Tama IS52C12 Imperialstar 5-Piece Drum Kit

Includes Tama's Ready to Rock Meinl Cymbal package. 54 People rated this product:

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Manufacturer's Description for Tama IS52C12 Imperialstar 5-Piece Drum Kit

Includes Tama's Ready to Rock Meinl Cymbal package.

Features

Shells: 100% poplar 6ply/7.5mm
Poplar wood has been used in making drum shell for over 50 years. It offers a full, warm tone combined with medium attack.

Precise Bearing Edges
A drum's bearing edge is one of the most important components in drum sound.
Our advanced edge-cutting process provides extremely precise bearing edges - which allow Tama shells to ring openly and fully, and provide a wide range of tune ability, sensitivity and response.

100% Glued Finishes
Some drum companies only affix their wraps to the drum shell by taping the finish at "selected contact points". At Tama, all of our wrapped finishes are glued to the shell 100% to eliminate warping, buzzing or lifting. This process allows the shell to resonate fully and consistently. It's more work, but it's worth it. A difference you can see and hear!

Original Small Lugs
Imperialstar lugs are 10%smaller than the lugs of our previous Swingstar Series for even greater shell resonance.

Drum Heads
Batter side heads are made of clear 250 microns thick film for richer tone and greater durability. Ring mufflers on bass drum heads remove the need for additional internal muffling.

Accu-Tune Bass Drum Hoops
A special formulation hi-tech material offers lighter weight, and faster, more stable tuning than traditional metal hoops. In addition, since Accu-Tune hoops use tension bolts instead of clawhooks and T-rods, head changes and packing up are a breeze.

Spur Brackets
Imperialstar spur bracket features the same look and style as our high-end Starclassic drums and provides maximum durability and stability.

Tom Holder
Tama L-Rod and Omnisphere tom holder systems have received acclaim from drummers for over 25years. These systems offer easy positioning, maximum flexibility, stability and greater sound than standard designs which penetrate the shell interior and can inhibit resonance.

Tom Brackets
The eye-bolet structure is rock solid, holding the toms in place securely. zZounds is an authorized dealer of Tama products.

Bass Drum: 18 x 22 in.

Floor Tom: 16 x 16 in.

Tom Tom: 9 x 12 in.

Tom Tom: 10 x 13 in.

Snare Drum: 5.5 x 14 in.

MTH600: Tom Holder

HC32W: Straight Cymbal Stand

HC33BW: Boom Cymbal Stand

HH35W: Hi-hat Stand

HS30W: Snare Stand

HT25: Drum Throne

HP30: Drum Pedal

Ready to Rock Meinl Cymbal Package:
- Hi Hat Pair: Meinl 14 inch
- Crash Cymbal: Meinl 16 inch
- Ride Cymbal: Meinl 20 inch

Tama Warranty Tama Warranty Tama offers a five year warranty on drum shells, a one year warranty on hardware including accessories and parts, and a 30 day warranty on bass drum hoops. If you have additional warranty questions, please call the manufacturer at 800-669-4226

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What Our Customers Are Saying About zZounds "The incredible staff at zZounds took the time to walk me through my purchase, making sure I didn't have to spend a lot of extra money on gear that had features I wouldn't need." - customer on February 2nd, 2012

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Sound: I bought this set for my 11 year old son. As a former drummer that played a big Slingerland 6 pc.set, I am very pleased at how these sound. I spent an extra $200-$250 to get this set over a lower grade beginner set. Well worth the extra cash because he will be playing these for years to come with no need to upgrade unless he turns into a Niel Peart. Feature: Very good hardware for the price.Rock solid when I am hitting them as hard as I can. So I know they can handle whatever my 11 year old throws at them. Ease of Use: If you have ever owned a drum set in your life, it will take you about 45 minutes to set this up.I never looked at the instructions, but if you have never put a set together, I would guess it would take about 1:15 - 1:30 hours tops to get it together . Looked at the instructions later and they were very good. Quality: Look great ....Sound great...I have always liked Tama & glad they make more affordable sets. This is not a low end drum set....it is built solid & will last a long time! I read that some people did not like the heads...actually I was quite surprised at how good these sound. Heads are cheap and you will probably need to replace them with in a year or two anyway . That would be the time to up grade if desired. Value: This is a lot of drum set for the money. Do not buy a used set for a couple of hundred less.... get this new and you won't be disappointed. Manufacturer Support: No problems and do not see anything that could possibly go wrong with this purchase. The Wow Factor: Once again.....with price in mind .....this is a great buy. Bass pedal is about an 8 out of 10. Hi Hat is the same. Overall: Cymbals are not the best, but also not the worst I have ever heard... I used to play with 6 Zildjans...so nothing can compare. For an affordable set they are more than adequate .

Style of Music: Rock & Alternative

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Sound: I gave this a 9 because the sound of everything is great but once you put other heads on it, it makes it sound way better. I put Remo Black Suede heads on the toms and a remo emperor x head on the snare drum and it sounds amazing. You dont need to change the bass drum head but you can stick click pads on it and it sounds good. Feature: It comes with cymbals and stands and they sound good. I did change out the china and put a better one on and bought 2 splash cympals for it. I love how it came with everything I needed besides the extra cymbals i bought and the double pedal. Ease of Use: Most of the drum heads came already on and tuned. I only had to put the head on the bass drum and the floor tom and it didnt take long. Quality: i've had this set for a year and the only damage is from me dropping one of my toms and having it hit a guitar but you can barely tell since it was a rack tom. The paint hasnt gotten messed up and its been out in the garage with 100 degree heat outside and it has a few rain drops hit it but the paint and sound still hold up. Value: I've had this for awhile and its been perfect. The only thing I needed to change was the drum heads and buy a double pedal. Im ugrading my set right now and buying new cymbals and accesories for it and one more tom to have 3 Manufacturer Support: I've never needed support because I know how to handle my drumset The Wow Factor: the black paint is amazing and you cant see any damage that it may have Overall: Ill use this drum set until it gets worn out and doesnt put out like it does now. which it will be awhile.

Style of Music: Deathcore, Deathmetal, Metalcore

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