Jim Haler, Product Manager Acoutic Drums Yamaha USA. gives you all the ins and outs about the Absolute Hybrid Maple at NAMM 2014. Gorden Campbell closes the video playing the kit.

Main features Absolute Hybrid Maple
- combines a core ply of harder Wenge wood with outer plies of North American Maple
- Hook lugs, originally designed for the PHX Series
- New piston-drive snare strainer
- Hinged floor tom leg brackets
- A low-mass bass drum bracket
- Same style spurs as first introduced on the Live Custom drum set
- 30 percent cheaper than the Live Custom drum set