The Black Panther Design Lab Equinox delivers the most open and bright tone in the BPDL series, featuring a Padauk/Maple Hybrid Shell. The Single-Flanged Hoops contribute to a distinctive sound by enhancing the drum’s resonance, producing a rich and vibrant tone. Additionally, they offer a metallic rim-shot sound, making the drum more powerful on the big stage.

SAS RING SYSTEM

The Mapex Black Panther Design Lab uses a revolutionary process involving reinforcement rings. Mapex focuses on how the use of rings and their unique placement can affect the sonic character of the instrument. The bearing edge shape cuts were made through the reinforcement rings, as well as the drum shell's wall so that the reinforcement rings became an element of the overall bearing edge shape. This additional thickness at the edges of the drum would also add some low-end and projection to the drums' sound. These “Sonic” rings are distributed in varying degrees throughout the system.