$106.41

Yamaha Absolute Maple Custom 5pc MA8F57JF

Description

Available in 24 different color finishes. (see finishes below)

Staggered Diagonal Seam/Air Seal System:

The heart of any drum is the shell, and Yamahaâ€^TMs method of hand-crafting shells produces the strongest, most consistent drums available. Yamaha drums feature a staggered diagonal seam to ensure a shell that starts round, and stays round and will not require any putty filler in the bearing edges to fill voids between the plies. The Air Seal System of clamping the plies in the mold provides the same pressure 360° around the shell to make sure the glue is evenly distributed. This is key to the consistency of Yamaha shells.

Maple:

Yamaha Absolute Maple series shells are crafted using North American maple. Maple produces a round, warm tone with a good mix of overtones from high to low. Our maple drums have a wide dynamic range and long sustain.

YESS II mounting system:

The new version of Yamahaâ€^TMs YESS mounting system anchors the mount at the top and bottom nodal point of the shell. The mounting bracket is attached to a metal plate, and this assembly is isolated from the shell using rubber grommets. By shock-mounting the shell in this manner, no vibration is able to escape the shell through the hardware. The lugs are placed at a point that filters out unwanted overtones. This system gives the Absolute series a bigger sound and a pure tone with more warmth and sustain.

Hook Lug:

First introduced on the flagship PHX series, the hook lug is a giant step forward in lug design. This lug anchors to a square, hooked post that anchors to the shell at the nodal point using a single bolt. This design reduces the number of holes and retains the integrity of the shell. The small contact area of the post allows it to make very little contact with the shell, and reduces the amount of shell vibration that is dampened. The hook lug also makes changing heads much quicker, since the tension rod only needs to be loosened a few turns, allowing the lug to detach the lug from the post.

Vent holes:

The number of, and placement of the vent hole plays an important role in the sound of a drum by affecting the attack, sustain, and tone. Through exhaustive research and testing of many prototypes, Yamaha has discovered the optimal number and placement of the vent hole in each drum. Snare drums and toms up to 12” have one hole, 13” toms have two, 14:” and 16” toms have four, floor toms have six, 18” bass rums have eight, and bass drums from 20” to 24:” have ten vent holes.

Bass drum spurs/floating bass drum system:

The Absolute series bass drums have a heavier version of our classic spur that has been a favorite in the industry for years. The newer spurs are thicker for better stability under even the heaviest playing conditions. Our 18” bass drums include our floating bass drum lift that raises the batter side of the drum off the floor for a fuller sound, while eliminating the need to shorten the beater shaft to strike the center of the head.

Expanded bass drum selection:

Bass drums are available with or without a mount installed at the factory. A 20” deep bass drum is now available in the 22” diameter drum. All bass drums come with matching wood hoops.

Finishes:

Drawing from our legendary pianos, Yamaha was the first company to use high-quality lacquer finishes on their drums. The Absolute series is available in 23 hand-finished lacquers and one wrap (White Marine Pearl). Each lacquer finish is sprayed, sanded, and buffed by hand to create a drum that looks as beautiful as it sounds. Six of the finishes (including the glow in the dark Luminous White Sparkle) were developed through hours of experimenting at our artist facility in the U.S. by our custom builder Daryl Anderson.

Tour Custom Set Features:

• Shells: 100% North American maple
• Bass drums: 7–ply, 7mm thick
• Toms, floor toms, snare drums: 6–ply, 6mm thick
• Bearing edges: 45Ëš with a slight outside counter cut
• Rims: Aluminum die cast
• BD hoops: Matching wood
• Heads: Remo clear P3 on bass drum batters (coated ambassador on 18"), ebony P3 on logo side. Toms and floor toms clear Emperor on batter, clear Ambassador on resonant side. Coated Ambassador batter, Ambassador snare.

Sizes:

• 18" x 24" bass
• 12" x 8" tom
• 10" x 7" tom
• 14" x 13" floor tom
• 14" x 4" snare

Finishes

WMP: White Marine Pearl


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Manufacturer:

Yamaha