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MGR/Peter « Yamaha Stage Custom Standard »
Published on 11/03/03 at 15:00I have had an electronic drumkit for a while, but I needed an acoustic one for gigs, so I began my search. I only had around $1000 Canadian to spend, to I was basically looking at the Tama Rockstar, the Pearl Export, and the Yamaha Stage Custom. I got it at Long & McQuaide for $1050 Canadian. I chose these drums over the two mentioned above because I heard of Yamaha's sturdy hardware.
The toms sound really good after you change the heads. I really like the matte color my drumkit came in (cranberry red). Also, the ball clamps give you the widest choice of how you want to position your rack toms. The bass drum sounds pretty thundersous now that I gor the Evans EQ4 drumhead on it. The hardware that comes with the drumkit is also pretty sturdy.
The heads this drumkit came with, even though they are made by Remo, suck. It took me two gigs to beat them up completely. I changed the batter heads to Remo Empeorors, which improved their sound tremendously. I just replaced the resonant heads with the Evans G1's and that improved the sound even more. The snare that came with the drumkit is metallic and has a lot of overtones, so I recommend you dampen it a little by adding a ring around the outside.
The hardware is very sturdy, but the matte finish can get scratched up unless you take good care it.
For the price I paid I still feel that I got the best drumkit available. The 17" deep bassdrum beats all the other ones I heard, and the sturdy hardware is also great. Dont be fooled when you see that the drumheads are made by Remo - still replace them as soon as you get the kit, if you want it to sound the best. Overall, I am very satisfied with my purchase.
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The toms sound really good after you change the heads. I really like the matte color my drumkit came in (cranberry red). Also, the ball clamps give you the widest choice of how you want to position your rack toms. The bass drum sounds pretty thundersous now that I gor the Evans EQ4 drumhead on it. The hardware that comes with the drumkit is also pretty sturdy.
The heads this drumkit came with, even though they are made by Remo, suck. It took me two gigs to beat them up completely. I changed the batter heads to Remo Empeorors, which improved their sound tremendously. I just replaced the resonant heads with the Evans G1's and that improved the sound even more. The snare that came with the drumkit is metallic and has a lot of overtones, so I recommend you dampen it a little by adding a ring around the outside.
The hardware is very sturdy, but the matte finish can get scratched up unless you take good care it.
For the price I paid I still feel that I got the best drumkit available. The 17" deep bassdrum beats all the other ones I heard, and the sturdy hardware is also great. Dont be fooled when you see that the drumheads are made by Remo - still replace them as soon as you get the kit, if you want it to sound the best. Overall, I am very satisfied with my purchase.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com