TAMA drum users

[wally_groove]

Just wondering who all uses TAMA here.....what is your set up?

[portnoyfan15]

1999 tama swingstar,6 piece with sabian b8 and b8 pro cymbals, soon to be aax cymbals tho

[dirt2]

Tama Rockstar DX. all black. 10,12,14,16(fl tom) toms, 22 inch bass. Original rockstar snare with puresound EQ wires. Zildjian Amir II 18" crash, 20" ride, and 14" hats....New Beat 13" hats....10" splash and 16" crash.

[gcdrummer]

1983 Tama Swingstar. I have the orgional snare, but I seldom use it. The links in my sig have clips of these very drums!

http://maras.com/drums/images/02.jpg

http://maras.com/drums/images/04.jpg

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my band- god complex (http://www.godcomplex.com)
current project- here i am (http://www.here.i.am), the rock drama

[wally_groove]

Tama starclassic performer with paiste and zildjian. (Zlidjian avedis and paiste innovations)

Toms: 10, 12, 14. Bass: 22. Snare: 13 maple pearl.

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[3 dollar bill]

Tama starclassic performer in white marine pearl. 10, 12, and 14 toms, 22 bass, 14 snare and a 12 brass snare, zildjian cymbals

[E1ROOKIE]

starclassic performer in indigo blue
8, 10, 12, 14, 22

use to have a rockstar dx in misty chrome
8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, (2) 22,

[Boone 5]

gcdrummer that is a badass setup man, but I have a 2001 Swingstar 5 Peice, with, 14' b8 pro hats, 17 inch pro sonix crash, 17 inch AA Medium Crash, and a 18 inch Zildjian Crash but i use it as my ride, I'm gonna get a ride soon.

[DarthWader]

Rockstar Customs:

(2) 16x22 bass drums
10, 12, 13 and 14 toms (I don't usually have the 13 in my setup though)
16 and 18 floor toms
5.5x14 snare

Zildjian cymbals:
A Custom 14" hats, 20" ride, 16" crash, 8" splash
A Zildjian 18" medium crash

Wuhan 18" china

Wade
:eek:

[wally_groove]

Originally posted by gcdrummer:
1983 Tama Swingstar. I have the orgional snare, but I seldom use it. The links in my sig have clips of these very drums!


Def. sweet man.....my old church used to have an old 80-something swingstar. Thats the stuff right there....none of the new swingstars are anywhere near the 80's ones. He sold them for pearl masters studio.....weird kid.

[gcdrummer]

Boone5 & Wally

Thanks for the kind words. I've tried to sell these several times but I just can't. I want a new maple kit bit I'm not sure they would sound that much better, if any. I've had these drums for 17 years.

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my band- god complex (http://www.godcomplex.com)
current project- here i am (http://www.here.i.am), the rock drama

[Passoutofexistence]

i have a 6 piece rockstar custom in charcoal. its sweet.

[crushr24]

Tama Starclassic Performer - piano black

18X24 kick
16X18 floor tom
13X15 tom tom
6.5X14 snare

14" zildjian new beats hi hats
18" zildjian Z custom rock crash
20" old zildjian ride used as a crash
22" zildjian ping ride

i've had my new kit for 2 months now and i fookin' luv it!

custom ordered, it took 4 months to receive my drums from Tama.
if i could figure out how to post pictures here i would.

[Nagi]

Originally posted by crushr24:
Tama Starclassic Performer - piano black

18X24 kick
16X18 floor tom
13X15 tom tom
6.5X14 snare

14" zildjian new beats hi hats
18" zildjian Z custom rock crash
20" old zildjian ride used as a crash
22" zildjian ping ride

i've had my new kit for 2 months now and i fookin' luv it!

custom ordered, it took 4 months to receive my drums from Tama.
if i could figure out how to post pictures here i would.

Hey guys I see a lot of you have the Starclassic Performer, I was thinking of this series for my next set. Would you buy them again and what else can you tell me about them. I like the Violet color
Oh and crushr24 you have to host your pictures at a web site first, like webshots (which is free) and after you do that type the link to you pic's


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[wally_groove]

NAGI:

Yes....i would def. buy them again if they got stolen. I love the tone! First of all, it's TAMA. I like the starcast better than the optimount and all the others....

Next, it's birch!!! Perfect for the studio.....it's warm, but still cuts through....the kick it deep, and has a nice boom to it.

I wouldn't know about the snare becuz i use a pearl maple one. (I bought the 4 peice)

I highly recommend it!!

[Nagi]

Thanks wally_groove
I was looking at the Pearl session srx and then I looked at the Perfomers and I though they where going to be more expensive than the pearl but there a bit cheaper in price for the shell pack to my surprise. I don't care much for the opti-mounts anyways.

[Progmetaldrummer]

Rockstar Custom in Trans Blue.
(2) 22x18 kicks
8x8, 10x8, and 12x9 toms
14x14 and 16x16 floors
13x6 Artstar snare as main. Also have Ascend 12x6, Craviatto 14x5, Ludwig Supraphonic from the 70's, and Pearl 14x4 free-floating snare.
All Sabian AAX, HH, and AA.

Eddie
http://www.angelfire.com/band/Edrums

[rumblebelly]

Okay, I wasn't gonna post but I'll do it anyway. It's not my kit but I use it at practice (I have a Ludwig Rocker). Just your basic Rockstar, silver wrap (looks like stainless steel) with that standard 12,13,16,22 config.

Single Iron Cobra Powerglide
14" AAX Stage Hats
21" AAX Stage Ride
16" AAX Stage Crash
18" Med-thin Avedis crash
18" Wuhan china
He's got batter CS dots on the 12 and 13 toms. Surprisingly enough they don't sound too bad. Pretty deep and warm tone. At 5 bucks a head it was worth it to check em out. On the 16 he's got a clear emporer and the snare a coated emporer. Stock heads on the resonant and kick (yuck!). Been trying to get him to replace the stock heads. It's pretty Frankensteinized but still sounds pretty damn good except for the kick.

Pretty dull, eh? Some of you other guys with the Starclassics make my mouth water...damn you all.

[Blubop1341]

I think my kit is relatively similar to the one Rumblebelly uses for practice, aside from the fact that it's a lot bigger and whatnot...

Drums:
1999 Tama Rockstar
Misty Chrome wrap
10, 12, 13 toms
14, 16, 18 floor toms (14" is a regular mounted tom and 18" is to left of hi-hats)
14 x 5.5 steel snare (stock)
(2) 22 bass drums

Cymbals:
Sabian
14" AAX Stage Hats
8" AAX Splash (just broke this one, getting a replacement shortly)
10" AAX Splash
16" Hand Hammered Thin Crash
18" AA Medium Crash
18" HHX Stage Crash
19" AAXtreme Chinese
22" Hand Hammered Rock Ride

[Blubop1341]

I think my kit is relatively similar to the one Rumblebelly uses for practice, aside from the fact that it's a lot bigger and whatnot...

Drums:
1999 Tama Rockstar
Misty Chrome wrap
10, 12, 13 toms
14, 16, 18 floor toms (14" is a regular mounted tom and 18" is to left of hi-hats)
14 x 5.5 steel snare (stock)
(2) 22 bass drums

Cymbals:
Sabian
14" AAX Stage Hats
8" AAX Splash (just broke this one, getting a replacement shortly)
10" AAX Splash
16" Hand Hammered Thin Crash
18" AA Medium Crash
18" HHX Stage Crash
19" AAXtreme Chinese
22" Hand Hammered Rock Ride

[Drumland]

Tama Starclassic Maple in Marine Blue Fade finish

22x18 10x9 12x9 14x12 16x15

Iron Cobra pedals Tama Hardware & Multiclamp


go to the my website, there are some pics www.giuseppedepaola.com (http://www.giuseppedepaola.com)

Ciao from Italy

[Tamadrums]

Tama Rockstar Custom Amber. I use Sabian B8 Pros (HH, 16, 20) and have a no name POS china crash (14) that sounds amazing.

It's all I need for the church band.

[psycht]

Tama Rockstar 5 pc (circa 1989) - Black

Paiste 400 series 20" Ride, 14" hats, & 14" crash
Sabian b8 16" crash
wuhan 12" china
wuhan 10" spash.

Very basic, but with Evans' heands, everything sounds great except for my ride.

[Chabo]

Tama Rockstar 5-piece in black

12x10, 13x11, 16x16, 22x16, 14x6.5

Zildjian ZBT Hi-hats 14"
Paiste Rude Crash/Ride 18"
Zildjian Schimitar Ride 20"
Old, bent out of shape Pearl Wild hi-hat, being used as a Mini China
Tama Cymbal Stands
Gibraltar Intruder II Double Pedal

Upcoming upgrades:
Tama hi-hat stand (replacing POS "TKO Percussion" stand)
Pork Pie throne (to replace POS "CB Percussion" throne"
More cymbals
14x12 tom

[iae1234567]

I have two Rockstar kits that I've put together to make a 9 piece. One is rather old, late 80s perhaps? and the other is about a year old. The newer bass drum is a little bit deeper than the other, but that adds kind of a cool effect

22x16 Bassdrum
22x18 Bassdrum
10, 12, 12, 13, 14, 16 toms
14 snare

http://www.angelfire.com/music5/joeysgear/drum1.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/music5/joeysgear/drum4.JPG
http://www.angelfire.com/music5/joeysgear/drum3.JPG
http://www.angelfire.com/music5/joeysgear/drum2.jpg

I'm very proud...

[iae1234567]

Hmmm... ok I guess angelfire doesn't like me posting pictures. Here's a link...

http://www.angelfire.com/music5/joeysgear/drumpage.html

[woody431]

iae, that kit is a beast! badass dude :eek:

[Not a Machine]

Hello!

I've been lurking on the forum for a couple of months now. The threads have a useful resource for deciding on the purchase of my new kit. Two days ago I ordered it.

Drums
Rockstar Customs in Custom Blond finish
8x8, 9x10, 10x12, 12x14, 14x16 toms
18x22 bass
5.5x14 snare

Hardware
Iron Cobra Double Bass (Powerglide)
Iron Cobra Hi Hat (same)
Double tom stand (for the 14 and 16)
HT530 Throne
assorted stands and clamps for cymbals

Cymbals
13" HH Fusion Hi Hats
6" AAX Splash
8" AAX Splash
10" AAX Splash
12" HHX Splash
14" AAX Mini China
16" HHX Xtreme Crash
18" HHX Xtreme Crash
18" HHX Chinese
21" HH Raw Bell Dry Ride


I'm in my mid 30's. I started playing drums when I was 11, but stopped in my mid 20's. Have just had a drum pad and George Stone's 'Stick Control' to keep the frustrated drummer in check.

About 9 months ago I snapped! :) I had to get a kit and play again.

I walked into a music store and couldn't believe what I was seeing. The developments in drum technology over the last 10 years. WOW! The hardware. WOW! You young guys starting out now are sooooo lucky!

Anyway, back then I was playing Pearl but dreamed of playing TAMA; all the pros (I liked) seemed to be using them (of course they all play DW now). So I gravitated towards the TAMA sets immediately (although those DW's sure are nice!). Not suprised to see that TAMA still has the great rep for quality it had back then.

I've basically rebuilt the setup I used to have, minus one bass drum. I've gone for mid-range shells, but what I feel are the best in hardware and cymbals (you may not agree, that's OK). With good heads on them, I know these shells will have the 'voice' I am looking for.

It's going to be a long few months, but the light at the end of this tunnel is in sight. In the mean time I am taking lessons once a week to get those rudiments back, work out the cobwebs and get some time behind a kit.


BTW, thanks to everyone on this forum for sharing their opinions and experiences with different drums, hardware, cymbals, etc. Forums like this are a great resource.

[psycht]

you bought ALL of that in one purchase!?!?! :eek:

[tenner]

Originally posted by psycht
you bought ALL of that in one purchase!?!?! :eek:

well hey he said he was in his mid 30's, and stopped playing drums in his mid 20's, what do you think he's been up to for 10 years? yes, gathering money ;)

[Not a Machine]

Hehehe,

I've been saving for a while and got a good down payment together. The rest goes on the credit card :D

I'll post some pics when it all arrives!

[Snake]

I didn't realize that many of us play Rcokstars.

Rockstar Custom in charcoal finish
22x16
14x5.5
10x9
12x10
13x11 (don't use it at the moment)
16x16

[Bigjohn]

Originally posted by Tamadrums
Tama Rockstar Custom Amber.

I don't own any Tamas, but at our gig last Saturday
they had a house kit that I believe were Custom Amber
Rockstars.

This place just opened in January, so the drums are
fairly new, they had the stock heads on still and they
weren't too trashed yet:D

I couldn't tell how the kick really sounded, since they
had a big-ass pillow stuffed in there:mad: , but the
toms sounded superb and they had an assortment
of A.Zildjians with it also, they had the retail prices
of the cymbals written in magic marker on each of
them, probably to remind the drummers not to trash
them, or take any home as 'souvenirs' :D

I was disappointed when we first arrived because
the club manager told our agent over the phone that
the house kit was 'professional level', which led me
to believe that I'd be playing DWs, Pearl Masters,
Starclassics or similar level. Most club managers know
jack-shit about drums:D

But Rockstars are pretty damn good drums for their
class......but I still like my Exports a little better :p

[lordsatan666]

Tama Rockstar DX White
Bass drums:
22x16

Toms:
12x11
13x12
14x13

Floor Toms:
16x16
18x16

http://www.tantrumn.com/live16.htm


This is what i'm still waiting to get from tama:
Tama Starclassic Performer Transparent Black

Bass Drums:
20x18

Toms:
10x8
12x10
14x12

Floor Toms:
16x16
18x16

[sekler]

Tama Rockstar Fusion 2000 Kit

Black
3 Toms : 8,10,12 (stock)
Floortom: 14'' (stock)
Snare: 14'' (stock)
Bassdrum : 22'' (stock

Camber 14'' Crash (gotta change that one)
Camber 22'' Ride (gotta change it)
Sabian B8 14'' Crash
Sabien B8 Hi Hats
Zildjian Edge Splash (cracked, gotta change it)
Toca Cowbell :P

Hardware : Tama stock, Pearl (snare stand + hi hat stand)

[Nick]

Originally posted by Not a Machine
Hehehe,

I've been saving for a while and got a good down payment together. The rest goes on the credit card :D

I'll post some pics when it all arrives!


OH MY GOD!!!!:eek: I can't imagine what the hell I would do if all of that stuff came in on one day! I usually consider it a 'huge' purchase if I get a couple cymbals or something. Wow! You're going to have one great day pretty soon.

[Not a Machine]

OH MY GOD!!!! I can't imagine what the hell I would do if all of that stuff came in on one day! I usually consider it a 'huge' purchase if I get a couple cymbals or something. Wow! You're going to have one great day pretty soon.

Tell me about it!

I can't wait to walk into the store, see the stack of boxes that all that stuff is going to be in and bring it all home. I'm going to book a couple of days off work and just play! :D

[Kham]

I got a tama artstar ES set in Ocean BLue. Its a sweet set! I also have a pearl icon rack and a ton of cymbals!

[purvisjt]

My rockstar

[woody431]

N.A.M-

How come you got 4 Splashes and only 2 crashes? You must like them obviously. :D

[Not a Machine]

Woody,

Yeah, I like splash cymbals. I like the cripser sound and rapid decay they offer. A nice burst of sound that doesn't overpower what ever else I'm playing. Just what they are supposed to do.

I like crash cymbals as well, but tend to use them sparingly (meaning I don't wail away on them). I'll probably add one more crash at some point.

I really like the sound of the HHX line. The AAX line is very nice too. Hell, I like most cymbals. They've all got something wonderful to offer.


See from another post that you're getting ready to buy some new cymbals too. Have fun picking them out! :D

[TamaSuperstar]

I use a 1980 Tama Superstar in Super Mahogany Finish:

12x13 rack
16x16 floor
14x22 bass

18" saluda custom full crash
18" saluda custom dark crash
20" saluda mist ride
22" saluda mist ride
16", 18", 20" saluda chinas (they alternate use, generally only 1 set up)
14" saluda ss hats
13" saluda mist hats
12" saluda ss hats
8,10,12" saluda splashes (various alloys)