Yamaha Oak

[sjj123]

I did a search and found zilch....hoped guys who own or have played these could chime in with review....thanks

[Randy walker]

toms can be on the bright side, maybe a tad brittle (to my ears), kic has punch. not as warm a sound as say maple or birch.

[CLWarunki]

I saw Weckl play them in a clinic last year and they sounded amazing... oh, same with Cobham too. Great projection and sensitivity it seemed. Nice look and prices too.

[sjj123]

Thats on par w/ what I've heard Randy...Chris, yes.....Weckl has all that outboard gear tho' so anything he touches would probably sound amazing

[cjbdrm]

Peter Erskine himself has said(on HOD)in no uncertain terms that these drums are amazing.

Given the opportunity, he will probably do so again...

Peter?

[cjbdrm]

I searched under "oak" and found this

http://www.hostboard.com/cgi-bin/ult...c&f=609&t=3616

[ladanny]

I think Keith Carlock is also using these. I've heard them and they are LOUD!

Danny

[troutbrooke]

I used them on a recording session a year ago, and I thought they were great. The snare was especially amazing. I would definitely recommend them. [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]

[Shawn40]

I believe that Manu Katch?, Peter Erskine and Weckl are very fan of the Oak.

[CLWarunki]

Funny enough all these endorsers hype them up, use em for a clinic or two and then all end up back at the same ol' maple custom kits [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Any explenations besides the promotional value?