There have been a large increase in the amount of portable drum kits in the drum market lately as everyone seems to be striving for a small, light kit. Pearl is no exception. The new Pearl Rhythm Traveller is an interesting kit which basically allows you to carry everything in one or two trips from the car. The way this kit is designed is portability. Every drummer knows what it’s like to have to make several trips back and forth to the car or van to carry all their equipment. This is even worse if you’re in bad weather, a bad neighborhood or moving all this heavy equipment up several flights of stairs.
The Pearl RT kit comes with Pearl’s own Muffle Heads which are a black, mesh type material. You just put them on the drums as if you were putting on plastic heads. Tighten them down, and you get instant silent practice. The heads feel pretty realistic to regular drum skins.