Used Pearl Reference

🇯🇵Pearl2007–presentStill in productionAlso known as: Reference Pure, Reference One
For sale now:1033 listings
Price range:$50–$4,600
Most common:good

About the Pearl Reference

The Pearl Reference was introduced by Pearl in 2007 and remains in production today. Pearl has been building instruments in Japan since 1946. You may also see this listed as "Reference Pure", "Reference One" — they refer to the same instrument.

Buying Guide

  • 1Always replace the drum heads before judging a used kit's sound. Old heads make any drum sound terrible.
  • 2Check the bearing edges for damage — this is the most important factor in a drum's ability to tune properly.
  • 3Inspect all tension rods and lugs. Cross-threaded or stripped lugs are common and tedious to repair.

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