Stage Custom Drums from Yamaha
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Stage Custom Standard
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Stage Custom Advantage
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July 20, 2001Yamaha Drums expands on its successful Stage Custom Series with the Stage
Custom Standard and Stage Custom Advantage drum kits. Designed for musicians at every skill level, these new
drum sets, to be displayed at Summer NAMM 2001, offer professional sound and appearance at a very attractive
price.
Every kit and configuration in the Stage Custom
Series features a 17-in. bass drum with
PowerStroke3-type heads, Yamaha's distinctive
YESS suspension mounting system on all
toms, and a triple tom holder. The kits also
feature Yamaha's newly-introduced 700 Series
hardware, which includes straight and boom
cymbal stands, a hi-hat stand, snare stand and
bass drum pedal. All drum kits and
configurations in the line ship in only two
boxes, and include a set-up video hosted by
drumming powerhouse Dave Weckl.
"Just like their predecessors, the new Stage
Custom models raise the bar and set new
standards for affordable drum sets," explains
Jerry Andreas, marketing manager, Yamaha
Drums, Pro Audio & Combo Division.
Constructed of 8-ply shells—Mahogany with
an outer Birch ply—the Stage Custom Standard
(SCS) features a distinctive steel snare
drum—plus separate lug casings—allowing the
drums to resonate freely and deliver an "open"
sound. The SCS set is available in four
great-looking matte finishes: Matte Cranberry
Red, Matte Marina Green, Matte Natural Wood and Matte Raven Black.
The Stage Custom Advantage (SCAW) carries
on the tradition of the hi-tension lug casings and
shell construction of the original Stage Custom.
The SCAW also features a matching wood
snare drum and is available in four stunning
metallic and two gloss finishes: Blue Metallic,
Green Metallic, Gold Metallic, Violet Metallic,
Cranberry Red and Raven Black.
"No other drum company offers as many
professional features with Yamaha's quality at
such a great price," adds David Jewell, Drum
product manager. "The Stage Custom Standard
and Advantage will be the choice of drummers
now and for years to come." For more information, visit their web site at www.yamaha.com. | 
