YAMAHA Drums Live Custom
What makes a great sounding drum for live situations?
Live Custom series is designed with a greater focus on playing in live situations using 1.2mm oak plies that are 10% thicker than those used on our Oak Custom drums. Bass drum shells are comprised of eight-ply designs while tom, floor tom, and snare shells are constructed with six. The Live Custom delivers a sound with greater strength and depth, provides rich expressive power that exceeds your imagination, and features hardware designed with some new, innovative ideas that delivers incredible stability and reliability even in the demanding environment of the stage. Oak's sound is clear and well defined with a powerful low-end that shakes your soul. On stage, and in the studio as well, Live Custom delivers a fat, rich tone with awe-inspiring presence.
Live Custom opens up a whole new world in drum tone that pumps up audiences to new levels of excitement
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Overview
Features
Thicker oak ply produce deeper sound
10% thicker than the plies used in the Oak Custom, the oak plies found in these shells deliver sound with greater power on the live stage.
Black appearance
Dark silver hardware delivers dominating image further heightened with the all black shell interiors.
Y.E.S.S.
YESS mounts are designed to minimize contact between the shell and the mount to deliver a wider dynamic range and longer sustain.
Absolute Lugs
Sells feature Yamaha's exclusive Absolute Lugs. Their sophisticated design adds a touch of class to the drums.
Die-cast Bass Drum Hooks
Bass drums feature newly designed die-cast hooks, which provide noise free function through the use of an insertion plate.
Open Type Floor Tom Bracket
Open type Floor Tom bracket includes wing bolts. It's designed to clamp tightly on the leg without damaging it, to save time on stage, and to deliver optimum decay control.
Emperor Head
Toms and floor toms are equipped with clear Remo Emperor heads, which are known for their deep sound and great durability.
2.3mm Dyna Hoops
Thicker steel hoops offer a tighter sound and sharper response.
Specification:
Yamaha's Expertise Draws The Best In Tone From Oak
In its simplest form, drum shell construction consists of wrapping veneer plies into a circular shell. But the process becomes quite complex if you want to make a really good sounding drum. The technology used to form the shell, the degree of perfection achieved in attaining a perfectly round shape, and the tonal characteristics of the woods used to create the shell—each of these points has a profound effect on the drum's final tone. Using our advanced manufacturing technologies we at Yamaha, are the only drum manufacturer that has succeeded in utilizing oak to produce drum shells.
Our proprietary shell forming technique, the Air Seal System, enables us to create shells that are perfectly round. This superior shell forming system forms the base for tonal excellence.
Oak is known for its sharp and enormous sound and Yamaha has been using it as a tone wood for drums for more than 10 years. Inheriting this history, new Live Custom series drums are sure to uphold and advance the reputation of Yamaha's oak drums. And the esthetic beauty that oak possesses will shine even brighter on the stage.
- All Oak Shell
- Dark Silver Finished Hardware
- Y.E.S.S. Mount System
Features
Thicker oak ply produce deeper sound
10% thicker than the plies used in the Oak Custom, the oak plies found in these shells deliver sound with greater power on the live stage.
Black appearance
Dark silver hardware delivers dominating image further heightened with the all black shell interiors.
Y.E.S.S.
YESS mounts are designed to minimize contact between the shell and the mount to deliver a wider dynamic range and longer sustain.
Absolute Lugs
Sells feature Yamaha's exclusive Absolute Lugs. Their sophisticated design adds a touch of class to the drums.
Die-cast Bass Drum Hooks
Bass drums feature newly designed die-cast hooks, which provide noise free function through the use of an insertion plate.
Open Type Floor Tom Bracket
Open type Floor Tom bracket includes wing bolts. It's designed to clamp tightly on the leg without damaging it, to save time on stage, and to deliver optimum decay control.
Emperor Head
Toms and floor toms are equipped with clear Remo Emperor heads, which are known for their deep sound and great durability.
2.3mm Dyna Hoops
Thicker steel hoops offer a tighter sound and sharper response.
Specification:
Design/Architecture
Detail
Hoop
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Model
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TT FT SD : 2.3mm Dyna Hoops (dark silver finished) / BD : Wood
Hoop
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Lugs
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Type
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Absolute Lug (dark silver finished)
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Shells
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Thickness
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BD : 8ply 9.6mm / TT FT SD : 6ply 7.2mm / Bearing Edge : 45
degree R1.5
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Material
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Oak
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Head
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Top
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Clear Emperor
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Bottom
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Clear Ambassador
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Front
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P3 Ebony with Vertical Yamaha logo
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Batter
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20"-24" : P3 Clear / 18": Coated Ambassador
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COMPONENTS
Bass Drum
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Size (Diameter×Depth)
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24"×18"
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22"×18"
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22"×14"
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20"×16"
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18"×14"
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LNB2218
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LNB2214
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LNB2016
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LNB1814
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R version without pipe clamp
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LNB2418R
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—
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—
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—
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Floor Tom
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Size (Diameter×Depth)
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18"×16"
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16"×15"
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14"×13"
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LNF1816
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LNF1615
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LNF1413
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TOM PACK
Floor Tom
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Tom Tom
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Tom Holder
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LNP6F3
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LNF1615
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LNT1208
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LNT1007
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TH945B
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LNP4F3
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LNF1413
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LNT1208
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LNT1007
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TH945B
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Yamaha's Expertise Draws The Best In Tone From Oak
In its simplest form, drum shell construction consists of wrapping veneer plies into a circular shell. But the process becomes quite complex if you want to make a really good sounding drum. The technology used to form the shell, the degree of perfection achieved in attaining a perfectly round shape, and the tonal characteristics of the woods used to create the shell—each of these points has a profound effect on the drum's final tone. Using our advanced manufacturing technologies we at Yamaha, are the only drum manufacturer that has succeeded in utilizing oak to produce drum shells.
Our proprietary shell forming technique, the Air Seal System, enables us to create shells that are perfectly round. This superior shell forming system forms the base for tonal excellence.
Oak is known for its sharp and enormous sound and Yamaha has been using it as a tone wood for drums for more than 10 years. Inheriting this history, new Live Custom series drums are sure to uphold and advance the reputation of Yamaha's oak drums. And the esthetic beauty that oak possesses will shine even brighter on the stage.
