Assembling the kit now!
First impressions: great quality and I absolutely love the colour. The lacquer is really nicely done and I've found zero flaws in the finish and hardware so far. Zero issues with the bearing edges either. The kick drum edges are slightly rounded compared to the toms.
Loving the Absolute lugs. They're nicely chromed and very elegant. Die cast bass drum claws are a nice touch as well. The kick drum legs are solidly constructed and give me zero cause for concern.
It's taking a while to put together due to the fact that I'm swapping heads as I go. I cut a port in the kick drum reso head though I put it on the 'wrong' side since I worked on the backside of the head but located the hole as if it were the front. Oops!
Lastly - the badges are among the nicest that Yamaha has given the Stage Customs to date. Classy and unobtrusive.
I'll probably write up a mini review in a separate thread. This one is getting a bit long ?
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