Yamaha Oak Custom

[cristaples1]

Originally posted by Derek DeFields:
I've got a maple custom that's almost 10 years old with YESS mounts on the 14 and 16" and I have had zero problems. Yamaha's drums are very thick and can take the strain with no trouble.

Having said that, I do think it's time they came up with a system that works better but I can't think of one honestly.

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[cristaples1]

Originally posted by Derek DeFields:
I've got a maple custom that's almost 10 years old with YESS mounts on the 14 and 16" and I have had zero problems. Yamaha's drums are very thick and can take the strain with no trouble.

Having said that, I do think it's time they came up with a system that works better but I can't think of one honestly.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I had Yamaha make me a 16" hanging tom ( 14" deep) this year, to match my Beech Custom set, I hit very hard, all the other drumers around the area I live in can confirm this, but I feel totally secure with the Y.E.S.S. mount that I asked for, I would never own a floor tom again.....clunky wappy horrible things! Give me suspended Yamaha's any day!
Chris

[ed4644]

Tom

What am I thinking? Of course precision!! I hear some pretty wicked players play them too. Expensive sounding drums at an inexpensive price! What more can drummer ask?

-Ed

[Tom Hipskind]

Hey Ed,

Of course, Precision Drum Company makes some nice drums too........ [img]biggrin.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]cool.gif[/img]

[matricks]

What is the average going price you guys have found for these?

[Daniel LeClaire]

Originally posted by CLWarunki:
Yamaha make some great drums, with great endorsers and a great (recent) history.

The only thing that bothers me about them is the fact that they also make motorcycles, boats, keyboards, etc...

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Chris,

I don't think it's the same guy building everything. [img]wink.gif[/img]

Seriously though, Yamaha has some of the best quality control there is. And, everything they make from instruments, to electronics, to motorcycles is top notch stuff.

[ed4644]

Matricks

I don't know what the average price may be because there are totally different prices at different places.

Places like sam ash and guitar center are around $1300 for shell set of three toms and a bass.

Midwest percussion on the other hand costs $1196 for the same stuff. Not a big difference, but one none the less.

Midwest Percussion always has great deals.

-Ed

[Gary Linieres]

"I don't think it's the same guy building everything"

Daniel that was so funny I spat my diet coke all over my keyboard......damn.

[likedachuch]

i remember someone at G.C. telling me that bob gatzen had alot to do with developing the YESS system. is that true? anyone? bueller? ....

[Randy walker]

the maple custom line was indeed a joint design venture between noble and cooley and yamaha and Gatzen was still working with NnC at the time, the nodle placing of the lugs, the shells and the YESS system.
The NnC maple series were their version of the Yamaha drums and that's why when you bought a Noble maple kit it had Yamaha kic spurs on it.