Yamaha SBP0F4H Stage Custom Hip 4-piece Shell Pack - Natural Wood Reviews
Sized for small venues and practice spaces, the Yamaha Stage Custom Hip kit provides a big sound from a compact configuration. How compact? The entire kit can fit into a 20" kick drum case and 14" floor tom case… and most trunks! However, its diminutive footprint doesn't mean it has a small-sized tone. Its 6-ply all-birch shells deliver ample depth and presence, so your grooves will be heard loud and clear. The Stage Custom Hip also includes a snare strainer on the floor tom for adding an optional second, deeper snare. And, the small form factor bass drum can be utilized as a sub-kick extension to add heft to standard-sized kick—an awesome trick for stage and studio. Drummers at Sweetwater love this kit for gigging around town, not just for its size but for its unmistakable vibe. If you're looking for an ultra-portable kit with loads of character, check out the Yamaha Stage Custom Hip kit.
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Highest Rated Reviews
Small but Mighty
I wanted to get a smaller kit that was a little easier to haul up and down the stairs. When I ordered this kit I didn't know how it would truly sound and feel, but I thought it would be worth a try! All I can say is WOW!!! I changed out the head's almost immediately for some Evans G2 coated heads and this kit sounds and feels absolutely amazing! First gig I had after receiving this we played at a brewery where we had very limited space. This kit helped keep down the volume and the space and it sounded great! Mic'd up I doubt you'd be able to distinguish it from a full sized kit! The kick sounds beefy, and the toms have a real beautiful warmth and sustain to them. Plus the natural finish looks wonderful! The small bits of included hardware are sturdy and seem to stay in place well. If you're looking for a great kit that will all fit into a single 22" kick case, then look no further!
Perfect Drum Kit for my Needs
I need a special purpose Drum Kit and this Stage Custom Hip nailed it. I am in a Traditional Blues Band and my needs were, compact, less baggage and great sounding drums. I fitted this kit with Evans UV EMAD on the BD, UV2 tops and EC2 clear bottoms of the 2 toms. I removed the snares on the SNOM (I'm never going to use the Floor Tom as a 2nd Snare Drum). I put a HD Dry on the Snare Drum. Best of all I have a HH stand and a SD stand and 3 multi-clamps, that's it. My Bass Drum and 2 Toms fit in one bag, my SD in its own bag and a hardware bag. The sound is amazing for the small size of these drums. I play using a lot of brushes, blasticks, rods and some sticks. The manufacturing and finish is top notch, these are beautiful drums. I'm putting the Yamaha EAD10 on my wish list next, I think that would be just the trick to get a big fat sound from the smaller size kit. I'm very happy with my purchase.
High quality, great sound and expandable
This quickly became my primary gigging kit. The bass drum is more than sufficient for the kind of music that I play (jazz, blues and old circa 1950s-60s classic rock.) It can be tuned bebop high or boomy low. However, take into consideration that I play heel down with a Vater Vintage Bomber, my reso head is not ported, and I am using a Remo Coated Ambassador pinstripe as the batter head. No other muffling.
The toms, like the bass drum, have a pretty wide tuning range. I am using Remo Coated Ambassadors on the batter and reso heads, and I recently swapped the stock snare drum batter head for a coated Ambassador. That and tuning allowed me to dial in this kit for the few rooms in which it's been played. I am thoroughly pleased with the sound. One thing to note is the floor tom has snares and a strainer. I do not use an aux snare drum, and when I get around to it I am going to remove the snares. They are not really an issue, but they serve no purpose and I'll just keep them in my spare parts box. I did try the tom out with the snares engaged and it sounded like a snare drum. Nice, full sound.
While this kit is compact it's very heavy. One video ad showed a young man carrying the entire kit, including an uncased bass drum slung over his shoulder. I probably could have done the same when I was kis age, but at 72 I'll take a pass. To be honest, the weight does not bother me since I use a rolling cart. In fact, it bespeaks the quality of this kit. I went over every inch of each drum and was impressed by the quality of materials. The tension rods were smooth in the lug receivers and held tuning, the hoops are very heavy duty. The shells were perfect inside and out. Even the snare drum, usually the weak link in kits in this price range, was pro quality both sonically and in areas, such as the strainer, that most companies skimp on. Lest I forget, the grosgrain ribbon used to attach the snares to the strainer and butt is a surprisingly nice touch.
Since Yamaha also sells single drums in the Stage Custom Birch series of drums I also purchased a 14x13 and 12x8 set of toms for gigs where the stage is not tiny. The finish was identical to the drums in my kit, so there were no compromises there.
On bags: the slim bass drum's spurs when the drum is in a case are perpendicular to the shell. This means that you will need a 20x14" case or bag despite the actual shell's size. I use the spare space between the spurs to store a drum rug. I was able to fit the toms and snare into a 14x14 bag (I used 14" round dining table place mats to separate each drum.
Finally, I drilled the bass drum for a clamp for a bass drum mounted cymbal holder and am using a DW cymbal mount - see photos.
Bottom line: although I own a bunch of modern and vintage kits, including a DW special edition, this is hand's down my favorite. While some of my kits sound better, the convenience of this kit for transporting, the pro-grade build and the more than decent sound make it a winner in my opinion.
