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NEW FOR 2012 1960’s FUZZ PEDAL REISSUE
stand from straight to boom quickly, using the same equipment. This feature became an industry standard as soon as the patent ended. However, one of the most important
hardware inventions was the adjustable ball clamp tom holder and hexagonal tom mount – this design breakthrough made it possible to adjust toms up, down, left or right, forward or backward, with one quick easy action. Using a hard resin ball together with the hexagonal pipe, toms stay in place without any unwanted noises. Arguably the biggest game changer was the
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introduction of the YD9000 drum kit – made from North Japanese Hokkaido birch shells. The material was a move away from maple shells, which had been used for many years before, following the trend set by jazz drums. Through research into Yamaha pianos and wind instruments, it was realised that good quality birch would be an ideal material for drum shells and would suit the modern settings drum kits were being used in, particularly in recording studios. The birch shells resulted in a tight, well-
defined sound that was enthusiastically adopted by many top artists of the day due to them being so well suited to the recording process. The YD9000 (now known as Recording Custom) became the most recorded
The YD9000 became the most recorded drum set in history and was the catalyst for Yamaha to experiment with new materials.
drum set in history and was the catalyst for Yamaha to experiment with new materials like beech, oak and kapur to create more new sounds. In 1972, Al Foster became Yamaha’s first international endorsee whilst touring in Japan with Miles Davis. Foster, one of the world’s most respected players, became a lightning rod throughout the global drumming community promoting the fact that Yamaha drums delivered the requirements and
demands of leading professionals and more. Steve Gadd joined in 1976 and was
instrumental in helping to develop the YD9000 kit. Ever since then, Yamaha has been working with ground breaking artists to perfect the instrument. Larry Mullen Jnr from U2 and Will Champion from Coldplay chose Yamaha Drums for two of the largest world tours of the last twenty years. These days the Yamaha range is broad enough to cater for entry-level drummers with the Gigmaker and Stage Custom Birch sets, up to the exclusive PHX range for the professional drummer. Some 45 years since its entry into the
market, Yamaha continues to try and innovate with the instrument and you could argue it has made as much of an impact in the drum market as Fender and Gibson have in guitars.
Based on our original 1960’s units and using the same circuit confi guration, with the addition of modern resistors and capacitors. Initially available as a special limited edition model. Please visit our website for more details.
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