Drumkits

The use of Yamaha's original Air Seal System is in part responsible for the superior quality found in Yamaha drum shells. Select woods are cut into plies positioned with staggered diagonal seams and sealed together with evenly distributed air pressure. The resulting shells are perfectly round and of uniform thickness delivering superior tone quality and exceptional durability. Select maple wood is cut in plies positioned with staggered diagonal seams and sealed together with evenly distributed air pressure. This process ensures that every drum shell is in round and of uniform thickness. It also provides superior tone quality and durability. The Absolute Maple Nouveau features 6-ply 6mm floor tom and tom shells and 7-ply 7mm bass drum shells that produce a warm full tone sound with excellent sustain.

When the Recording Custom first appeared in the mid 1970s it stunned the drum world with its 'piano' lacquered exterior. The looks and design of the RC were so strikingly new they were immediately copied by every other major manufacturer.The RC's 100% birch shells combine a high gloss lacquer exterior finish with a hand-rubbed stain interior. The 7-ply bass drums and 6-ply tom toms have straight sided walls allowing unimpeded sound projection. This is further aided by the perfect 45 degree bearing edges. The shells are manufactured using our Air Seal System where the wood plies with staggered diagonal seams are sealed together under evenly distributed air pressure. This ensures that all Yamaha shells are the model of consistency and durability.Birch shells deliver a lower fundamental tone than maple. As a result they project a warm rounded sound with a slightly shorter decay ideal for the controlled environment of the studio. The legendary RC is consequently the most recorded drum kit of modern times. The controlled sound is further helped by our sleek one-piece Hi-Tension heavily chromed lug casings. Precision machined lug nuts provide noise-free operation due to their spring-less casing design.Yet another innovation of the RC series was the floor-stand suspended tom tom pioneered by the world's number one studio drummer Steve Gadd. This funky type of mount at first designed for Steve's shallower floor toms led to the now universal adoption of the 'fusion' style shell pack.The Recording Custom is today improved even further by the addition of our YESS (Yamaha Enhanced Sustain System) mounts. YESS minimizes tom mount-to-shell contact thereby increasing resonance and maximizing dynamic range and sustain.

The Best Performer. ever. Drummers have enjoyed the sound of Birch for over thirty years. Starclassic Performer brings you the distinct sweet and fat sound that only Birch can provide. The newly developed tom-holder gives you nearly limitless setting flexibility.