Yamaha Live Custom 4-piece Shell Pack Review by Sweetwater Sound

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In this video I am playing on the beautiful Yamaha Live Custom 4-piece shell sack. This all-oak drum kit has a punchy sound with great tone that is ideal for any live setting, and since these drums project forward so well, while giving the drummer really nice feel and nuance, they will make great studio drums as well.
The oak plies on this Yamaha Live Custom are 10% thicker then their Oak Custom drums and that helps to deliver that big tone. With this shell pack you get 7" x 10" and 8" x 12" rack toms, a 15" x 16" floor tom, and a 18" x 22" kick drum. The kick drum is eight-ply and 9.6mm thick while the toms are six plies and 7.2mm thick. All of the drums have perfect 45-degree bearing edges. The hardware for this kit is really nice and has a dark silver finish to it which adds to the elegant look. A few of the highlights are the Y.E.S.S Mount System for the rack toms that has minimal contact with the shell and lets the toms resonate freely, 2.3mm Dyna Hoops, and Yamaha's exclusive Absolute Lugs.
The finish on the drum kit is gorgeous. Yamaha calls it Emerald Shadow Sunburst. You can see the beautiful oak woodgrain underneath the rich green color in the middle of the drum and then it fades to black.
This is one nice drum kit that is an awful lot of fun to play on. It is nice when a drum kit inspires you to jam just from its sound and feel. This Yamaha Live Custom definitely brings those things and more. It has a great look, big sound, and will be able to deliver in live or studio situations of any kind. If it is time for your next drum kit then take a look at this Yamaha Live Custom 4-piece shell pack. It delivers the goods!
-- Nick D'Virgilio

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26 сен 2024

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@seelanne 3 года назад

okay, this is the real deal: no EQ, no Reverb, just the pure natural tone. every review should be like this one. thanks nick !!

@monstermash5507 8 лет назад

I would throw Evans G2 coated on this kit for a warmer sound.

@roybeckerman9253 8 лет назад

Good to see the rack toms attached to the bass drum and not the cymbal stands or on seperate stands.

@maximuslongrod6361 8 лет назад

easier to do with a 20 inch kick. I chose to use a stand with my larger kick because I'm not a taller person. I think we all set our kits up for comfort. some people i suppose for looks but they're not in it for the right reason I'm guessing lol

@dcaudio1 6 лет назад

wow these are bright...these would sound great with a coated emperor

@Dstf250 6 лет назад

These are great drums. The room is a auditorium and its bouncy. We are hearing a lot of room reverb through the Mics.

@cuznred 7 лет назад

These are amazing drums, I just traded my DW eco X for a set of these and I could not be happier

@jeffballou2940 9 лет назад

I highly recommend this kit. Great sound, and it's own sound.. quality is awesome. Not your every day, average, run of the mill, boring Maple kit.

@erictorres4889 2 года назад

Maple is not boring for your information

@JoaquinCorreaDrums 2 года назад

@@erictorres4889 it is.

@didybopintitys Год назад

@@JoaquinCorreaDrums wood tone compared to head choice is almost negligible just like with guitars and pickups

@glanemann 9 лет назад

Man, I was seriously considering that kit. Maybe I'll still get one! Why not own a few kits!

@jamesadams7131 3 года назад

If I had room I'd own a few kits myself; good for you if you can do it!!!

@el.aye.bee.4477 2 года назад

A wise man once told me (as it pertained to drums and cymbals) "always have more than you need. Less than you want."

@rubentrevino6288 9 лет назад

wow that's some v very nice tones from this kit

@danielchoxom5326 5 лет назад

Amazing Sounding Drum Kit Yamaha...

@dubayhall6227 7 лет назад

I am getting a Purple to black fade kit with a brass snare, chrome plated in April, Oak.....😎

@Amp1771 8 лет назад

I think the heads weren't the right ones for this kit

@tuulofdstrxn 7 лет назад

I don't think it's the heads. Live Customs, just as the Oak Customs that preceded them, project almost only their attack sound and next to none of their amazing tone. If you'd want to get a better idea of their true sound, the shells would need separate close up mics.

@Batucada408 4 года назад

Love my live customs. I have coated ambassadors and they sound great.

@vincentquattrocchi7924 3 года назад

One the best heads for this kit.🥁

@Batucada408 Год назад

@@vincentquattrocchi7924 I agree. I am currently giving the Evans calf tones a shot and loving them as well.

@blakegowan6623 7 лет назад

I think they sound great.

@CrNgLrD 8 лет назад

i love that a lot of drum reviewers say the shell sits on the bearing edge great as if its a special feature. if i buy a kit the heads better not fit on wonky

@toddderocco939 8 лет назад

remo is bad for wonky heads, I don't want to but I might switch to Evans

@robchismar4679 8 лет назад

Try Aquarian! WOW what an amazing durable head. Played many beat up heads at reh studios and they hold their feel and tone.

@didybopintitys Год назад

It’s because they used to not, so at one point it was a selling point, & overall it still is to a degree, head manufactures and drum manufactures still try to improve upon it, but to be more realistic it’s mostly just there to sound like you’re getting more than you are like with most product descriptions

@boromir_8428 4 года назад

Would sound mush better with Evans G2 clear IMO. They have better rebound feel and warmer. Those Remo`s are to punchy and dry for oak shells.

@brianchisnell1548 4 года назад

All Yamaha drums sound just fine. In the old days, they had the YD-7000 and top of the line YD- 9000. Simpler times. The competition between drum companies is staggering these days. In the late 60's My Rogers R-360 kit was made by Yamaha. They really were well made!

@andrewyka 8 лет назад

Yamaha sound good!!!

@PanasonicTooth 6 лет назад

The drums didn't sound great to my ears especially compared to the Tama Imperialstar review for example. Perhaps it is an issue with the heads or mics lie some have said. Maybe it's all subjective also.

@ricohorton 5 лет назад

Really too bad that these drums are discontinued

@VooRst90 4 года назад

Right, I'd totally buy one two up two down in this finish.

@ricohorton 9 лет назад

I got a set in this finish. Still waiting for replacement for damaged bass drum. Jim Haler from Yamaha called me and has no replacement. Have to wait for shipment to arrive through Customs. Hopefully I do not wind up six month's down the road still waiting.

@larrytate1657 8 лет назад

How are the tones with these bad boys. The oak is rly good for rock right, darker than maple and birch?

@ricohorton 8 лет назад

+Larry Tate i am using in a heavy metal band. great sounding drums for the money.

@jdrumz321ify 7 лет назад

Rico Horton how does the finish look on stage?

@eynamouthole3336 7 лет назад

Yamaha would be my favorite if they didn't have the Yess mounts. I have a 1990 maple/Mahogany custom 9 piece and they are so dead because of the mounts and I hate it.

@jts400hp 7 лет назад

Kyle Bachar Those mounts are not the current mounts... The YESS system resonates forever.

@larrytate1657 5 лет назад

Really? My absolute maple noveau 90s kit has great body on the toms and I’m considering running it back as my main rig over my sonor prolites. The prolites sound good but they don’t have the body of projection in the rack toms that my good old absolute noveau has. I don’t know it’s a tough choice, sometimes I wish I didn’t buy my sonor Prolites because my ocd drives me crazy on which I should use now.

@larrytate1657 5 лет назад

I do prefer the sonor floor Tom though.

@HadEnough745 8 лет назад

The drums really don't sound too good in this video. They sound like any other kit...nothing special..It might be time to mic the drums..I've heard these drums in other videos and they sounded great.

@sjang816 8 лет назад

agreed, particularly the 10" tom...but damned that finish is amazing!

@HadEnough745 8 лет назад

I've seen these in person and they look very good. I just don't think they sound so great in this video. Also, they are very heavy. I'm not sure if I would want to schlep these around.

@kyleboggs1966 6 лет назад

If he says great one more time, I'm gonna freak out

@andrewyka 6 лет назад

Sands good!!! Yamaha .

@sandmanlopez9920 Год назад

Real nice 😊

@motodrummer 6 лет назад

Deciding between this and a Ludwig Keystone X, this video leans me towards the Keystone. Those toms sound horrible.

@JUNKPARLOR 5 лет назад

Fortunately the Toms are easy to tune

@ricohorton 9 лет назад

i just don't like that Yamaha still installs pressed in metal airvents.

@prizefighter7607 8 лет назад

+Rico Horton Why is that a bad thing?

@ricohorton 8 лет назад

+PrizeFighter pressed metal airvents have been known to become loose and rattle in the vent. a vent that has a screw back is best.

@prizefighter7607 8 лет назад

Rico Horton Hmm, I've played the same Yamaha kit for 15+ years, and have never had a problem with any of the hardware coming loose.

@golferal 8 лет назад

+Rico Horton I'll agree with PrizeFighter in that I've owned two different Yamaha kits, one Stage Custom (entry level) and my current Maple Customs (high end) and have never heard of the air vents coming loose. I have a friend with a 20 year old Recording Custom kit that has been gigged literally THOUSANDS of times with no issues.

@ricohorton 8 лет назад

+Allen Ash moot point since Yamaha started putting better air-vents recently. Last store i went into shows a new Yamaha kit with screw back air-vents.

@laiftaim 8 лет назад

really really

@fermanakgulmanganinsolsito1835 8 лет назад

KOLPA DAN ARALIK ROCK ALBÜMÜ

@dagconst1 7 лет назад

helps to have Nick

@mitchellhughes5180 4 года назад

Does this guy sound like a game show host/radio dj or is it just me?

@JWCFB 8 лет назад

Yamaha prices are quite high.

@hickoryhop 7 лет назад

Jerry W price is what you pay. Value is what you get.

@jacobboyd7965 7 лет назад

hickoryhop preach

@andyham6094 6 лет назад

Live customs are my favorite Yamaha kit but still wouldn’t purchase one. I’m a tama guy and tama Starclassic BB’s are better and more value and cheaper. And the hardware and mounting system is much better on the Starclassics. But I think tama has the best hardware in the business and the best drums at the best prices on every single level from intermediate beginner imperialstar, mid level superstar and silverstar, pro level starclassic bb, maple or Bubinga, and then flag ship star models. But I think Yamaha is the second best company and still make some great drums.

@larrytate1657 6 лет назад

Yamaha stage custom takes the cake at low end cost for amazing sound imo. They sound as good as high end kits.