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Easy-traveling Birch Kit in Fun Bop Sizes





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From the DNA of Yamaha's world-famous Recording Custom comes the all-birch Yamaha Stage Custom Bebop shell pack. This little kit is perfect for jazz, hip-hop, and light session work. Its thin 100% birch shells, in vibey bop sizes and complete with low-mass lugs and a lacquer finish, are free to resonate with warm, clear tones. Yet players of all stripes will revel in the birch's crisp snap and dry, cutting crack. Whether you're looking for an authentic bop kit or a travel-friendly stage companion, the Yamaha Stage Custom Birch Bebop shell pack aims to please.





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All-birch shells in fun bop sizes





Sweetwater drummers love maple drums. But if you've never experienced birch shells from behind the kit, you're in for a treat with the Yamaha Stage Custom Bebop shell pack. Its 6- and 7-ply birch shells boast a lively attack with warm, clear overtones, which speak openly at both high and low registers. So whether you play hip-hop, dance, Americana, or jazz, this kit delivers.





YESS tom mounting system





Yamaha's YESS mounting allows the high tom of your Stage Custom Birch Bebop kit to vibrate freely however you position it. The YESS mount and included tom holder make minimal contact with the drum, keeping contact to the nodal point of the shell so as not to inhibit sustain. A nylon clamp bushing provides maximum stability. Even better ? the YESS system won't interfere with head changes between sets and takes.





Jazz drummer Kendrick Scott demos his Yamaha Stage Custom Bebop kit ? here in Raven Black.


Shown here in Raven Black; snare drum not included


Ships with Remo UT coated heads





In addition to the reduced shell sizing, the Stage Custom Birch Bebop ships standard with a set of coated Remo UT batter heads ? Ambassador toms and a Powerstroke P3 bass ? to capture those warm, woody, full-bodied tones.





Yamaha Stage Custom Birch Bebop 3-piece Shell Pack Features:


An all-birch kit from the Stage Custom family


Fun bop sizes (depth x diameter): 8x12" tom, 13x14" floor tom, 15x18" kick drum


Great for jazz, hip-hop, and light session work


YESS tom mount with CL-945LB tom holder positions easily, won't hinder sustain


Die-cast bass claw hooks with rubber inserts are classy and quiet


Remo UT coated batter heads (toms: Ambassador, kick: Powerstroke P3) promise solid tone out of the box


Snare, pedal, cymbals, and stands sold separately