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BFD Heavy

2 stunning Yamaha birch drumkits

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4.7
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
11 Reviews

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Description

BFD Heavy is an expansion for BFD3, BFD Eco and BFD2 featuring 2 stunning Yamaha birch drumkits and a variety of presets designed for hard rock and metal styles.

Containing meticulous recordings of both a Yamaha Recording Custom and a Birch Custom Absolute kit, BFD Heavy includes 3 kicks, 9 toms and a bonus reduced-detail Yamaha Jimmy Chamberlin steel-shell snare (taken from BFD Signature Snares Vol.2). Kicks include wood and felt beater versions while the bonus snare and 5 of the included toms are provided in stick and mallet versions. BFD Heavy's expressive articulations include rim shots and rim clicks on the birch toms and half-edge samples on the bonus snare.

BFD Heavy is recorded in similar studio conditions as BFD Percussion, other FXpansion Yamaha-based expansions such as BFD Maple Custom Absolute and the Mapleworks kits in BFD3.

Product Features

  • Expansion for BFD3, BFD Eco and BFD2
  • 2 Yamaha drumkits with bonus snare
  • 3 Kicks played with felt and wood beaters
  • 9 Toms (5 played with sticks and mallets)
  • Snare with sticks/mallets and strainer on/off

Tech Specs

  • Windows XP SP2, or Windows 7 (Windows)
  • OSX 10.5.8, or OSX 10.6.2 and above (Intel Mac only)
  • BFD3, BFD2.1 or BFD Eco
  • Internet connection for download and authorization

Reviews

4.7
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
Based on 11 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 8 Total 4 star reviews: 3 Total 3 star reviews: 0 Total 2 star reviews: 0 Total 1 star reviews: 0
100%would recommend this product
11 reviews
  • LP
    Louis P.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Jun 4, 2026
    Very impressive

    I have most of the BFD Expansions and was pleasantly surprised that this instanatly distinsguished itself among my top choices for rock. Very impressive sound and like all BFD products, one of the more natural sounding kits.

  • RM
    Roberto M. F.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    Feb 4, 2026
    Nice sound

    Punchy but very basic

  • GB
    Graham B.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    Dec 28, 2025
    Useful

    Good but sound a little dated to me, but if thats what you need they work well

  • SK
    Sinisa K.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Dec 25, 2025
    Heavy kicks and snares

    Heavy kicks and snares

  • AB
    Andres B.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Nov 21, 2025
    Don’t be fooled by the name

    Yes, the factory presets lean metal, but the raw recordings are modern, clean, and versatile—think two tight, bright birch (Yamaha-style) kits with fast attack, solid low end, and detailed close/overhead capture.

    I built a kit using Heavy shells with Stanton Moore Bosphorus cymbals, then dropped it onto a Jazz & Funk preset (kept the J&F mix scaffold). Result: super musical, classy, and tight—nothing “genre-locked” about it. It handled lighter grooves and a boogie intro beautifully, then scaled up when the full band hit.

    Bottom line: a genuinely useful, modern kit source even if you never mix metal.