Yamaha Stage Custom Standard -NW Reviews

Best drumset I ever had. And not the most expensive!

SO far this is my 4th drumset. I have owned 2x Mapex and 1 Sonor sets.

Sonor was the most expensive and the most dissapointing of them. I'm not "uberproffessional" as in "I play big venues every week " but I've been gigging for 10 years now. I don't need the top tier stuff. It has to be semi-pro and work well. Yamaha has everything: looks good, sounds good, hardware is the best. Btw - one thing you usually want to get rid of is the factory snare. NOT THIS ONE! It's a good snare! Which makes this set absolute winner in every category. Birch is considered bit harsh on the attach side. So I opted for coated heads - result is very good to my ears. Highly recommended. For this price it's ridiculously good.

Best shell pack I've played

I've been playing other brands before buying my very own kit, and as soon as I played on a Stage Custom I knew exactly what I wanted myself - And got it as soon as I could. And after 6 months of use, I can say this buy was a great one!

It sounds amazing, and for a cheap price as this shell pack is, any drummer should honestly have one of these kits in their disposal. It'll probably be my main kit for many, many years to come, and Yamaha has been a brand I've fallen in love with so much over the last months.

I use all Evans heads. G2 + Genera Reso heads on all toms, ST Dry + Snare Side 300 on the snare, and EQ3 + Yamaha Factory reso on bass drum. Sounds professional and amazing.

Easy to assemble, looks great where ever I set it up and I usually get compliments for how good it looks and sounds. The mounting system on the toms is something I've not used before (Y.E.S.S), but it's amazing.

Pros:

- Price

- Adjustability

- Looks

Cons:

- Honestly, I can't find any, yet. You can even buy all sizes for the toms, which is what I want aswell.