Tama Review: Swingstar

History:

Purchase: I bought this drum kit from the Newcastle Drum Centre, England. I had to get my own kit as I was borrowing a lump of crap percussion plus kit from a friend. I paid £429 and that included all hardware and hi-hats and a 16" crash.

What I Like About This Tama Swingstar: I like the heavy duty hardware and the excellent bass pedal. Easy to make small adjustments to the set up. Looks great in Midnight Blue by the way.

What I Do NOT Like About The Tama Swingstar: The skins on the toms and the bass drum have way to much resonance. I put a blanket in the bass drum which helped and used cloth to dampen the toms.I would reccommend buying some Remo Heads for them, sounds so much better! The kit came with Sabian Solar Cymbals which sound really terrible.

Tama Swingstar Quality Rating: Very well put together and sturdy. However after 2 days one of the screws on the inside of the floor tom came loose and wa rattling around inside the drum. I screwed it back in and all seems fine. Tama hardware is great, really strong.

Review Summary: Great beginner drum kit at a good price. Shame about the heads and the cymbals, but at least these can be replaced.

Rating of this Tama product: 5

This Tama Swingstar Drums Percussion Review Submitted By: Andrew.Cameron.

Review Date: 2003-09-26