On 2003-09-26, Andrew.Cameron. gave this Tama Drum a 5...(5709)


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.
Pros: 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.
Cons: 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.
Quality: 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.

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

On 2001-06-29, Ben Carter gave this Tama Drum a 4...(353)


Purchase: Got it for Christmas, not sure about price. I like the size, good sound can be attained, easy to assemble. The Swingstar set is now even better, with all new specs and Tama’s latest hardware: more adjustable tom holders, more stable and easier-to-tune bass hoops, new spur brackets you can fold with the spur on, the new Power Grid single-chain bass pedal, new Swivel Foot hi-hat stand, a new snare stand that swivels with the same tilting angle, and more. Set includes 16” x 20” bass drum, 9” x 10” tom, 10” x 12” tom, 14” x 14” floor tom, 5-1/2” x 14” steel snare, double tom holder, hi-hat stand, snare stand, straight cymbal stand, and drum pedal. Cymbals not included.
Pros: I like the way you can make adjustments easily. Good beginners set
Cons: Snare isn't up to par even w/ a new head. The switch on it (to go from snare to tom) has fallen off a couple of times.
Quality: Good qualty, ....Not sure about the hardware that comes w/ it because when I got mine it had different hardware.

Summary: I'm guessing it was in the neighborhood of $450 to $550 so I would say it is definitely worth it. Good beginner set. Could be improved w/ better snare drum. Well manufactured set of drums.