Uhhh... you ARE kidding, right?

Gadd, Geribaldi and a few other no names have used the kit...

Been tracking mine for 20 years... it's my go to kit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_Drums

video from Audix

The Recording Customs are probably THE most tracked drum kit in modern music...

Hahahaha, I'll blame that one on lack of experience. I own a Yamaha Stage Custom Advantage, and a Yamaha Gigmaker. Both great live kits..... not so good in the studio.

Thanks for the info! I think the recording custom would be a solid investment.

I've got an old set of Tour Customs that sounds ok tracked... just.

My 1st kit I bought, a Ludwig clear Vistalite kit is my go to kit for anything that needs that Bonham sound.

The Sonar kits I have sound great, but the Recording Custom's have about the best overall recorded sound of the 5 kits.

I know where there is a Sonar HiLite Bubinga kit that I WILL track once the studio is open. That kit sounds PHENOM! (But IIRC it was at least as expensive as the RC's.)

I tracked Absolute's a couple of times, and they sound great... but not quite as good, IMHO, as the RC's.

Third the RC's.

Still, a Tour Custom set with the proper tuning will be very good to excellent ....depending on the animal in charge of the whacking.

60's Ludwig anythings= tone baby!

OLD Slingerlands.

Medium level TAMA kits from the late 70's....with a bit of work on the hardware and a freshening of the bearing edges.....very surprising!

CAMCO. YIKES!!!

Late 60's Rodgers. Except the floor toms bigger than 16"....dont know what the problem was there but I've never heard a good one. But the 14's...Big and deep.

One more great sounding kit....Zickos (sp?)

I think plywood kits have their limits. Sure, there are some very good ones, but stave drums are waaaaaaay better than plywood drums any day. If you're ready to drop some serious money on a drum kit, I recommend going with Artisan drumworks. You can get just about anything you want and those people actually know what they are doing. Or, I'll sell you my kit for, oh, let's say..... $100,000? It's a mint condition Ludwig stainless steel kit. Now I get to dance around and go "NANANANANA, HAHAHAHAHA, my kits better than your's, and you'll never find a vintage Ludwig stainless steel drumset in perfect condition!!!!!" But yes, I think Yamaha kits are the best plywood manufacturing has to offer. :D