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MGR/Anonymous « Yamaha Stage Custom Standard »
Published on 10/04/03 at 15:00Bought this kit at Long+McQuade, Vancouver, BC. Considered some other used kits but wanted a kit for studio jazz ballads, blues, gospel ... The STage custom had a 20x17 bass drum which gave a great tight, round low sound but not too loud. The qulaity of workmanship is amazing, really. I compared to Tama, Peral, even Gretsch. HAnds down this is a great semi-pro kit.
The bass sound is smooth and controllable. I stuffed some sheets in the bass drum to add a littl muffle because these are surprisingly loud kits. The mounting system (YESS) is excellent, very sturdy. The all wood (Birch and tropical hardwood) construction on the toms and bass is equal to much more pricey kits. lots of hardware. The price, without cymbals or throne was USD $680.00. very fair in my view
The heads on the Toms are trash ... very shrill ... I will be replacing them with higher end Remos or evans. Very little to dislike.
Excellent workamanship, much better than i expected. Everything is beautifully finished and the H/W looks so smooth you'd think it was custom made
I'm a guitarist/bassist who plays drums occaisionally. This kit more than accomplishes anything I need to do. However, the kit is also used by the pro drummer in my jazz combo and it works super in that situation too. Overall, really pretty kit, well-made, good sound except for the tom heads and good value for money
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The bass sound is smooth and controllable. I stuffed some sheets in the bass drum to add a littl muffle because these are surprisingly loud kits. The mounting system (YESS) is excellent, very sturdy. The all wood (Birch and tropical hardwood) construction on the toms and bass is equal to much more pricey kits. lots of hardware. The price, without cymbals or throne was USD $680.00. very fair in my view
The heads on the Toms are trash ... very shrill ... I will be replacing them with higher end Remos or evans. Very little to dislike.
Excellent workamanship, much better than i expected. Everything is beautifully finished and the H/W looks so smooth you'd think it was custom made
I'm a guitarist/bassist who plays drums occaisionally. This kit more than accomplishes anything I need to do. However, the kit is also used by the pro drummer in my jazz combo and it works super in that situation too. Overall, really pretty kit, well-made, good sound except for the tom heads and good value for money
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com