Yamaha Absolute Birch Custom Drums

I’ve failed in my job as a reviewer. I haven’t found anything about these drums I didn’t like. From the multitude of new beautiful finishes, the innovative removable lug and aluminum die-cast hoops to the big wonderful sound of these birch shells, Yamaha has made significant improvements to an already excellent drum line.

Line: Absolute Birch Custom Series Drum with the Nouveau lug.
Shells: All drums feature 100-percent birch 6-ply (snare and toms) and 7-ply (bass drum) shells.
Sizes: 10" x 8", 12" x 9", 15" x 14", and 18" x 16" toms, a 14" x 7" snare drum, and a 24" x 18" bass drum with TH945A tom holder and two CL945A tom clamps and the new DSM100 Throne.
List Price: $4,790 for all drums with tom hardware. $360 for the DSM100 throne.
Finishes: Reviewed in Blue Sparkle. A total of 45 different finishes are available.
Heads: All heads made for Yamaha by Remo. Clear single-ply Ambassadors top and bottom of all toms, Powerstroke 3 bass batter head and Ebony Powerstroke 3 solid logo head, Coated Ambassador snare batter and clear snare side head.