All user reviews for the Tama Starclassic Performer

I bought a five-piece starclassic performer at a local shop for $1,687. I wanted to step up from my cheaper kit, I'm glad I did! Later, I ordered a 16 inch floor tom to go with the kit, which I received after about 2 months.

I've played maple kits from almost every manufacturer, and this kit beats them all hands down. They are definitely the best drums on the market. They just have so much tone and are so dark and warm sounding, and they have no bad overtones (as with some maple kits). Also, with the 'fast' sizes that I bought, they are very articulate. They sound huge, particularly the bass drum.

I wish all the options on the starclassic maple series were available for the performer (sizes, sound focus rings, gold hardware). But, that's how they keep the price down.

It's Tama. What else do I have to say? The hardware is particularly nice.

These are the best sounding drums on the planet. They aren't quite as 'pretty' as top of the line maple drums, but they far supass maple when it comes to tone, warmth, and articulation.

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fret music, southampton, united kingdom. cost wass somewhere like £1300 for the shells and the snare.

the kit has a dark and open tone and the projection is amazing. the drums are real versatile, every style sounds neat and they are super good to play.

it would be nice if the toms were not mounted on the bass drum is all.

all die cast hoops on the toms, wooden hoops on the bass drum, neat lugs and super thin birch shells (6mm toms, 7mm bass drum). the star cast mount system gives super good tom isolation for perfect resonance and the kit comes with a fairly decent set of heads. i have never heard a better bass drum than the starclassic birch 18" by 22". they look neat, too.

i like maple kits a lot, but i prefer the birch sound of tama's starclassic performer, it's cheap for what it offers.

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Hi,
I have seen requests for advice on this product when I input! ehehehe

Well I'm the happy owner of a Tama Starclassic Performer indigo blue very pretty to pass even if the current deterioration is even better. Abors of all at building c trs treated as always with TAMA plus skins behind Mount Evans (same skins rsonnance), it's been under a ca acheter.Les circles are molded to ensure a better attack on the rimshot CC. I have a config merger December 10 14 GC with deep 22x18 and frankly it sounds. I find that a more coherent fusion config config classic rock. The toms sound really good but we must tackle the rgler to transfer the harmonics. The GC is really great for my style (metal) by changing against my skin for more punch. The snare is trs Submitted but warm at the same time (normal c birch).
I have used on the scne ing taient delighted to have a drumkit worthy of the name, I have not clump or tom or CC or GC and it sounded monstrous. The guys are in their sound rgl 2 cuillre a pot shot.

In short a drumkit that sounds really pro trs well, just hard argler. To get better you need to type in the Pearl MMX (but I like not pearl) or DW (but not the GC in DW is the price of the tama hehehe).

So if you're on your way crsus and courses in DW if the drumkit is really fantastic

Hi!
I play on this little gem for a year and I can tell you that I am happy.
Circles molded Starcaster system to avoid drilling the drums, bass drum very deep (I have a 20 * 18 ") which gives a huge and mostly she is very beautiful!
Also, I made a good 50aine along with and I have never had to touch up the agreement (thank you very reliable shells and circles)
The engineer / sound are thrilled because it is super easy to add sound either live or in studio condition can be a little flat for the bass drum (sometimes a little too deep).
Price level TAMA I think is very competitive compared to DW or Pearl (or masterworks MMX)
You will say: TAMA Rock is a drumkit, and I will answer bé put skins sanded and you will see ca! THE Gretsh her !!!!!
Me, took me home PinStripe Remo and I did a more rock. So change the skin gets really interesting.
In conclusion, it is really in the area of ​​the drumkit pro.

I have since 1998
skin changed rapidly at first because I wanted to sound dull, since I came back ... I put remo sanded as I played 15 years ago! ... I wanted a more open sound more natural and I was not disappointed: it sounds better I think!
I love all of this except the snare drum that I find difficult to adjust, but now I finally found my bearings recently. I'm always looking for new settings and I have in my life drummer tried everything or nearly so, this drumkit sounds in all settings with good skin.
At the time I consulted Pearl, Yamaha, first ... and the price and look very promptly decided (I was playing Pearl since the age of 10 years ...). I ordered the tom 10 "classic kit.
at the beginning I also had a very thick cover in the GC but recently I ordered a special cushion Thomann GC and the sound is full of bass and harmonics at once: the treat.
I was always told that my drumkit is ringing top ...
I also like that it's the bass that Tom does not flinch and does not produce unwanted vibrations in recording!
the hardware is of high quality (plus 20 years ago that was lea brand reputation but hey ...).
no regrets is a tool that I would keep logntemps yet (I still have a pearl export 10 years).
if you want to hear face, write me e-pillet@tele2.fr

I use it for one month now bought from thomann without any problem.
She has a great projection so that the snare really shows the lot and sounds of hell! the sound is good trs fts otherwise have a good offense making it a powerful drumkit. compared to my old deep is the day and night incomparable sound!
this drumkit is one of the cheapest in the high-end and report qualitprix is ​​unbeatable, equivalent to a Pearl will take over 400 euros! Tama is really hard on the price and more especially on the finishes on offer, I have too many cracks on the finish Aztec harbor fade! it's too good, it's flash provides a small cot ca hardrock anne 80 (yellow and red drum ^ ^), the hardware is solid trs no worries about that. only small BMOL snare seen its projection emits a lot of harmonic and it is not so easy to give. but the snare is the essential elements of the performer so it sounds too good!
I hsit a moment with the Starclassic mapple but frankly to make a good rock that is the power gnial roundness and projection and finish! it sheds little!
my config: 22 10 12 14 16 ARF

I use this drumkit format color green wood 22, 12, 13, 16, CC 5.5 since 1997, with the addition in 2006 of a 8x8 tom tom and a 18x16 (version B / B since the standard model is no longer).
I have never regretted that choice.
Birch has the attack and the power I'm looking for a grunge metal limits, but it is very easy to tune to bring out the harmonics hot (I use Remo Pinstripe skins).
The sound may seem aggressive in places with poor acoustics, but in recording and in well with sound, we can find her a pro.

What I like most: the power associated with the heat of the birch, the look and the attention to finishes (rubber washers, shells thin, molded circles), the easy adjustment for different musical styles.
What I like least: hard to find. At the time the accessories were low-end and the feet of Charles begins to have the game if, even a negative point: the drumkit is too powerful to play in bars should always be limited.

Previously I had the opportunity to try the first signs and Genista, the Pearl Export Select, and a Yamaha Stage Custom.
Apart from the first sign that I found similar but more jazzy, all were below.

The price / quality ratio is excellent. At the time I paid the whole 18,000 francs (with UFIP ClassSeries) and no model proposed sound as pro as this drumkit.

Experience with this choice I would do without hesitation. But with more money, I think today I am tempted by a Starclassic Bubinga.

- How long have you use it?

My drumkit: GC 22, CC 14, Toms 12 and 16 (I only uses two)
I use it for more than five years, I have given numerous concerts and recorded several demos with my band, the sound has always been up to, especially on stage or its natural puissansce is a great help in a rock context, and especially in places where the sound is missing (bars, small theaters, concerts to tear our country (I live in the Dordogne, I know what I mean!))

- What is so special that you like most and least?

What I like most is the power of the bass drum, both snapping and round, it is one of the nicest bass drums to play I have ever try .
The snare drum is also very well made and allows a wide range of settings with sound still clear and powerful. Toms when they are in as the bass drum in both round and slamming (which I love!)
(The skins I use for info: Remo Powerstroke on the kick, Evans Genera G2 on the snare, Remo Amnassador on the toms)
The TAMA is pretty far ahead of its competitors in the same price range and even to some more expensive. The quality of finish is worthy of the high-end, we feel that the set is built to last. Shortly after purchase, I bought a pack of feet and accessories TAMA, history of having the complete set, and just under 500 euros, I was able to offer me a cymbal stand right, walk 1 pole, 1 foot of Charleston, a foot snare and bass drum pedal (Iron Cobra still, what a joy this pedal!)

-Have you tried many other models before buying it?

Yes, on stage when we share the same drum set with other groups and No, I never had in my possession a Premier APK (very good quality / price ratio except for the accessories that come with little reliable, and then finishes it will rodhoïde five minutes, long live the varnished wood!). But it is word of mouth that eventually motivated my purchase.

- How would you rate the quality / price?

A great price / quality ratio, I think that TAMA is the only brand to offer a material of this quality in this price range (for example from Yamaha Oak Custom, really disappointing for my taste).

- With experience, you do again this choice? ...

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I use a TAMA Starclassic Performer White Silk (reflects white silk, like the Ludwig Black Oyster, but dégardé White) 22x18 14x11 12x9 and 10X8 snare that goes with it (which I never use). I have this drumkit since November 2005.Je think she is beautiful and the DURACOVER (Rodhoïde kind of the same density as wood and glued a layer of wood on the surface) is very well finished.
Gasoline is 100% birch.
I like the sound, but changing the skins several times (G1 G2, Remo Ambassador sand) I have not found the sound that I liked.
This drumkit should appeal to fans of his contol ... it's not my case!
I love maple warmer and richer in harmonics.
So I continued to play my MAPEX Mpro bought in Guadeloupe in 2001, and that comes from Canada, a pattern never seen in France, because it is different ... it looks like a Saturn, however the wood is the érable100%. It sounds a thousand times better than my Starclassic.
And it's not worth me that the Starclassic Maple sounds better because I have played one for 2 years ... it's not better! That's good, but not better!
However, my Starclassic provides wholesale rock and studio ... basta!
The price is right, if we compare with another brand.
However, I advise you to buy a YAMAHA RECORDING CUSTOM Used for toms and a maple bass drum ... YAMAHA MAPLE CUSTOM loved you ... you can play everything!
So I am looking to sell this drumkit!
The snares that are j'utilses LUDWIG Black Beauty (black anodized copper) and LM 400 chromed aluminum. MAPEX for my jazz sounds great brushes.
Besides, if you bought a new drumkit, have a look on the side of Saturn type MAPEX PRO (maple / walnut) is really a good rocker and more versatile.
Otherwise TAMA is the drumkit ... some legends such as Stewart Copeland, which is why I wanted to have one ... its not my doming. [/ Img]
If you like rock sounds worked well, go for a walk in www.drummerworld.com / videos / gavinharrisonfutile.html. I call it a drumkit ... a maple ... SONOR Designer course.

How long have you use it?

Since 2005. First Live, and in the studio.

What is so special that you like most and least?

At the time, I was able to benefit from the latest models of the former Starclassic series.
It has not been modified aesthetically as the new models (which I find
much less attractive.)
I do not think one can say only negative if it is the price (and again ...)
Moving to the positive: It's hard to not say that, but many drummers
Tama often displayed in the category of batteries "metallic", which is
completely false. All this of course depend on the type, the type of skin,
cymbals ... a single factor can not be assumed by default.

I play myself in a group of groove-rock (a mix funk, hip hop and alternative rock)
Tama and this is really well knew its place.
The aesthetics alone will play equally crucial when making a purchase at this level. Tama
proposes a model of a high quality addition, Tama offers a series of "EFX", for
more advanced drummers (the wood remains the same, but the colors are different, question
taste: p.)
Have you tried many other models before buying it?

No, I just hesitate with the Yamaha Oak Custom home, and on the way home my dealer
favorite musical, I found myself in front of each of these two models.
Neither one nor two, I start first on the Yamaha. The sound was very warm (strange
for a drumkit so heavy: s, well yes it is the oak still ...), but I reproached
the bass drum (depth 17 ") for being too quiet.
When I turn my head, I saw the Tama, and I also decided to try it.
Needless to say, the lack of aggressiveness shown by Yamaha, has quickly show
their credentials in the testing of Tama.

Here we enter a series of "Birch Custom". Birch traditionally shown
more power and slam as maple or oak, even at a strike
relatively low. Specification for timber: 6 mm, 6-ply for toms, and 7 mm, 7
ply for the bass drum. Note also that Tama makes available a wide range
Evans skins, to skin an Evans Genera, Genera Genera 2 and 4, it will already be
less to buy.
How would you rate the quality / price?

For this price level, it was bound to expect something prestigious.
Not to worry, you really pay for, both in the "mouth"
sound and playing comfort and a price ranging between 1600 and 1900 euros, not Tama
never give eyes to DW ...

With experience, you do again this choice?

Without any hesitation, and I can still boast a small jewelry that no longer exists as it is today.
Friends drummers, your wallets, blink bling ...

Drums: TAMA Starclassic Performer
Wood: 100% birch (birch)
Model: Sold from 2003 to 2005

I play for 5 years on this model, namely since 2005.

From 1998 to 2005, I played on a Tama Rockstar 1997 model.
I had the opportunity to play on entries range from Yamaha and Mapex but I do not remember the models.
The only thing I have learned is that my Rockstar sounded better, more punchy than the Yamaha and Mapex well but the skins were not quite granted.

The passage of a Rockstar has a Starclassic Performer and say how well ...
There are simply a world in between!

Tone and power are the hallmarks

Original skin: Evans
Tom Toms and Bass: Genera G2 strikes Genera G1 resonance
Snare: Coated Genera G1 hitting, Hazy 300 in resonance
Bass Drum: EQ4 hitting, Tama stamp

All this is quite subjective and depends on lots of parameters, including skins, sticks and drummer.

With the original skin, the sound is really good!
It is unnecessary to change them after buying the drumkit and that's a huge plus for the budget Hardware: 180-200 euros.

Generally
The sound is close to the mid / lower midrange while being polished.
Rather open with harmonics present giving interesting coloration in shades of play
Harmonics are easy to reduce the tuning and if that is not enough, the E-RING Evans (or equivalent plastic ring to put on the skin)
and Tama PK20 (or equivalent) for the bass drum are very efficient and does not kill too much sound quality or the potato.

A flattering item with this drumkit is its power crazy!
The birch is doing his job

The Toms and Toms Bass rack version for my part, are alive, it sings, good projection and is a feast for the ears!

The bass drum sound really huge and very powerful. This is the highlight of the kit.
But not easy to find its tuning from the start with the skin and Evans EQ4 snare Tama.

The snare, the only weak point but that does not demerit.

10 lugs instead of 8 as the pre-2003 models
The ghost notes are returned with an interesting volume with quality wooden birch.
She lives, reacted well to the nuances of the game, with a tone wood evolving rather nicely.

With a change of skin and a good job on the tuning, I managed to make me happy.

I started a CS Countrolled REMO Sound hits and a REMO Ambassador in timbre.
Tuning: taut skin typing and skin trimbre slightly less tense.
And there, it did have anything ... but it remains below the snare separately purchased kit.
Fortunately for them, bad for us but it is a good snare drum.

Finish
Mine is Dark Cherry Fade (red shading the life of a cherry)
It is simply beautiful with the wood grain underneath.

Value for money

Euro 1749 without accessories in 2005.
So yes, this may seem expensive but the quality and benefits of a professional drumkit.

Note that before, it was the first step in the Premium Tama Starclassic Maple and before replacing the range Artstar.

Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice?
Without any hesitation, except for one model better but still more expensive ...