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MGR/Robert « Tama Superstar »
Published on 04/23/05 at 15:00I bought this kit from ADC Drums in Liverpool. Their internet site had it advertised for £530, which is very cheap for a new model kit.
Well first what you get for the money. The quality is superb and many pro features are offered. I bought a fusion kit with only a 20" bass drum but was amazed that it has such a big sound (especially with the right amount of muffling). The toms tune up very well and respond well to high frequencies, although most tones are capable. The snare is very good, a lot better than I expected. Nice and loud with a good rim for decent rim shots.
Well as it is a fusion kit it does lack some low-end balls. Adding a floor tom would easily alleviate this, but I wanted a fusion kit instead of a rock kit because of the more balanced tom sizes so the kit would be more diverse in styles. Also the heads that come with the kit aren't bad, they aren't brilliant. I'd recommend fitting some Remo Ambassadors or whatever your favourite head is to extract the maximum from the shells, but the factory heads are by no means terrible, so long as you know how to tune.
This is the kit that replaced the Rockstar, so you still get the star-cast mounting system, but now you get upgraded hardware and a wooden snare drum as standard. The shells are now made of birch, but the inner plies are still made of bass wood, but this is probably so it doesn't clash with the Starclassic. The factory heads are pretty good quality and take a beating and the Iron Cobra junior pedals are as good as everybody says they are: light and controllable.
These drums are brilliant! Fit some decent cymbals and you have an almost professional sounding kit. To answer a question that quite a lot of people have asked me: there is no difference between this and the Custom. All you pay for is a professional finish. Anyway I recommend this kit from beginners to pros looking for a cheap quality kit; also I like to say adcdrums.co.uk is great for cheap drum equipment to.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
Well first what you get for the money. The quality is superb and many pro features are offered. I bought a fusion kit with only a 20" bass drum but was amazed that it has such a big sound (especially with the right amount of muffling). The toms tune up very well and respond well to high frequencies, although most tones are capable. The snare is very good, a lot better than I expected. Nice and loud with a good rim for decent rim shots.
Well as it is a fusion kit it does lack some low-end balls. Adding a floor tom would easily alleviate this, but I wanted a fusion kit instead of a rock kit because of the more balanced tom sizes so the kit would be more diverse in styles. Also the heads that come with the kit aren't bad, they aren't brilliant. I'd recommend fitting some Remo Ambassadors or whatever your favourite head is to extract the maximum from the shells, but the factory heads are by no means terrible, so long as you know how to tune.
This is the kit that replaced the Rockstar, so you still get the star-cast mounting system, but now you get upgraded hardware and a wooden snare drum as standard. The shells are now made of birch, but the inner plies are still made of bass wood, but this is probably so it doesn't clash with the Starclassic. The factory heads are pretty good quality and take a beating and the Iron Cobra junior pedals are as good as everybody says they are: light and controllable.
These drums are brilliant! Fit some decent cymbals and you have an almost professional sounding kit. To answer a question that quite a lot of people have asked me: there is no difference between this and the Custom. All you pay for is a professional finish. Anyway I recommend this kit from beginners to pros looking for a cheap quality kit; also I like to say adcdrums.co.uk is great for cheap drum equipment to.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com