In 1999 Pearl introduced Masterworks, the industry’s first truly custom series of drums, where every aspect of the manufacturing process was completely custom, from the number of wood plies, the wood selections, the bearing edges, right down to the final finish. Each kit is as unique as a fingerprint. Over the years, through arduous tests, Masterworks taught us a great deal about drums and what makes the perfect shell. We applied the lessons learned from Masterworks in the development of the Reference Series.


To fully understand Reference drums you must accept the fact that the tonal characteristics of a rack tom are completely different than that of a bass drum, and to make these drums with the same composition would result in a compromise.

This is the mission behind Reference Series: To create a perfect sounding drum set where every drum is optimally engineered to produce the best sound possible within its respective tonal range and diameter… drum by drum by drum. Forget what you think you know about drums and take a closer look at Pearl’s Reference Recipe and the blending of its three task-specific components. For more information, please visit www.pearldrum.com.

Just Drums offers FREE SHIPPING to the lower 48 USA States on all drum sets. Unlike other online stores, we do NOT charge extra for shipping drumsets. For a real time stock check on available finishes and configurations, please call (804) 794-1667 or email us at info1@justdrumsonline.com.