Yamaha Recording Custom

It all started with the Yamaha Recording Custom. Dave's fans will remember that cherry wood kit from his earliest work with Chick Corea and his early instructional videos.

They looked and sounded great!

Yamaha Maple Custom

These are the drums Dave has been using for many years now - the Maple Custom, Vintage finish. As striking as they are to look at, these drums are well-known for rich sound they produce.

You'll see this beautiful set of drums at practically every Dave Weckl Band show. If you can keep from staring at them - give 'em a listen!

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Yamaha Birch Absolute

This is the kit in Dave's studio - with the Vintage finish - and he occasionally plays a Birch Absolute when touring the European Union.

Dave Weckl Signature Snare Drums

Dave Weckl 13" Maple Snare

This is the original design concept Dave had for his signature drum in size and material. This drum is incredibly versatile, sounding amazing tuned high or low. Dave uses this drum now more as a second snare to his left for a tighter "pop."

Of course, the "signature" aspect of Dave's drums from Yamaha are the dual snare strainers.

Dave always had a problem with only one strainer. It was either too tight or too loose, and he could never quite get it comfortable. With this design, he uses one tight strainer (with normal steel wires) for the precision and one loose (with stainless steel wires) for the snare buzz to get theto get the best of both worlds simultaneously.

Dave Weckl 14" Maple Snare

The 14" snare features the same aspects as the 13", but with the sound and feel that the traditional size offers. The dual strainer system is also featured on this drum.

The new version of this drum is now 5.5 inches in depth (instead of 5 inches).