One Beautifully Cohesive Instrument The badge on the drum says, “Handcrafted Since 1967.” The year of the Summer of Love. Ok! To me, that also says that Yamaha has had some time to get really good at making drums and accessories. My knowledge of Yamaha drums goes back to the early 1980’s when I started noticing that several major session and touring drummers were using the Yamaha brand. Yamaha was then, to my knowledge, known mainly for their Birch wood shells. Birch has a very controlled sound and responds very well in a studio setting and was perfect for the time. However, it was only a matter of time for Maple to find its way to the Yamaha woodshop and become as good a choice as anything Yamaha has made. The folks at Yamaha sent Modern Drummer an entire skid of their Tour Custom All Maple Shell Drums to run […]

July 2024 Issue