#YAMAHA DRUMS CATALOGUE SERIES#
According to Yamaha catalogsġ980 Yamaha catalog – “Stage” is the marketing name given to the YD-5000 series drum kits, this kit is made with 100% Philippine mahogany laminated shells, with YD-7000 hardware and retracting bass drum spurs.ġ982 Japan Catalog – Refers to the series as the YD-5000Gġ986 Yamaha USA Catalog – Refers to the kits as the “Stage 2” and the “Power Stage 2” series. Bass drum hoops laquered only on the outsideĪctual History of Yamaha Stage Custom. Wood: birch, 7-ply (7.7mm) bass drums, 6-ply (6.6mm) toms and snare Tom mounts: YESS (floor tom brackets are non-YESS) Badge: 2 screws, vertically wide at the center, narrows to the sides, silver sides, golden center, text “Stage Custom All Birch Shell” and “Handcrafted since 1967” Stage Custom Birch mark II (no series number) Wood: 7-ply (7mm) birch bass drums, 6-ply (6mm) birch toms and snare Badge: 4 screws, vertically wide at the center, narrows to the sides, silver bkground, grey center, text “Stage Custom All Birch Shell” Wood: 6-plies of Philippine mahogany in the middle, inner ply falkata Wood outer ply: birch (gloss finishes), oak (matte finishes) Tom mounts: YESS (all floor tom brackets are YESS) Badge: 4 screws, square, silver bkground, horizontal blue stripe in the middle, text “Stage Custom Advantage Nouveau”
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Stage Custom Advantage Nouveau (6000-series) Wood Advantage: outer ply birch, middle plies Philippine mahogany, inner ply falkata Wood Standard: outer ply birch, inner plies Philippine mahogany Lugs: Standard: split, Advantage: both high tension and split lug versions exist Tom mounts: YESS (YESS floor tom brackets only on Advantage model) Badge: 4 screws, narrow at the bottom, widens going upwards, golden bkground, black center, text “Stage Custom Standard” or “Stage Custom Advantage” Standard=matte finish, Advantage=gloss finish Stage Custom Standard (5000-series), Stage Custom Advantage (6000-series) Wood: Outer ply birch, 6-plies of Philippine mahogany in the middle, inner ply falkata First made in Japan then moved to Indonesia Badge: glued, square, golden bkground, black center, text “Stage Custom” If you have any additional info or If you spot any inaccuracys, please let me know and I'll edit the post. So I thought we'd join our forces and collect as much data as possible. It's hard to keep up with the series because it has had so many changes during its existence.
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I remember doing the same thing earlier and I started thinking there should be a Stage Custom timeline where you could check when a specific model was made and which specs it had. I was looking for some information on old Yamaha Stage Customs and I had to do a long search on the web before I found my answer.