Dixon drums started sometime in the 90's they used to use a copy of the round Hayman lug on the drums..They still make them today but not useing that style of lug..If i recall right these drums are M.I.T. ....Mikey

Someone at DFO mentioned that the high end Dixons are rebadged Gretsch Renowns, or were at one point.

I played a new prototype Dixon kit back in december and was VERY impressed by it.

I have some older Dixon snare drums, and they're actually quite decent IMO.

the Dixon bass pedal is a sweet piece!

Dixon began in 1979 as a hardware company. You've probably seen a lot of their stuff, but under different major brand names. They entered the USA drum market a few years ago, distributed by Kaman, who confessed it was difficult to launch another drum line. End result = a blowout of Outlaw & Demon kits at bargain-basement prices.

The Outlaw kits were made in the same overseas factory as Gretsch and featured 7-ply thin maple shells, 2.3mm hoops, suspension mounts & gaskets on the toms, plus Evans heads. Actually, a fairly top-of-the-line series -- 5-pc kits retailed over $2500. I have an Outlaw kit and it sounds just great. I also have a 24-ply Bubinga snare from them and a 6x13 Australian Rose Gum snare, made in conjunction with Brady -- both are great quality drums.

St. Louis Music got Dixon and re-launched the name in the USA at NAMM last month.Their website (http://usa.playdixon.com) shows their latest series of gear, due to hit shops sometime between April and August. Check out the Artisan kit series, plus their various snare drums. With the right marketing push, Dixon could make a mark in the US Market this year.

I tried hard to get my hands on one of those!

Amazing snare for your money.

I have a 13x3 Dixon maple piccolo in a natural finish that has the round lugs that I bought used from a now closed local music store.

The previous owner had changed the strainer to one from a Pearl piccolo snare and other than that, the drum is well made.

It sounds good but sits on a shelf as I am not a big fan of piccolo snares. I bought it because the price was right...30 bucks.

Checked out the web site. Love that Star Dust Blue. That's a very cool finish, imo.