Orange County Drum and Percussion
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Industry | Musical instruments |
Founded | 1990 |
Headquarters | Anaheim, California, USA |
Products | Drums |
Owner | Guitar Center |
Website | http://www.ocdrum.com/ |
Orange County Drum and Percussion (OCDP) was started as a custom drum manufacturer located in Orange County, California. Since 2011, the company is now owned by Guitar Center and only sells ready-made kits in set configurations that are mass-produced in China. Only artists endorsed by OCDP are allowed custom designed and manufactured kits, the most notable of which is Travis Barker who has a signature kit available for purchase.
Information
There are 10 kits to choose from among 4 product lines (Signature, Newport, Avalon and Venice).
- The Newport series features all-maple shells, 50% offset lugs, and exclusive "V" mounting system. They come in shell packs of 4 or 5pcs and have a 20x22" bass drum with no snare. Depending on the kit, colors include a silver or blue sparkle lacquer or a piano black finish.
- The Avalon series is also 100% maple with 50% offset lugs and "V" mounting system but comes in a 6pc set including a 20x22" virgin bass drum, 8x10", 9x12", 12x14" and 14x16" toms with a matching 6.5x14" snare. These are available in black or moody blue sparkle with black nickel hardware.
- The Venice series features basswood shells in 4 and 5pc kits in a variety of configuration that all include a matching snare.
- The only other kit available is the Travis Barker signature series kit it is a 5 piece, cherry wood drum kit wrapped in a multi-holoflake sparkle finish. it features a 20x22 Bass drum with a double wide front hoop, 9x12" tom, 14x16" floor tom, 6.5x14" snare drum with a 6x10" side snare.
All of these kits are imported from abroad.
Snare Drums
Vented snare drums were a large part of the OCDP offering for most of the '90's, and became very popular due to their use by groups like 311, Blink 182, and No Doubt. This is a snare shell that has had a large opening cut into it. This opening allows more air and sound to escape the drum for a louder and dryer sound, popular with that genre.
Artists
Drummers that use OCDP include: Travis Barker, Adrian Young, Adrian Corwin, Alex Dontre and John Otto .