Yamaha Club Custom Owners...

Most of my gigging kits come from black shell banks. Given how rare they are, I would take a Club Custom in any finish.

I have found two kits for sale. Waiting to hear back on shipping.
 
Got myself a beautiful black swirl kit back in July this year in immaculate condition. I absolutely love these drums.. 22', 12", 14" 16". Would love an 18" bass to go along with them.
 
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So many to choose from. he says, facetiously.
 
It was al about the move to China.

I was initially bummed that I wasn't able to get a kit before it was discontinued. I only have a snare, a blue swirl one.

When it comes down to it though, Broadkasters are probably more my thing anyway.
 
brentcn said:
Have them in Black Swirl, and love them. 22-20-10-12-14-16 plus matching snare. Had to replace the ball-post mounts, because they had been worn and dried out. I really like that the bass drums are 15" deep, making them easy to move around and fit onto tight stages.

The finish is the nicest I've ever seen on a set of drums. It's quite thick and sturdy, and doesn't flake off with little knock against another drum here and there.

The demand is certainly there, but I don't think Yamaha will bring them back, because it's so labor-intensive to do a hand-painted lacquer finish. They used to put the drums onto rollers to apply the swirls, which must haven taken a long time. Apparently Steve Jordan originally saw the finish on a cafe table top, somewhere in Japan.
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I'd like to see this finish. Pics anyone?
 
Kapur is in the mahogany family, these have a great warm tone. My old school has a Vintage Pearl wood/fiberglass kit from the late 70's. And I believe
those were made with kapur also
 
There are 2 shell packs on Reverb, just follow the link I posted earlier.
 
Ryan Culberson said:
Never had a chance to play them when they first came out. Last year, a drum buddy came across a set. We both used them last November at a gig our bands played together. They blew me away (my buddy, too) with exactly the qualities you describe. When the opportunity came up a couple of months ago to secure those drums from him, I dove headfirst! Can’t recommend them highly enough. In this pic are the 12-14ft-18ft-22+matching snare. Not shown is a 10” tom and 16” floor tom.

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Never seen a recent Yamaha with the twin-finger claws, so great to see that beauty with them - because I recently tarted up my humble Stage Custom with them! I clearly have great taste 😜
 

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sumdrumguy said:
You have exactly what I hope to find... a shell pack. I can still hear those toms, and feel that kick.

I'm feeling something I haven't felt in a very long time. Envy :D
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Hi, came across this conversation thread when I was searching for "Yamaha Club Custom" on Google... I have a set for sale - you still interested in buying a set?
 
graysonator said:
Kapur is in the mahogany family, these have a great warm tone. My old school has a Vintage Pearl wood/fiberglass kit from the late 70's. And I believe
those were made with kapur also
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The 70’ Pearl Wood Fibreglass kits had Luan shells . The reissue wood fibreglass kits have Kapur blend shells .
 
Ryan Culberson said:
I knew when these came available I had to jump at them. They seldom come up for sale and they were only made for a couple of years so there’s not many of them out there to begin with. These are keepers for sure. Happy hunting!
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Quoted myself here to chuckle at my own hypocrisy. 😂🤪 They’re keepers alright… just not for me. 🙄 Hopefully whoever ended up with them will keep them and make an honest man out of me. LOL.

The Club Customs are seriously great, though. In the time since I’ve owned those drums, I think I’ve learned to not jump at every deal because of rarity or reputation. Finally(!) taking my own advice now and playing exactly what I want to play. Old dog, new tricks, or something like that. 💩
 
RickP said:
Yours have a Birch and Luan hybrid shells , high tension lugs - not particularly popular when they were introduced .
The current Stage custom drums have all birch shells and are very popular drums . Excellent value .
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"for the money" 🤣🤣🤣
 
I agree the Stagg Custom is an excellent kit and value-made of 100% wood-no wood filler. Yamaha , or at least the same factory in China , did a great job in this model. Sort of like Peal's President line made of the finest Luan-and only $1,600 bucks this kit will hit all the same buttons for the discriminating drum connoisseur.

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Ryan Culberson said:
Quoted myself here to chuckle at my own hypocrisy. 😂🤪 They’re keepers alright… just not for me. 🙄 Hopefully whoever ended up with them will keep them and make an honest man out of me. LOL.

The Club Customs are seriously great, though. In the time since I’ve owned those drums, I think I’ve learned to not jump at every deal because of rarity or reputation. Finally(!) taking my own advice now and playing exactly what I want to play. Old dog, new tricks, or something like that. 💩
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What didnt you like about them?
 
Chunkaway said:
What didnt you like about them?
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Can’t think of anything, really. They had all the right stuff. If I’m remembering correctly, I moved them to buy a different set of “keepers” that I also didn’t keep. It was shortly thereafter that I quit using the word keeper.
 
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