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  • Hirom1Hirom1

    Tama Swingstar 80sPublished on 04/18/08 at 05:51
    (This content has been automatically translated from French)
    - How long have you use it?

    1 year

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

    SwingStar much better than today, and can fit in any style, perhaps less well for jazz

    - Have you tried many other models before buying it?

    Gretsch catalina a jazz, a yamaha rydeen, or a first apk XPK (I know: p), a Yamaha Stage Custom again and my old ... an old rotten magnum well ^ ^
    Tama is the best sound qulité all these, apart from the gretsch.

    - How would you rate the quality / price?

    Very good for me I got used to 200 euros.: D

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

    Surely, can be with a good budget would have the gretsch

    Special feature: the clips of tama t…
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    - How long have you use it?

    1 year

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

    SwingStar much better than today, and can fit in any style, perhaps less well for jazz

    - Have you tried many other models before buying it?

    Gretsch catalina a jazz, a yamaha rydeen, or a first apk XPK (I know: p), a Yamaha Stage Custom again and my old ... an old rotten magnum well ^ ^
    Tama is the best sound qulité all these, apart from the gretsch.

    - How would you rate the quality / price?

    Very good for me I got used to 200 euros.: D

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

    Surely, can be with a good budget would have the gretsch

    Special feature: the clips of tama toms are not very reliable. (They have over 20 years at the same time ^ ^)
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  • Jpy_CHJpy_CH

    Withstands years

    Tama Swingstar 80sPublished on 05/19/11 at 06:36
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    (This content has been automatically translated from French)
    For how long have you been using it?

    - I played with for 5 years, I bartered. It belonged to a Big Band. My SwingStar is 1987, she resists again and again for years.

    Did you try many other models before getting this one?

    - Not at all, this is my first instrument, even if I did not do before its acquisition of comparative, I am very satisfied with this instrument.

    What thing do you like most/least about it?

    - After changing the skins (which were already home) and a little spring cleaning, this drumkit has a sound very round, pleasant.
    drums toms are deep (12 * 13-13 * 14-16 * 16) but the bass drum is quite thin (22 * 16), which is not a big flaw. Over time the mechanical wea…
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    For how long have you been using it?

    - I played with for 5 years, I bartered. It belonged to a Big Band. My SwingStar is 1987, she resists again and again for years.

    Did you try many other models before getting this one?

    - Not at all, this is my first instrument, even if I did not do before its acquisition of comparative, I am very satisfied with this instrument.

    What thing do you like most/least about it?

    - After changing the skins (which were already home) and a little spring cleaning, this drumkit has a sound very round, pleasant.
    drums toms are deep (12 * 13-13 * 14-16 * 16) but the bass drum is quite thin (22 * 16), which is not a big flaw. Over time the mechanical wear out, become soft. The drums will remain stable.
    For what it is the snare drum (14 * 6.5) is not terrible, the tone became stiff and suffer from mechanical age.
    Then the natural wear just get involved with small "bugnes" due to its easy transportation and use.

    What is your opinion about the value for the price?
    Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice? ...

    For the price, I know that the drumkit (new - 1987) had cost in 3000-4000 .- CHF, a high price for a quality drumkit. this instrument well worth it, he resists the test of time and keeps all his credibility!

    As in my case, this instrument is perfect for a beginner demanding. These batteries are excellent opportunities to become a very attractive price, even derisory. The quality / price is very good.

    I would do this acquisition without much hesitation
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