Show off your Yamahas!

[PureRockFury]

Sorry guys, I should have put specs down.

Yamaha MCAN in blue sparkle lacquer

22x18
12x9
14x12
16x14
14x6.5 Pearl Aluminum SensiTone Elite
10x6 PDP 805 Side Snare

Various Sabian cymbals

Evans Frosted GPlus on tom batters
Evans Clear G1 on tom resonants

Evans Coated EMAD on the bass batter
Evans Coated EQ3 on the bass resonant

Remo Vintage Emperor over Ambassador Snare Side on the SensiTone
Remo Coated Ambassador over Ambassador Snare Side on the PDP

All heads will be changed back to Remo soon.

[wloeb]

Nugget,

I think that it would be really helpful to have a drum teacher come to your house and help you set up your kit. I would think that a more ergonomic setup would help your playing.

Wayne

Originally Posted by Nugget

Stylish photo I made of my drumset, it was for a school proyect.



I allready posted a pic of my drumset, but this was stylish.

I also bought a crash cymbal, :o that was like a year or more thought.

[Nugget]

Originally Posted by wloeb

Nugget,

I think that it would be really helpful to have a drum teacher come to your house and help you set up your kit. I would think that a more ergonomic setup would help your playing.

Wayne

That photo is from 1-2 years ago, when I was beggining to play the drums. Right now my set up is more ergonomic =P My teacher helped me with it btw.

[MadJazz]

Originally Posted by ENRICO

really nice set!!!

but what's the idea behind using clear and coated heads on the toms?

No reason at all. I changed them in the meantime. See signature for more.

[Monica McCoy]

Here's my rig:

It's a 4 piece MCAN with Zildjian A Custom hats, 2 crash (16 & 18) and a 10" splash. My ride is a Paiste 2oo2. There's also a Pearl anarchy block and a tambourine. My music stand is Pier One. LOL

[yesdog]

Here is my yamaha RCs[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]Attachment 29222[/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH]

[PureRockFury]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDRWyl6gcj0

[zepplin92]

Yamaha drums are great i just picked up a Yamaha brass 7x14 snare for 180, a great deal, just kinda tuned it up and it sounds amazing, i will try to post some pictures later.
cheers,

[erik_t_30]

my yammies, stage custom nouveau!!!

[scorch whammin]

Here are my three Yamaha kits...two acoustic and one electronic....

My MCAN in ASF finish..currently building a hex rack for this kit


same kit just showing it with super rack


My BCA in CW finish with super rack...currently have this kit set up at church, using it to play with praise band


My e-kit...A DTXtreme I RHP kit with DTXtreme III module, hex rack and latest e-cymbals

[ionic]

Hello all,
Here are my early 9000's in Silky Brown. It's a five piece, but I'm partial to four piece. I've been gigging this kit for 20+ years. I've included a pic of the bass drum leg mount with the odd tightening nut. the serial #'s are the same type as that sweet green RC kit. I had heard that one of those two letter designations ( not sure which one ), indicates the year/month of manufacture. From the introduction of the line...A= 1st year or month etc. I was hoping someone could confirm this.
Great site btw.

[SoCalMike]

A few new pic's..........

[synergy]

Ok so I posted this thread 10 months ago.....
http://www.drummerworld.com/forums/s...32#post527332- probably not doing that right- but couldnt find a link button .

10 months on and I am surprised on the evolution of my Stage Custom- I figured I loved my kit and thought I would post updated pics!

So since the last post there is now a 10 inch tom that came as a very nice clear wood grain. i had to stain that to match the rest of the kit.

Snare is now a late 70's Acrolite that was pieced back together from various parts over many months.

Gone are some cymbals and have been replaced by Dream Bliss hi-hats and ride

Plus I converted my 14inch suspended tom to tom with legs.

For once I was able to take a picture and get the nice green wood grain that my kit is made from- every other picture I ever take they just look black! :(

So the whole kit is:

Stage Custom
toms ( all with coated Remo Emps)
10 inch
12 inch
14inch
20 or 22 inch bass (sorry cant remember at the moment)
1970's Acrolite snare with Evans with reverse dot

14in Dream bliss hi-hats
21inch Dream bliss ride
18 inch Zlijian Think crash
18 inch Ziljian Rock crash

not in picture
21 inch Paiste 3000 Power Ride


Yamaha Cymbal Stands
Tama Road-Pro hihat stand
Ludwig Snare stand

[drum4paul]

Thought that I'd show off my Beech Custom set-up I had put together in the late 90's.
This fusion set-up I was using in a GB band I was playing in during that time frame consists of:

20X16" Bass
8X8" Tom
10X9" Tom
12X10" and 14X12" suspended floor toms.
14X5.5" Snare

All Zildjian cymbals as follows:
20" K Custom Ride
13" A Custom Hihat Top, W/older 70's NewBeat Bottom
16" A Custom Crash
6" A Custom Splash
8" A Custom Splash
15: A Custom Crash

All Yamaha Hardware,except a Roc-n-Soc Throne
All in the beautiful Blueberry finish they used to offer!!
This set-up is a joy to play and great for such a wide range of music styles, these beech shells kind of have that old Sonor sound,as there drum were made of beech durning the 70's and 80's.

[scorch whammin]

Originally Posted by drum4paul

Thought that I'd show off my Beech Custom set-up I had put together in the late 90's.
This fusion set-up I was using in a GB band I was playing in during that time frame consists of:

20X16" Bass
8X8" Tom
10X9" Tom
12X10" and 14X12" suspended floor toms.
14X5.5" Snare

All Zildjian cymbals as follows:
20" K Custom Ride
13" A Custom Hihat Top, W/older 70's NewBeat Bottom
16" A Custom Crash
6" A Custom Splash
8" A Custom Splash
15: A Custom Crash

All Yamaha Hardware,except a Roc-n-Soc Throne
All in the beautiful Blueberry finish they used to offer!!
This set-up is a joy to play and great for such a wide range of music styles, these beech shells kind of have that old Sonor sound,as there drum were made of beech durning the 70's and 80's.Attachment 30229

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NIce kit!...I always have liked the beech sound...I wanted to get a beech yamaha kit when I bought my MCA's, but Yamaha had discontinued them...:(

[SoCalMike]

Bump.....................

[BGH]

Been playing Yamaha since 1982 (showing my age, here). Here are some of the kits I have owned since then. I'm currently working on a black recording kit-last photo. I'll post more photos, when its complete. My first Yamaha kit was a 'Sunset Brown' recording custom kit that I scored in Philadelphia from a guy (in 1982) who had 2 kits worth. Sunset Brown was a custom finish that preceeded the Tobacco Burst type of finish. It had a satin finish rather than glossy finish, and was simply amazing. It was never mass produced, and had to be custom ordered from Yamaha. I also owned an original black w/black edges recording kit, that was Steve Gadd sizes. Another great kit with thin birch shells and fine bearing edges. Unfortunately, I foolishly sold both of those kits years ago and have no digital photos of them. I was the only person around my area at the time who had the 10, 12, 14 configuration. Now, its everywhere. I supported Gadd's thinking that you can get bigger sound from smaller drums, with proper tuning.

Enjoy.

Bruce

[Monica McCoy]

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb...539072511.html

SoCalMike's black yammies are on the market. HAHA

[kamranv]

Here are my Custom Absolutes... in funky color combo!

[shrink]

Nice combo... but how do you get in? lol

[kamranv]

Originally Posted by shrink

Nice combo... but how do you get in? lol

I actually found the kit on Craigslist. It was a good deal ($975) for a 6 piece kit plus tom mounts, so I went for it. At first I wasn't sure about the multi-color thing, but the more I looked at it, the more I liked it. I added the OCP snare in a red sparkle, and it's a unique little kit. :) I actually may add an 18" kick with a different color sparkle finish, and maybe an auxiliary snare with yet another color sparkle finish. You get the idea... kind of a jelly bean sparkle set.

[shrink]

I think you misunderstood me... I meant how do you physically get into the kit to sit at it.. it looks wall to wall with no gaps lol

[kamranv]

Originally Posted by shrink

I think you misunderstood me... I meant how do you physically get into the kit to sit at it.. it looks wall to wall with no gaps lol

Ah, ha ha... I thought you said "how did you get it"... There is actually a small gap on the hi hat side that I can squeeze into. It is tight though. :)

[SoCalMike]

Originally Posted by Monica McCoy

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb...539072511.html

SoCalMike's black yammies are on the market. HAHA

lol................Yup anybody looking for a New kit with or without Hex Rack going really cheap

[Garvin]

I know I've been posting a lot of photos of my new kit, but here it is again... I did get maple hoops on the bass drum since these were taken.

[2bsticks]

Beautiful kit. Are you happy with the sound of the oaks? I love mine. What do the wooden rims give you that the regular metal rims don't? Just curious.

[pearlygates]

Sweet looking kits guys! The oakies with the wood hoops is droolworthy!

I have finally come to my senses and went with Yamaha for my new studio rehearsal kit.

I am getting a SC birch in Natural lacquer, with a Yamaha hex rack. It'll be here Tuesday!

Can't wait!

[alparrott]

Originally Posted by pearlygates

Sweet looking kits guys! The oakies with the wood hoops is droolworthy!

I have finally come to my senses and went with Yamaha for my new studio rehearsal kit.

I am getting a SC birch in Natural lacquer, with a Yamaha hex rack. It'll be here Tuesday!

Can't wait!

You won't be disappointed. For the price point, they sound wonderful and are very dependable drums. I'm looking forward to Hexracking myself in the not-too-distant future.

[SoCalMike]

If any of you Guys looking for a Hex Rack give me a pm................

[SoCalMike]

Originally Posted by Monica McCoy

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb...539072511.html

SoCalMike's black yammies are on the market. HAHA

Still for sale Guy's can't beat the price for a New BCAN

[pearlygates]

Originally Posted by SoCalMike

If any of you Guys looking for a Hex Rack give me a pm................

That is a beautifully clean looking rig there So Cal! Love how you have your rack set up!

[pearlygates]

Originally Posted by kamranv

Here are my Custom Absolutes... in funky color combo!

Very cool! Looks tight up there.

[Garvin]

Originally Posted by 2bsticks

Beautiful kit. Are you happy with the sound of the oaks? I love mine. What do the wooden rims give you that the regular metal rims don't? Just curious.

The hoops sound great on the snare, but that isn't a Yamaha, its a pearl. As far as the difference, I don't know because I never even played them with the metal hoops.

[kamranv]

Originally Posted by pearlygates

Very cool! Looks tight up there.

Yeah, it's a little tight. The riser was originally built (by myself and a friend) to hold a single acoustic kit for a gig. When I got it home I wanted to cram my e-kit onto it as well. It would've been nice if it were about 6 inches larger on both sides. Maybe I'll make a new top for it one day. Add it to the list of projects I have. ugh. ;)

[alparrott]

Originally Posted by kamranv

Yeah, it's a little tight. The riser was originally built (by myself and a friend) to hold a single acoustic kit for a gig. When I got it home I wanted to cram my e-kit onto it as well. It would've been nice if it were about 6 inches larger on both sides. Maybe I'll make a new top for it one day. Add it to the list of projects I have. ugh. ;)

I once saw a guy put his rack on the floor in front of the riser, and simply set it up as high as it could go to compensate for his small riser.

(They're always compensating for... anyways...)

[pearlygates]

The Brown truck visited my home today!!

[kamranv]

Originally Posted by alparrott

I once saw a guy put his rack on the floor in front of the riser, and simply set it up as high as it could go to compensate for his small riser.

(They're always compensating for... anyways...)

That's an idea... :)

[kamranv]

These is my old Stage Custom Advantage kit in Cranberry Red Lacquer that I sold recently because I got my Custom Absolutes... I'm going to miss this kit though. It was my first Yamaha and I loved it. Just didn't have the space to keep both kits. The kit has fusion sizes with a 16" hanging tom that I added later from an older Stage Custom, but the finish matched perfectly. Oh well, I know it went to a good home.

[pearlygates]

Originally Posted by kamranv

These is my old Stage Custom Advantage kit in Cranberry Red Lacquer that I sold recently because I got my Custom Absolutes... I'm going to miss this kit though. It was my first Yamaha and I loved it. Just didn't have the space to keep both kits. The kit has fusion sizes with a 16" hanging tom that I added later from an older Stage Custom, but the finish matched perfectly. Oh well, I know it went to a good home.

Those older SCs are fabulous sounding kits!!!!!! I have used one in a church and it was a joy to play. I just got my Stage Custom birch. Lovin' Yamaha!!

I'm getting a set of Yamaha Stage Customs at some point in the next few months. Once I get it, the photos will be up here =D