imagine a better set-up for studio operations... [Read the full review at www.wtsdrums/news.]

It sounds great. It looks beautiful and the tuning system makes everything so much easier. I know a lot of drummers who told me “I love drums so much but I HATE tuning them” But this set is also crazy because you can in different ways now hit the drum while doing a beat on it while changing the tone of it simultaneously that’s revolutionary... 5 stars hands down! If there were more stars than that I would rank higher.

WTS drums are truly extraordinary instruments, they sound incredible with every turn! They exude a little bit of the old civil war drums while being something totally new! I’ve used them on many sessions and they deliver strong every time!

Just like any other drummer, it took me YEARS to figure out how the heck to tune my drums and drumming on a poorly tuned kit can be nothing short of aggravating. This [WTS] system not only gives you the ability to tune the whole drum on the spot but also gives you an evenly tuned top and bottom head for a professional sound.

I play so many different genres of music [it] is really important to be able to quickly tune my drums and for them to stay in tune throughout the set. Welch Tuning System Drums are a perfect solution. I can tune my toms up to a higher pitch for some songs, then tune the toms really low for other songs with just a few turns of the tuning knob… WTS is the most innovative drum set on the market and has taken away the dreaded long-tuning process for me.

It was love at first sight, the concept of easily tuning, bending the tone, and playing the drums to the key signature...the [WTS Artistry Series] drums are musical, eye-catching, gorgeous, well-crafted...I can tell a lot of thought was put into creating this piece of art. Muah.

…these are the drums I’ve always wanted that I never thought could exist. A true 1-turn tuning system. Combine that functionality with a beautiful appearance and insane sound, and it’s unlike anything you’ve played.

As a producer, I’m blown away by the versatility and range of my WTS snare. It’s so easy to find the perfect tone and tuning for any song which makes it my first choice for recording.

I’ve been pursuing TONE in drums for years; experimenting with building my own snare drums and always seeking out new ways to get drums to do what they were meant to do and be. I’ve owned the following brands: STAR, TAMA(several sets), Yamaha Drums(several sets), AYOTTE Custom Drums(2 sets), ALLEGRA Snare Drums, YAMAHA and PEARL snare drums, LUDWIG Drums(sets and snare drums), a LOT of digital percussion/sets and more. I’m appreciating your attention to detail and craftsmanship! From the stainless steel pulleys, to the thin shells (that I LOVE), to the triple flanged hoops to let the drums have the wide tuning range and not shake the drums, to the brilliant finishes and polished parts/tuning key, to the logo and badge. Having been a drummer AND graphic designer, I can respect the attention to beauty in an instrument. Your product is superior to others…period.

You can take out an overtone with a 1/16 of a turn…that’s amazing... It’s got such a nice, warm tone to it... [WTS is] so nice for any room you are in, just real quick, you can get the sound of the room... And it’s beautiful. It’s not invasive looking, a lot of times people try to change up hardware it gets really bulky and overtakes the drum kit, but this is streamlined…it really is sexy.

You’ve never been able to get a kit sounding so good... I've seriously never seen anything that's so revolutionary... You can just in two cranks be like Neil Peart and then way back down to Bonham two songs later... It's so easy it's unbelievable. Take [the drums] out... and within minutes the whole [kit] is tuned up and sounds great and doesn't have any buzzes... You don't have to deal with finding that one thing that's screwing everything up...it solves all the headaches basically. Sign me up man, it's really really cool!

Never could I have thought of such an elegantly simple, beautiful thing.