Show off your Yamahas!

Since this thread is still alive I’ll add mine incase you don’t see another set anywhere ever. 2007 Yamaha Stage Custom Advantage Nouveau Fade Raven Black. I’ve only found 2 on the internet. One pic with flash, one without. Under average light it’s black and hence “fade” the top half is solid black making it different from the other green sets that are just smoked green. What does that mean? Not a damn thing, there just aren’t any around. Lol.

The setup:
Toms - Evans coated G2 heads. Snare - Evans Power Center Reverse Dot front and Evans 300 hazy rear. Bass - Evans EMAD2 Back & Evans EQ3 Resonant front. Cymbals - Sabian B8 16” thin crash - Sabian B8 20” ride - Sabian B8 14” high hats. 2007 YAMAHA Stage Custom Advanced Nouveau in Fade Raven Black. 22” bass - 16” floor tom - 12” high tom - 10” high tom - 14” snare. 700 series YAMAHA hardware DS840U seat - HS740 high hat - CS745 cymbal (x2) - SS740 snare
 

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A random thought popped into my brain last weekend. "Build a set around your favorite snare." Well, my fav is still my black Yamaha SD-098, 14x8 Recording Custom but I have no need for any other sets so I really didn't give it another thought. A few days later, I went to a local store for heads and ran across a pile of used drums that looked like a dusty bass drum and two floor toms. As I got closer, I saw the lugs and badges and realized it was a Yamaha Rock Tour Custom kit and it wasn't technically two floor toms at all. It was a 22x16 bass, a 14x14 "Turbo" rack tom and a 18x16 floor tom in Black Sparkle. At that point, it became a rescue mission for some MIJ Yamahas. So, I bought them on Tuesday and spent my free time this week fixing them up. The RTC's are Yamaha, have the same lugs as the RC snare and they are black but it wasn't until I looked at the serial numbers that I realized that the random voice in my head had been a prophecy! The RTC toms were made in '90 and the bass was made in '94. The RC snare is from Oct '91. After riding this week's cosmic wave and fulfilling destiny, I feel like there is nothing left to do but ROCK...and post a few pics :)?

Here's a nice lite setup using the 14x14 as the floor and just a crashable 20" K Ride and Hats as the only cymbals. Great little rehearsal rig.

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Here's a 0 Up, 2 down rock thumper with the 18x16 tacked on.

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Of course, I had to do it. Grohl style! Looks anachronistic these days, but it is ridiculously fun to play!

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I've thoroughly enjoyed looking through this entire thread. I've been looking online for a used set of Yamahas. My current kit is a 1975 Slingerland set that I've had since I was 13. I was playing with a group before Covid for fun and just started playing with a band also for fun but with an eye towards playing a couple local dive bars once we have a couple sets worked up. And I don't like the idea of lugging my now antique Slingies around in the elements. So I'm thinking of a used set of Yamahas, maybe a Stage Custom kit with just a 20" or 22" kick and 4 toms, 2 up, 2 down. I don't need a snare as I have two. Lots to choose from out there but haven't found the right configuration in a color I like at a price I like. Admittedly I just started looking. With so many out there I'm confident I'll be able to post my own pics here in the near future.
 
Inspired by the Drum Workshop-thread, I would like all you yammie-owners to put up some pics of your drums.

I've seen a lot of beautiful yamaha drums in here - but maybe we could gather some of the pictures en this thread?

I'll start by showing you a few pictures that you maybe have seen before in here.


This is a Manu Katché Junior kit that I used to own:
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This is my current kit - a yamaha birch custom absolute
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So - let's see your yammies! :D
Golden wood ?
 
I see you had a "Hold my beer..." moment while reading this thread. Awesome collection man! Those RC's...?

I think it’s because this is an older thread and I’m a newer member... :LOL:
 
Cool man, I'm fairly new myself. Sweet kits! Tour Customs have always been one of my favorite lines (had a black set back in the day) and I love the 1 up, 2 down black Club Customs. Thanks for posting!

Thanks, man! There are more Clubs not shown... 10” tom and 16” floor tom are not pictured. Shown is 12-14ft-18ft-22bd + matching 5.5x14 snare.
 
Current gen. Yamaha Stage Custom. 20/10/12/14/14 snare

I recently got a Ludwig set that I absolutely love, but I have a lot of leftover Yamaha parts and stuff from all the previous Yamahas I've had.
Got a good deal on this one, so I figured it would serve a useful purpose. Sounds real good too.


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