SeriesTama Starclassic

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. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I bought this set about a year ago at Guitar Center. I paid about 1,200 for it. Ive been looking for a durable drumset that looked and sounded good. I've found it. This drumset is amazing This drumset has one of the best birch sounds i have ever heard. The 12 ply birch shells give it a warmer tone then maple. The finish on it is very strong, over the past year ive gotten very few scratches, and a some just rub off even if it was badly scratched. The small depth of the 2 mounted toms is great for mounting them close to the snare and bass drum, leaving less room to miss the heads. The starcast mounting system is another great invention by Tama. It holds my toms firm and in place. No complaints This drumset is made out of 12 ply 100% birch wood. It is a very warm sounding set with nice attack. The 3 toms are suspended on the Tama Starcast mounting system which is just amazing. No big extra holes to fit a mounting bracket into, it's all on the rims. The bass has a very deep but punchy sound. This is very high quality set, if you are looking for a moderatly expensive drumset with great sound, durability and price this is what your looking for. Tama has done it again with the new line of Starclassic Setups This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com