Yamaha PHX 5-Piece Hybrid Shell Pack
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The Yamaha PHX is Yamaha's flagship acoustic drum kit, sold as a five-piece shell pack: 10x7 and 12x8 rack toms, 14x13 and 16x15 floor toms, and a 22x18 bass drum. Each shell is 11 plies of jatoba, kapur and maple, built for focused projection with warmth and long sustain. Y.E.S.S.II mounts and lightweight aluminum die-cast hoops keep the hardware out of the way of the tone. It suits serious players and studios that want a premium, expressive kit; against other flagship all-maple or birch kits it trades some neutrality for a punchier, more complex voice.
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Owners of Yamaha's high-end kits praise the build quality and the resonant, articulate tone, and the PHX is widely regarded as a top-tier professional instrument. Most criticism centers on the cost of entry and the fact that the shell pack leaves a lot to buy separately.
The Yamaha PHX is a 5-piece shell pack with 11-ply hybrid shells. Each shell has a jatoba core with kapur plies and maple inner and outer plies. The kit includes a 22x18" bass drum, 10x7" and 12x8" rack toms, and 14x13" and 16x15" floor toms.
Each drum has a shell-specific 30-degree bearing-edge profile. The bass drum has a sharper profile, and the toms have progressively rounder profiles. Variable vent-hole configurations are used to shape projection, decay and feel.
The toms use the Y.E.S.S.II mounting system, which mounts them at nodal points so the shells can vibrate freely. Yamaha Hook Lugs help control unwanted overtones and keep tuning stable with precise tension-rod alignment. The 3 mm aluminum die-cast hoops are lightweight.
