Yamaha Stage Custom Birch 5pc Drum Shell Pack - 20" Kick, Honey Amber with DS-550 Drum Throne

Never ordered a drum set from Amazon before. It arrived in a timely fashion. The box had a little dent in it but the drums were fine.I have been playing these for a few weeks now... and all I can say is wow. Yamaha knows how to make drums (I can see why many top players prefer Yamaha). They are amazing. The birch wood gives a nice tone. The mounting toms and leg toms are top notch. I love the honey amber color so much! This is a amazing set for the price. It's great for jazz-metal. Just replace the drum heads for the tones you are needing. I recommend Aquarian or Evans.I bought the shell pack. I already have cymbal, hi hat, snare stands. They do come with drum mounting hardware for the toms and floor tom. If you are looking for a professional sounding kit without spending thousands of dollars. Highly recommend this kit.

I waited a couple months before writing this review for the Yamaha Stage Custom setI got the 10, 12, 14, with a 20" kick in raven black finish ( Go Ravens :D )I couldn't be happier with the purchase. I first played the drums with the Remo UT heads that came stock, and then later switched to Evans G2 batter heads and G1 resonant, combined with an E-Mad2 w/ stock Yamaha remo resonant bass drum head.The drums arrived in the original packaging which is a wonder of its own. Everything was very compact and well-packaged, and the hardware and drums were all in great, safe condition upon delivery. The bass drum had a slight bit of separation where its plies meet on one side, but that was not enough for me to send them back. Otherwise I still believe the drums to be "like new" as described.They are 100% birch drums and since 2014 Yamaha uses 6 x 1.1mm plies, so it is dense wood and relatively thick drum. Some would say these drums don't sing and are hard to pull any resonance or flavor out of, but I would disagree. With proper tuning and good heads these drums sound better than the many similarly-priced drum sets I have played. I think they sound great and the drums and hardware are manufactured really well and do not sacrifice quality. The hardware is the same hardware Yamaha uses for their premier, top-of-the-line kits and I think that shouldn't be left unsaid.There is good reason that Yamaha is a name that is seen all over the world in music, and I am a proud owner one of their kits!If I had to pick one thing negative - it would be toward the snare. It's perfectly fine and usable, and has 10 tuning rods (awesome), but if one was to invest in another really nice snare drum with a nice set of cymbals this kit is perfect for learning or playing events.

First, it looks great; good quality.I use oil drumheads; it sounds really great. Great value, looks and feels like a professional studio drumset.

The whole kit in one box, wow! And nothing damaged to boot! The drums themselves are the best sounding I’ve ever played, even better than top shelf models I’ve played and owned.

My hubby has played drums for 35 years and earns a living as a drummer. I bought him this kit for his birthday and he is absolutely in love with it! He had to put new heads on it because the ones it comes with are very cheap, low end heads, but once he changed out the heads, the sound quality rivals high-end birch kits! His musician friends listen to him play last weekend and they all thought this was the top-of-the-line Yamaha kit and their minds were blown when they found out it is the less expensive one.

I love this drum set!!

Excellent product, excellent sound and painting.Just replace the drum heads and you will have a pro sound drum set

I know what you’re thinking — “meh, a cheap kit made in China, hard pass.” Wrong! This kit looks amazing, and it sounds amazing. Just be sure to throw away the terrible cheap Chinese drum heads coming with the kit, and replace them with any high quality heads of your choice — Remo, Evans, whatever works for you. The mounting hardware is amazing — true Yamaha quality. You will not regret this purchase! And yes, it’s cheap, so you can take it on the road and not make a life’s tragedy out of it if anything happens to them while transporting.The one criticism I got is the snare drum — didn’t like its sound. But even beginner drummers such as myself quickly learn to appreciate nuances of the snares’ sound and start buying separate snare drums more suitable to their taste. So I’m not sure anyone even uses snare drums that come with kits, unless it’s a $5k kit. A truly good snare drum should probably be more expensive than this entire kit anyway.

I’ve played lots of drum kits. Owned some really expansive ones. These sound every bit as good for half the price or better. I use them for playing shows with my band and I love not having to worry about scratching/denting a cheaper kit but also not sacrificing the sound these beauties deliver. I may actually get another so I’m not constantly taking them apart for gigs. Well packaged but requires some assembly as they are in a small box for the size of the kit once put together. No cymbals or stands/pedals included but so worth the money!

Real beauty!