Overview
Like its traditional maple counterpart, the Black Panther Birdseye Maple gives you a warm, rich tone and the versatility of a finely crafted thin maple shell. The birdseye maple outer ply is produced in a sleek flat black finish.
Quite a rare model this one, I think primarily because it combines two less popular sizes in one: 13" and 4.5". It was produced in the late 1990s/Early 2000s when Mapex appeared to be experimenting with shell construction and size - there are 44 models in the 1997 catalogue!
At the time of writing - Jan 2022 - it's the only 4.5" model in the entire database.
Photos of the early badged version (dated 4/97) courtesy of Darryll O’Brien of Bubby’s Pro Drum Shop - thanks a million Darryll!
Photos of the Black Panther badged version (dated 5/01) by kind permission of Thomas Riveros at Nova Music - cheers Thomas!
