Back to navigation


This Compact Maple Kit Is Built for Travel





This article was


Written By





Our Product Research Team





Get to know them!





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.





Related Videos: AQ2 Martini 4-piece Shell Pack with Snare - Aqua Silver Burst





NOW PLAYING:


Sonor Drum Factory Tour and SQ1 Drum Build





What’s So Great About Buying Drums from Sweetwater?


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