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I play three Yamaha drum kits. The Absolutes are one of those kits. My absolutes are as follows. Bass is maple, 10" tom is birch, 13" to m is beech and my 16" tom is birch. I am using the stock reso heads. On the batters I switch between the Remo coated Ambassador and Remo clear Emperors. Both these heads sound great IMHO on these drums. I tune the toms to notes. My 10" tom Is a C, MY 13" tom is a G and my 16" tom is a C (octave lower) I tune the reso heads the same unless I am getting too much ring in a certain room. If that happens I bring the reso heads up a minor third and the drums have a nice punch.

I also play the Oak Customs in fusion sizes. Great drums, love the Oaks.

My 3rd kit is an older Yamaha Club Custom kit made of birch / mahogany also a great sounding kit. You can't go wrong with Yamaha.