This Compact Maple Kit Is Built for Travel
The bite-sized Sonor AQ2 Maple Martini is the perfect jazz, dance, and travel kit — and more than that, it's a ton of fun to play. The 14" kick is beautifully round and resonant, toms are tight and responsive, and the steel snare is crisp and dry as a bone. This is thanks to the Maple Martini's 7-ply maple construction and Sonor's more than 140 years of shell-building expertise. A welcomed addition to the AQ2 series is Sonor's SmartMount tom-mounting system, which avoids unnecessary drilling and metal-on-shell contact for greater resonance and sustain. Redesigned die-cast lugs are tour safe and tuning sound.
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A bass that knows its place
Beyond portability, one of the AQ2 Maple Martini's strongest suits is that its kick drum won't get in the way of your bass player — making it a great addition to an organ trio or small combo. With its stock head, the 14" bass drum is full and resonant. But cutting a port hole in the front reveals a quick, punchy tone that, with a close mic, makes a passable rock kick.
7-ply maple shells
The AQ2 Maple Martini's all-maple shell recipe yields a traveler's kit with rich, focused tone and pro musicality. Four plies of Canadian maple plus three plies of Chinese maple make for shells that do it all, from hip-hop to bebop. Great-looking finish options give the AQ2 Maple Martini a professional look to match its quality tones.
Die-cast lugs
The AQ2 Maple Martini's newly designed die-cast lugs equip this kit for precision tuning and durability to survive a tour — not to mention a look that Sonor fans will love.
SmartMount tom mount
A lug-contacting suspension SmartMount prevents direct shell contact in your AQ2 Maple Martini's high tom, maximizing resonance and sustain.
Sonor AQ2 Maple Martini 4-piece Shell Pack Features:
- One of the smallest kits to pass through Sweetwater's doors
- Pro maple shells are focused and musical
- Compact size is easy to travel with
- The perfect kit for jazz trios and small acoustic combos
- Shells (depth x diameter): 7" x 8" tom, 12" x 13" floor tom, 13" x 14" bass drum, 5" x 12" snare
- Steel snare is crisp and dry
- Toms speak with authority
- Bass drum is round and resonant and stays out of the way of an ensemble
- SmartMount tom mount maximizes resonance and sustain
- Die-cast lugs are durable and distinctly Sonor
