Yamaha LH2F40 Live Custom Hybrid Oak 4-piece Shell Pack - Uzi Natural

Yamaha has taken oak to new levels of beauty, response, and projection with the Live Custom Hybrid Oak shell pack. Each 7-ply handcrafted shell in this series features an inner phenolic resin ply, chosen by drummers in blind trials, for a purer fundamental and enhanced dynamics across the kit. The Live Custom Hybrid Oak's outer oak plies have been treated to a Japanese uzukuri-inspired finishing technique for added luxury and elegance. Beyond its shells, the Live Custom Hybrid Oak features the very best of Yamaha's flagship hardware, including inner bass drum weights for heightened low-end response, single-post Absolute lugs for maximized shell integrity, and Yamaha's latest YESS III suspension system for a sweet, toneful tom sustain. Shells come equipped with dark silver 2.3mm triple-flanged DynaHoops and a choice selection of Remo batter and reso heads.

Synthetic-core oak shells

Yamaha has helped pioneer oak as a shell wood with its Oak Custom and Live Custom kits. It's little wonder why — both as a core wood and finish ply, oak exhibits qualities not found in any other species. Oak's massive output and crisp, dry sensitivity are more than matched by its exquisite figuring, with grain so deep it can be felt with the fingers. Now, Yamaha has improved on traditional oak shell recipes with the Live Custom Hybrid Oak series. Phenolic hyper-core sheets sandwiched between multiple plies of choice oak give these shells enhanced resonance and dynamics along with a purer fundamental for better performance translation.

Uzukuri-inspired finishing techniques

The Live Custom Hybrid Oak's finish plies draw inspiration from traditional Japanese uzukuri finishing techniques, whereby the shell's exteriors are coated in black paint then sanded down so that only the inner grain remains darkened. The result is an enhanced grain pattern that really brings out the characteristics of the wood. This technique, paired with Yamaha's premium color and finish options, gives the Live Custom Hybrid Oak shell packs at Sweetwater a look that demands to be experienced in person.

Yamaha Live Custom Hybrid Oak 4-piece Shell Pack Features:

• 7-ply oak shells with synthetic phenolic resin cores
• Uzukuri-inspired shell exteriors
• Beautifully finished and figured
• Outfitted with dark silver hoops and hardware
• Matching oak bass drum hoops
• Internal kick drum weights provide power, punch, and low end
• 2.3mm triple-flanged DynaHoops
• YESS III suspension system enhances tom sustain and reduces sympathetic vibrations
• Single-post Absolute lugs maximize resonance
• Remo batter and reso heads
• Tom/floor tom thickness: 7.33mm
• Bass drum thickness: 8.80mm
• Shell sizes (depth x diameter): 7" x 10" and 8" x 12" toms, 15" x 16" floor tom, 18" x 22" bass drum