Motley Crue: Tommy Lee Old School DW 5000 Turbo Pedal Ad – Drum Workshop Inc. (DW Drums)

DW Drums: Tommy Lee & the 5000 Turbo. Confirming a reputation.

Drum Workshop Inc. (DW) is delighted to welcome back Tommy Lee to the DW Family. Tommy began his relationship with the company as a late 80’s pedal endorser and later as one of the first mainstream Hard Rock players to play DW Drums. He toured with his first DW kit during the Dr. Feelgood era and was featured in DW’s popular American Dream video series in the early 90s.

DW’s Founder Don Lombardi recounts Tommy visiting his workshop to have his pedals tuned. While waiting, he sat at a set of drums John Good, DW Vice President and Drum Designer was developing. ‘He started playing and wouldn’t stop; he was amazed at how the drums sounded,’ explains Lombardi, ‘a light went on in my head that Tommy Lee represented a generation of drummers who hadn’t experienced handcrafted drums.’ A short time later, he bought a kit and a year later he became an official DW Drum endorser.

Tommy Lee is one of the most entertaining drummers in rock. His famous gravity defying drums solos, including the famous roller coaster, have literally turned the drum solo on its head. Lee’s drumming helped define and power the pulsating heartbeat of Mötley Crüe, and his hard-living, rockstar persona and high-profile social life propelled him to become a pop culture, household name. Commenting on coming back to DW Tommy said “Welcome back? I never left. I just took a lil journey trying some new things. And speaking of new things, damn they’re poppin’ at DW. I’m insanely excited about them and the new gear. So stoked to share everything with ya!”