Yamaha Absolute Hybrid Maple 20-Inch 4-Piece Shell Pack - Vintage Natural
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The Absolute Hybrid Maple is Yamaha's upper-mid pro kit, built around a shell that sandwiches a hard wenge core ply between maple plies. That hybrid layup gives a clear, focused tone with strong projection and a wide dynamic range, from soft brushes to hard backbeats. The Y.E.S.S. III mount and low-mass tom holder keep hardware contact off the shell so it rings freely, and aluminum die-cast hoops add attack and controlled decay. It suits gigging and recording drummers who want a modern, punchy maple sound and a compact 20-inch bass drum, and it sits above Yamaha's Tour Custom and Stage Custom lines while borrowing shell ideas from the flagship PHX.
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Lowest price we've seen: $4,079.99 on Nov 15 at Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center. Tracked across 1 store since Nov 15.
Owners of the Absolute Hybrid series praise its clear, punchy tone and strong projection, and many describe it as a pro-grade kit at a step below flagship money. Drummers coming from Stage Custom often note the jump in sustain and tuning stability. Some find the shells heavy and the hardware substantial for frequent load-ins.
The Yamaha Absolute Hybrid Maple is a 4-piece shell pack with a 20-inch kick drum, in a Vintage Natural finish. It uses the hybrid shell technology of Yamaha's flagship PHX series.
Each shell has a core ply of wenge, a very hard and heavy wood native to Africa, between plies of maple. The hybrid design gives a rich, clear tone across a full dynamic range, from pianissimo to fortissimo. The shell interiors are coated with the Vintage Natural finish, and the bearing edge shape is optimized.
The Y.E.S.S. III mount system reduces acoustic dampening compared with the Y.E.S.S. II, so the shell vibrates more freely and brings out more natural sustain and volume. The Low-Mass Tom Holder Base has a small, lightweight footprint that lets the bass drum shell vibrate freely. Aluminum die-cast hoops give a strong, tight sound with strong attack and decay.
