Tama Stagestar Custom 5-Piece Compact Drum Kit

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Tama Stagestar Custom 5-Piece Compact Drum Kit, Main
Tama Stagestar Custom 5-Piece Compact Drum Kit, Main
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Does not include cymbals.

The Tama Stagestar Custom EFX drum set is a Limited Edition kit, only available in the USA market. This is a compact kit, designed for advanced drummers and featuring a unique 14x18" bass drum with a collapsible bass drum lifter. Many compact kits feature awkward bass drum lifters that prevent the bass drum from fitting in a drum case. Stagestar Custom EFX's lifter folds back for pack-up so the bass drum fits easily in standard drum cases. Other features include cool, vintage-style covering, Tama Swingstar hardware for superior stability and appearance and matching finish bass drum metal hoops & 5x13 wood snare.

14x18 bass drum

8x10 tom tom

8x12 tom tom

12x14 floor tom

5x13 wood snare drum

Tom holder

HH15 swingstar hi-hat stand

HS10 swingstar snare stand

HC12 swingstar straight cymbal stand

HP10 swingstar drum pedal

Instructional DVD

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-669-4226

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 1.5 out of 5 stars. (18 ratings)
Submitted February 24, 2005 by a customer from tarrani.com

"Beautiful kit - horrible quality and poor value."

Overall: 1.5 out of 5 stars
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Never again will I buy Tama. Sorry, but when you cannot depend on a brand name for quality, then the brand name is losing its value.
Sound
The drums sound great, even with stock Tama heads and the hardware is much better than the original Stagestar series - especially the hi-hat stand.
Features
All accessories are solid.
Quality
This is made by Tama? The tension rods on all of the drums I received do not smoothly tighten in the lugs. I would expect this if I purchased a no-name kit. In fact, the overall quality of one of my no-name kits made by Groove Percussion is superior in all respects to this Tama kit. My older Stagestar kit had problems too - the bass drum hoops were out of round. I guess Japanese quality isn't what it used to be. I assure you this is my last Tama kit.
Value
Go for one of the newer Ludwig kits - I have a CS Custom among the four kits I own and it's priced near the Tama, but blows it away in every respect. Even my Groove Percussion kit sounds better, is better constructed, and is MUCH less expensive.
Manufacturer Support
How to get support? Their web page is next to useless.
The Wow Factor
Looks are great. It is one of the most beautiful kits I've seen or played. Too bad it is poor when it comes to quality.

Musical Background:

Hobbyist with 40 years experience

Musical Style:

Jazz, blues
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