Yamaha just works. Their tom mounts are the best! I’m a proud owner of 3 sets. PHX, RCs , and Club customs, broken in at Memphis Drum shop by the great Steve Jordan..
17:35 - I've got this kit in natural black with a 20" kick, there is soooo much you can do with it. Mine is the later early 2000's kit with the Nouveau lugs which are much tougher. Mine has 10", 13", 14", 16", 20" kick & 1960's 14x5.5 4157 Gretsch snare w/Evans HD Dry head (love these heads). I can get away with all styles including rock with a bit of deadening in the kick and a change to my 14 x 5 Acrolite. Always loved this kit, probably my favourite I've ever purchased. Great tones & responds to all sorts of different head combos.
Hopefully I will live long enough to get a full set. Have had a MC snare for many years. Magnificent. Seems like no matter what room or environment it’s in, it always sound great with very little effort required.
1993 I bought a 7 piece new .. with turquoise finish … played in the army band … regret selling that kit … I guess we all have one that we should have held onto
Rick, I had one just like that that I bought in the 90s from Barry (Drummers' World), which I ended up selling... and have greatly regretted. Thanks sharing!
I love those drums....Played them for a show that was backlined...My cymbals, of course...I don't know why they discontinued those.drums.............................Ralph Onofrio
I have a mid 90s MC. It was ordered for a clinic, so it was sold at a B stock price to the store where I worked while in college. Unfortunately it had the ‘in between’ depth toms. I wish it had been the standards. But I still love them. And I’m still toying with heads to this day to compensate for the depth.
I love clear or coated Emperors with Ambassador resonant side. To my ears, the Emperors make them sound like shallower toms. I play mostly RnB, but it’s a very versatile combo; pure class … Congrats on owning some of the best drums ever made ;) I love mine.
Thanks Rick for such a great comprehensive and informative review of your superb kit. I came too late to Yamaha to have these drums but love maple kits and have recently got an AHM kit which is also fantastic! 🤘😎🥁🔥👍
I have the same kit and sizes in a satin amber finish. Beautiful sounding drums. Still need to find a matching snare though, preferably without the bad, discontinued lugs.
Mr. Rick, I own a Yamaha Maple Custom kit, 20", 14" & 12". I have never been able to achieve the same rich tones that you have on your kit. Would it be possible for you to elaborate on how you achieve your tunings? For instances, overall pitch of each drum, pitch relationship of each head, top head higher in pitch or bottom head higher in pitch or do you tune to any certain interval, minor 3rd or major 4th? I have a tunebot, is there anyway that you would be so kind as to just give me the hertz reading on the top and bottom heads of the drums, Tom's and bass? I would be eternally grateful for any help at all. I believe you live in Nashville, Tennessee and that you offer lessons. I would be willing to pay for a class if you would help me learn to tune those drums. Thanks, Mark
So I see the beta on bass drum is center but angled. Offset? Why not straight on? It sounds better yes but why? Thx! Left my fiberskin on snare for years playing jazzgrass. Badly…
It's a combination of the room, the heads, the mics, the drums and most importantly how you hit the drums. If you play with a good touch and the drums are decent you can get a good sound anywhere and a great sound when the other factors are in good standing.
