The Mapex Saturn Shellset SR628XU Satin White is a professional shell set with hybrid maple/walnut shells and Design Lab features. The innovative new features from the Mapex Design Lab series include SONIClear ™ Bearing Edges, Static 90° Floor Tom Legs, Air Flow Venting and Isolation Gasket. With the 2020 Mapex Saturn reissue, the proven formula is combined with unique new features. Four elaborately lacquered SAS scale finishes, combined with the chrome hardware, Remo heads and power hoops, offer an all-round coherent overall picture for professional drummers .
Hybrid maple/walnut shells
Like their predecessors, the Saturn 2020 drum shells are 6/8-ply hybrids of maple and walnut. This results in a shell thickness of 5.1 mm for the tom and floor tom and 7.5 mm for the Bass drum. The Toms are covered with Remo Clear Emperor heads, the Bass Drum is topped with a Remo Powerstroke 3 head. Of course, all shells continue to feature the proven Mapex Soniclear™ Bearing Edge. This is rounded on the outside and allows for an easy tuning process as well as a deeper pitch as the head collar sits better on the burr. The SAS Scale Finish offers high-quality optics, especially in combination with the chrome-plated Locking B Lugs.
Design Lab Features on the Mapex Saturn
The 2020 Mapex Saturn version features four innovative features from the Mapex Design Lab series. The three SAS Static 90° Floor Tom Legs provide longer sustain because a straight floor Tom leg partially eliminates frequencies, actively counteracting this. The Sonic Pedestal Foots are equipped with air suspension, which maximizes vibration transmission and shell resonance. All metal parts of the Floor Tom are located entirely on the outside of the shell and are insulated by a rubber lift gasket. These Floor Tom Isolation Gaskets take all the pressure off the boiler and reduce vibration loss. Air Flow Venting describes the key to the perfect playing feel. Extensive testing has determined the perfect placement and number of air holes for a given drum shell.
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