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The Absolute Hybrid Maple Bop Kit is a three-piece jazz-configuration kit: 12-inch rack tom, 14-inch floor tom and 18-inch bass drum. Its shells use a wenge core ply between maple plies, a design Yamaha brought down from its flagship PHX series, which gives a clear, focused tone with strong projection. Hook lugs speed up head changes and hold high-tension tuning, and the Y.E.S.S. III tom mounts and small bass-drum mount keep contact minimal so the shells resonate. It suits jazz, bop and small-group players who want a compact kit with a big, articulate voice; against all-maple bop kits it trades some warmth for punch and cut.
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This is a Yamaha Absolute Hybrid Maple bop kit with 12", 14" and 18" drums, finished in Silver Sparkle. The shells use the hybrid construction from Yamaha's flagship PHX series. A core ply of wenge, a very hard and heavy wood native to Africa, sits between plies of maple. The design is meant to give a rich, clear tone from pianissimo to fortissimo.
Hook lugs allow quick head replacement and precision tuning, and they can withstand high-tension tuning. The lug bases have a small footprint to get more tone from the shell. The Y.E.S.S. III tom holder is small and lightweight, so the bass drum shell can vibrate more freely. It reduces acoustic dampening further than the Y.E.S.S. II, which brings out more of the shell's natural sustain and volume.
The snare and toms have a 45-degree/R1.5 bearing edge for a balanced tone. The bass drum has a 30-degree/R1.5 edge for a deeper, more powerful low end. Vent hole number and position are set for the air capacity of each shell, which affects feel, initial sound, sustain and tone. Aluminum die-cast hoops give a strong, tight sound with strong attack and decay.
