System Blue Professional Marching Percussion Series is like no other product on the market. These drums are lightweight, built for speed with the player’s health and wellness in mind. The rich, smooth, and resonant voices blend and project in any venue. Each instrument is aesthetically beautiful, eye-catching, and, in a word — elegant.
While there have been evolutions in marching percussion in the last 50 years, there has never been design and innovation like the System Blue Professional Marching Percussion Series. We’ve fine-tuned and streamlined every detail, and the results are extraordinary.
Carbon Composite Wood Snare Drum PHATBOY
Patent Pending
The only one of its kind, the Phatboy is ultra lightweight and built for speed with a stunningly rich sound. Its 16” body allows the drum to breathe, making it easy on the hands for longer periods of play. Its sleek, carbon fiber components allow for unprecedented agility and sound amplification. Fewer parts means fixes on-the-fly are no longer a challenge. Our game-changing design also allows for color changes any time, anywhere.
Also available: Carriers and Stands
The optimal carrier for wellness, comfort, and gender compatibility for a tailored fit.
AIRlift stadium hardware is durable and easy to use.
Now you can change the color of your drums from season to season, show to show, or even within a single performance.
| Body | Carbon Fiber Upper-Lower, 6-ply Maple Shell, Aluminum Hoops |
| Finish | Black Matte Lacquer (other colors available in cooperation with ON2 Percussion) |
| Size | 14" x 12" |
| Hardware | Black Powder Coat |
| Heads | Black |
Carbon Composite Wood Tenor Drum TENOR HEX
Patent Pending
Lightweight and ergonomically correct, tenor players will not want to put these drums down. Curved and balanced for agility, they produce a rich cutting sound with no harsh overtones. Revolutionary cut away hoops reduce rim clicks and increase ease of play. Paired with inked tenor heads, these cut away hoops help teach students how to move and where to play. With virtually no hardware drilled into the shells, ON2 slip changes become effortless. The ultra-lightweight carbon fiber knuckle reduces the overall weight of the set, making it one of the lightest tenor sets on the market.
Also available: Carriers and Stands
The optimal carrier for wellness, comfort, and gender compatibility for a tailored fit.
AIRlift stadium hardware is durable and easy to use.
Now you can change the color of your drums from season to season, show to show, or even within a single performance.
| Body | Carbon Fiber Knuckle Ring, Magnesium Uppers, 6-ply Maple Shells, 2.3 mm Steel Hoops |
| Finish | Black Matte Lacquer (other colors available in cooperation with ON2 Percussion) |
| Sizes | 6" / 8" / 10" / 12" / 13" / 14" |
| Hardware | Black Powder Coat |
| Heads | Black |
Carbon Composite Wood Bass Drum PROFESSIONAL BASS
Patent Pending
Our marching bass has carbon fiber lug casings allowing for a 30% lighter drum than most marching basses on the market. Durable 1” aluminum hoops and streamlined slims round out the design to produce a warm rich sound that cuts and blends within the ensemble. Placement of the carbon fiber lug casings allows for ON2 slip changes in seconds.
Also available: Carriers and Stands
The optimal carrier for wellness, comfort, and gender compatibility for a tailored fit.
AIRlift stadium hardware is durable and easy to use.
Now you can change the color of your drums from season to season, show to show, or even within a single performance.
| Body | Carbon Fiber Lugs, 6-ply Maple Shell, 1” Aluminum Hoops |
| Finish | Black Matte Lacquer (other colors available in cooperation with ON2 Percussion) | Sizes | 14" x 16 / 18 / 20 / 22 / 24 / 26 / 28 / 30" |
| Hardware | Black Powder Coat Slims |
| Heads | Black |
