This Yamaha Asbolute Maple drum set is finished in a ultra-cool Ice Blue Sparkle lacquer and comes with a 20×16 kick, 12×8 tom, 14×13 floor tom, and 6×14 snare drum . No other hardware is included. Let us know if you have any questions!

For 2012, Yamaha has brought back the classic Tobacco Burst finish in the Recording Custom line. This Tobacco Burst Recording Custom drum set came from the 2012 NAMM show as part of a larger double bass drum kit. You can see the 22×16, 10×7.5, 12×8 and 16×16 setup that is the other “half” of the NAMM kit. As with all Yamaha Recording Custom drums, this kit features Yamaha’s classic birch shell formulation, 1.6mm hoops, full-length lugs, and more! Be one of the first on the block to get one of these amazing sounding kits in the newest (old!) finish available.

For 2012, Yamaha has brought back the classic Tobacco Burst finish in the Recording Custom line. This Tobacco Burst Recording Custom drum set came from the 2012 NAMM show as part of a larger double bass drum kit. You can see the 22×16, 13×9 and 18×16 setup that is the other “half” of the NAMM kit. As with all Yamaha Recording Custom drums, this kit features Yamaha’s classic birch shell formulation, 1.6mm hoops, full-length lugs, and more! Be one of the first on the block to get one of these amazing sounding kits in the newest (old!) finish available.

Welcome to the inaugural issue of “This Week in Drums,” the first in a new series of bi-monthly posts highlighting the most recent arrivals at the Drum Center of Portsmouth. Next week (November 16th) will be the launch of “This Week in Cymbals,” a similar review of the latest and greatest gear to grace us with its presence, but with a particular focus on bronze pies!

This first issues features 40 new snare drums and 5 new drum sets. Admittedly, we have cheated a little bit and decided to showcase most of the gear that has landed in the last three weeks or so. There is actually quite a bit more, but much of it has sold already. Future issues will likely be a bit shorter with less gear being shown.

Yamaha drum sets are available in a wide range of finishes, shell types, and price points. Yamaha makes drums that are sure to appeal to just about any drummer. Whether you are looking at the venerable Yamaha Recording Custom series, the hip new Club Custom line, or Yamaha’s “best in class” Stage Custom Birch line, or something in between, you will find drums that sound great, are built to extremely high standards, and can stay in your arsenal for a long time to come.

Yamaha Absolute Maple Drums
Yamaha Absolute Maple Drums feature a wide tuning range couple with excellent sonic versatility allowing drums to be tuned low for big rock settings or tuned up high for smaller, more intimate gigs. All Yamaha Absolute Maple drums feature a staggered diagonal seam to ensure a shell that starts round, and stays round and will not require any putty filler in the bearing edges to fill voids between the plies. The Air Seal System of clamping the plies in the mold provides the same pressure 360° around …

We are excited to announce that we plan to celebrate our first full year serving drummers in Portsmouth and beyond by expanding our space and our offerings!

On February 1st, we will officially open our new showroom, just a few doors down from from the existing location in Islington Plaza. With our new showroom comes over 1,000 new square feet of space dedicated to the drums, cymbals, hardware, and accessories you know and love.

To help fill the new space, we’ve brought Yamaha Drums on board. Click to read more!