Floor Tom To Bass Drum Conversion // Yamaha Stage Custom 

Thank you for doing this project, Mike! I couldn't be happier with the bass drum! The process was really fun, and it sounds amazing! This thing has been a work horse since we finished it! Thank you as always!

just discovered your channel and so stoked about it 11/10

I love it! The surprise pancake floor tom idea was awesome!

Man I just wanted to comment and say that I found your channel while searching for how-to’s on cutting down bass drum. Watched your Renown bass drum cut down video and have been binging the channel ever since. I restore and fix up drums on a smaller level and I one day hope to work up to the level you’re at! New sub. Love the channel. I have a similar set up to your friend here: a Yamaha stage custom in pure white that I gig with, with two different variations in kick size: 18x15 and 20x17. The problem is, the 18x15 depth is honestly too deep to make a large difference when switching between the two for smaller venues and 20x17 doesn’t fit in the bed of my truck when the bed cover is down. My plan within the month is to cut down the 20x17 to 14” depth and the 18x15 to 12” depth. Your videos have given me a ton of confidence and inspiration to tackle said project!

10 out of 10. Killer looks And sounds awesome. The light hoops with the red and black really stand out. I also believe that the edge of the drum where it meets the head is a very important part of the drum. With the offcut part, that would be a PERFECT fit for someone who wants to build a low noise practice kit where the response is important, the sound not so much.

Nice project maybe yamaha should make a bass drum in this size

Those second holes are called countersinks. Could probably get more low end by putting that thing on a riser and getting the beater closer to the center. But a port for a mic would do for most situations. Fun project!

I think it’s great, Mike. You’ve done an excellent job. 👍🏼

Love your videos Mike. You're fast becoming my favourite channel (Nick at Sweetwater and DCP better watch out!!😂). Thanks for the ideas and showing how it's done with so much warmth and passion for drums. I'm plucking up the courage to add a tom holder to my Brooklyn... 😬

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Cool project Mike. I agree way higher end than a break beat kit for the same $$ + time = Awesome .

as the proud owner of 3 stage custom kits, i really dig what you did here. the only thing i might have done different is stain the hoops, but that's semantics. really great work.

For those wanting to flame Mike for the lack of low end, I'm sure a ported kick reso head would definitely help out. My preferred head combo is Evans EMAD2 or Heavyweight EMAD batter with EMAD Reso that's ported from the factory. But again with this being a 16" kick, I'm sure the application isn't to mimic a 20" or 22" kick for #MaximumThumpification

Great result! Wanted something like this for a while myself

Love love love the DIY vids! Super work Mike!

This custom bass drum upgrades status of entire kit. Consider the cost of buying hardware and the used bass drum was a score. Proper Yamaha lugs, spurs, mount. Hardware isn’t cheap. The retro decal idea is brilliant. Entire effect is so classy. And, 10” & 8”stage custom toms in cranberry red would fit perfectly, so room to grow. Stellar.

Great video and sick groooove! 😊🙌. Excellent work and a killer project 👊🏼🥁

absolutely amazing a lot of work but it looks and sounds great the yamaha decal is insane

You’re very talented at DIY projects like this! Seemed like a lot of work doing this conversion I couldn’t do it without ruining something I probably would have just bought a Breakbeat kit!!!

Appreciate the tips and talking through adding spurs. I'm adding some to an 18" marching bass conversion for a project.

Interesting project. First time watching your channel.

Mike, Great video! I wish Yamaha would make a 16" bass drum for the stage custom like that.

Excellent work, man! Very precise attention to detail.

Nice job! one suggestion for future projects. Contact paper, both clear and white, is excellent when you have a lot of area that you need to protect and draw layout lines on. Also, you could put it on at the beginning of your project and leave it until all cuts were made and all holes were drilled.

Beautiful drum! I've been thinking of doing the same thing with a Yamaha 7000 series floor tom (from 1980). Based on your video I think I'll do it!! Thanks for the inspiration!

Bruh, great project, but MAN your groove is killing’!!!👍🏾👏🏾❤️😊 Ed Green all the way!!!

Wow. Incredible job

I think you did an amazing job on this conversion,and it looks just like a factory order straight from Yamaha! Way to go!🥁✌️

2 of my kits are BD conversions....My Yamaha Rock Tour Custom 18''X16'' BD was a floor tom...GREAT BD...Stage white like the shell you ravaged..EMAD heads, pad,and a built in mic.I plugged the holes, used 2 of them for the BD spurs...My other kit is a 16X16..Wood hoops...My jazz Bd...Love conversions.I could use that white shell for my next job.....................Ralph Onofrio

Super rad build!

Looks and sounds great, Mike!

Fantastic job!! I play Stage Customs, and think they are great drums. N ice to see you do a "commissioned" piece like that.

I really appreciate the amount of detail you go into with every step. Little things like the technique used to drill the spur holes to fit right are cool to hear about and helpful for future projects of mine!

Mike, what a fun video and what looks to be a fun drum set to play. Your ability to modify drums in such a professional manner is amazing. I just love what you do.❤️🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❤️

love your videos buddy. I have no intention of cutting down a 16 tom but man I love watching the process.

Great job I enjoyed this video immensely

WOW- the kick looks so good. The red and light color rim is killer! - Nice work Mike!

Great job and good playing as well

Excellent work!

Very nicely done!!

thats awesome! love it. maybe a port hole would tighten that kick sound.

Very cool… good sounding.

Love these videos, Mike! Been looking at doing something like this for a smaller bass drum myself, and now I think I will!

Nicely done Mike! Love your channel!

LOOKS BEAUTIFUL!

Sounds great!

Awesome work!!

Looks and sounds Beautiful

That thing looks amazing 😍

It looks great

Nice choice of font!

Very cool.

The whole kit is beautiful. I'm not a big fan of little bass drums. But this looks like it would be ffg un to play.

I would have loved to see that pancake drum be converted into a snare!

Not a huge Yamaha fan, but those look amazing! Would make an excellent youth drum set or, in this case, a small but still versatile set.

Just an idea, maybe convert that pancake drum into a large Pandeiro ala Stanton Moore. Somehow put some closed jingles on it and slap a fiberskin or similar head on there and tune it low. Just a thought brother!

Shout out to the round over outside bearing edge! I don't know why you would go for anything else. Improves tuning so much

Great work and lovely drum, thanks for the video. One question, just wonder why you turned the tom mount the "wrong" way compered to Yamaha's regular mounting for that part?

It's good to have friends.

Looks great! Definitely better than the other options. I was wondering why you didn't do a bass drum riser? Did he not want that? I do see the retro quality of not using a riser but I think it would be louder. The options are definitely a consideration, retro vs modern.

Sounds good to me.

Stage customs are legit

Very nice work. Yes, I would be interested in a 16 inch bass. What was the cymbal? I really like one cymbal setups, and am searching for an 18 or 19 inch cymbal that is a ride that can crash.

Dude! Love your work on this. Is he gonna use a lifter for it?

Do you think you could have used any cutoff material to create the plugs instead of the dowel to easily match the finish, or is it not worth it?

Don't discount that pancake tom. I have a purecussion shell-less set from the 80's and it sounds really good for a shell-less kit. The head choice will obviously make a big difference in the tone and if you mic it up, you might not even miss the shell. I use mine for teaching but would definitely bring it out to the right gig. Also, I love 16" bass drums for jazz, I prefer it over an 18" and have a 12x16 Gretsch USA Custom bass drum that sounds amazing.

I have thought about this very thing, and would pay for you to do it :) not that you are offering ;) I have a honey amber stage custom and currently use a 16 inch floor tom as a bass drum using the pearl conversion kit. The problem is that it doesn't really save much on horizontal space...it's only 2 inches less than my regular 20 inch BD setup. IF YAMAHA offered their stage custom hip in honey amber, I would likely get one of those, but they don't. Doing something like this with the 16 inch floor tom would be something I would absolutely consider, or even doing one with the 18 inch floor tom. I know you have played the stage custom hip...what would you say are the main differences between this conversion and the stage custom hip bass drum? The hip would save more on the horizontal foot print...

I didn’t like the muffled sound that Aquarian gave it, I’d just put a single ply head completely wide open

Bass Drum Riser??

I went with Sonor because Yamaha doesn’t offer this. Sad.