Yamaha Oak Custom Bass Drum

Beautifully grained oak hardwood creates the stunning Yamaha Oak Custom Bass Drum. Following in the footsteps of Yamaha's birch, maple, and beech drum series, oak shows great promise as a drum shell material. Air Seal System for Superior Shells The use of Yamaha's original Air Seal System is, in part, responsible for the superior quality found in Yamaha drum shells. Select woods are cut into plies, positioned with staggered diagonal seams, and sealed together with evenly distributed air pressure. The resulting shells are perfectly round and of uniform thickness delivering superior tone quality and exceptional durability.All Oak Shell Utilization of Yamaha's Air Seal system allows for the first time use of oak in a drum shell. As in the Maple and Birch series, this process delivers a shell that's perfectly round, with uniform thickness and excellent durability. Floor tom shells are 6-plies and deliver a solid fundamental and powerful sound.Oak Shells are Universal Sizes