Yamaha Oak Custom
The Yamaha Oak Custom is an interesting drum kit in the Yamaha range.
Made from 100% oak, it offers sound qualities that are very different from the more traditional maple and birch wood drums.
Here, we'll take a quick look at how it sounds and performs.
Let's start with the build.
The Yamaha oak custom is made from quality oak wood.
It's much harder and tougher to work with than most other woods, but Yamaha have done a great job of shaping the shells and producing it.
There are a lot of quality attachments on the shells too, including bullet lugs, Dynahoops, and Yamaha's YESS tom mount.
It works well and let's you place the toms in most positions you'd find comfortable.
You can get the set in a few different colors, but the most popular is Honey Amber, although sliver, black, and red are available too.
What about the sonic waves? The Yamaha oak custom is hard, tough, with a wide sonic range.
It'll give you plenty of volume if you're rock drummer or a metal drummer, but played softly there are some really good qualities for jazz drummers as well.
The snare drum and the bass drum are two of the best parts of the set.
The toms are good too and give a middle presence that's chunky and fat.
The high end isn't as noticeable as on maple or birch sets, but that's not what the oak custom is all about.
It's about raw, mid range power! The price is quite reasonable considering the features, gloss finish, and workmanship.
If you are looking for an alternative sound to maple and birch, you should really consider the Yamaha oak custom.
It rocks!
Made from 100% oak, it offers sound qualities that are very different from the more traditional maple and birch wood drums.
Here, we'll take a quick look at how it sounds and performs.
Let's start with the build.
The Yamaha oak custom is made from quality oak wood.
It's much harder and tougher to work with than most other woods, but Yamaha have done a great job of shaping the shells and producing it.
There are a lot of quality attachments on the shells too, including bullet lugs, Dynahoops, and Yamaha's YESS tom mount.
It works well and let's you place the toms in most positions you'd find comfortable.
You can get the set in a few different colors, but the most popular is Honey Amber, although sliver, black, and red are available too.
What about the sonic waves? The Yamaha oak custom is hard, tough, with a wide sonic range.
It'll give you plenty of volume if you're rock drummer or a metal drummer, but played softly there are some really good qualities for jazz drummers as well.
The snare drum and the bass drum are two of the best parts of the set.
The toms are good too and give a middle presence that's chunky and fat.
The high end isn't as noticeable as on maple or birch sets, but that's not what the oak custom is all about.
It's about raw, mid range power! The price is quite reasonable considering the features, gloss finish, and workmanship.
If you are looking for an alternative sound to maple and birch, you should really consider the Yamaha oak custom.
It rocks!
