Pearl Rhythm Traveler
Pearl Drums is a top drum, hardware and percussion manufacturer. The Pearl Rhythm Traveler Series drum kit is a newly introduced beginner set designed to be highly portable and cost effective. All images are property of Pearl, for more information and history on Pearl visit the Pearl Drums page.
Rhythm Traveler Drum Set
The Pearl Rhythm Traveler is a concept drum set that is designed to be an all-around kit with easy trans-portability from practice to gigs. The compact design and mounting configuration of the five (5) piece Rhythm Traveler allows it to be carried in virtually one trip.
Part of what allows for this compressed setup is a 5 inch snare and tom drums, as well as an 8 inch deep bass drum. The shells themselves are made of 9ply (7mm) Mahogany. The drum shells come with plastic heads as well as mesh muffle heads for practice.
Pearl Rhythm Traveler Gig
Despite the compact size of the set, the drum diameters are standard, with the snare at 13 inches, 10, 12 and 14 in toms as well as a 20 inch bass drum. The Rhythm Traveler also comes equipped with a hi-hat, snare and straight cymbal stand along with a P-62 kick pedal. Two tom holders allow mounting toms to the bass drum while a separate short tom holder provides for mounting a “floor tom” to the straight cymbal stand. In Europe a Gig model is available where all toms mount from the bass drum.
Pearl CX-200 Cymbals
The Rhythm Traveler drum set comes equipped with the following cymbals. Also included are plastic cymbal mufflers for quiet practice.
- 13 inch Hi-Hats
- 16″ Crash Ride
Pearl Rhythm Traveler Review
Priced at under $500 brand new, the Pearl Rhythm Traveler is a very affordable option as either a beginner set or secondary practice kit. The drums are built with enough quality to put up with transport and durable enough to take heavy practice. While the sound quality leaves something left to be desired, there is no doubt that the Rhythm Traveler delivers on its promise. Easy to transport and easy to practice.
Rhythm Traveler Front View |
Muffled Practice Setup |
Back View |
Configuration (Top Down View) |
Pearl Rhythm Traveller Spelling
Rhythm Traveler is commonly spelled with two L’s online but there is no difference between the kits and is spelled on Pearl’s website with one L. There is however a difference with the Pearl Rhythm Traveler Gig which features smaller diameter drums that all mount directly to a 16″x14″ bass drum.
The Gig kit includes an 8″x3.5″ Tom, 10″x4″ Tom, 12″x5″ Tom and a 10″x5″ Wood Snare. This kit is also available in four (4) different finishes unlike the normal Rhythm Traveler which is only available in white. The four finishes include, Jet Black, Pure White, Steel Blue and Red Wine.
- Own a Rhythm Traveler Drum Kit?
- Have any thoughts or comments?
- Leave your message below…
I have a pearl rhythm traveler,the original version,and love it.I have not tried the gig version.While the shallow single-head configuration of this kit doesnt offer the greatest sonic quality,i find that with upgraded batter heads and a little experimental tuning and muffling,i can get pretty good sound.I really like the lightness and small footprint of the kit.It makes it ideal for gigging where space limitations and lively acoustics make a full-size kit impractical.The cymbals and included batter heads are not good and should be upgraded.The snare is also unremarkable,as is the hardware,but still adequate.Overall,it serves its purpose well.I normally play it with multirods,but slim profile light sticks,like maple,also works well.
I purchased a used Rhythm Traveler set in 2007. I am not sure about the year the set was manufactured. I would like to know if the bass pedal and hi-hat stand are original to the set.
The bass pedal model# is P-120P
The hi-hat stand model# is H-820W
If they are not original to the set would they be considered an upgrade? I have tried to locate info about the hardware supplied with earlier sets but have not been successful. Also, can anyone tell me when the Rhythm Traveler sets were first introduced?
Thanks in advance for any help you can give.