Tama Imperialstar 5-Piece Drum Set with Cymbals Review

The Tama Imperialstar 5-piece Standard Drum Set is the most affordable Tama drum kit ever to incorporate so many high-end features.

Tama knows what drummers really want. Which is why, no matter how long you’ve been playing the drums, no matter what budget you have to work with, Tama has the set you need and can afford. Every aspect of the modern drum kit was exhaustively examined and reexamined and then improved before it was accepted as part of the Imperialstar design. If you start playing Imperialstar now as a beginner, you’ll still enjoy playing it when you’ve achieved pro-status. That’s how good these drums are.

Only Tama Imperialstar comes with a complete set of Meinl HCS cymbals. These high-quality brass cymbals are made in Germany and are sonically matched so they sound great when played together. The set includes 14″ hi-hats, and an 18″ crash-ride cymbal.

Tama Drum Shells:100% poplar 6-ply/7.5mm
Poplar wood has been used in making drum shells for over 50 years. You get a full, warm tone combined with medium attack.

100% Glued Finishes
At Tama, all wrapped finishes are glued to the shell 100% to eliminate warping, buzzing, or lifting. This process allows the shell to resonate fully and consistently.

Precise Bearing Edges
The bearing edge is one of the most important components in drum sound. Tama’s advanced edge-cutting process provides extremely precise bearing edges—this allows Tama shells to ring openly and fully, and provide a wide range of tuneability, sensitivity, and response.

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

Accu-Tune Bass Drum Hoops
A special-formulation hi-tech material offers lighter weight and faster, more stable, tuning than traditional metal hoops. These hoops look great

Tom Brackets
The eye-bolt structure is rock solid, holding the toms in place securely.

Features
100% poplar 6-ply/7.5mm shells
Precise bearing edges
100% glued finishes
Original small lugs
Drum heads
Accu-tune bass drum hoops
Spur brackets
Tom holder

Rating:
Great beginner set and will stay relevant as the beginner progresses to intermediate status. Tama produces high quality drum sets at very affordable prices. High quality is their trademark. Couple this set with the Meinl HCS cymbals and you have a great, ready-to-play set.

Taye Drums Studio Maple 4-Piece Shell Pack Review

Taye Drums’ Studio Maple line is already known for quick moving when you need to move, responding to every touch of the drum. Now, Taye Drums allows you to do it with this 4-Piece BeBop configuration. With the looks and sounds of yesteryear, take advantage of the Studio Maple’s solid drum shell design with 6 alternating vertical and horizontal plies of 100% North American Sugar Maple.

The shells are thin and resonant, as well as rigid and durable. Made from fine Maple veneers, cross laminated and molded using state of the art techniques. Everything from the bearing edge to the suspension mounts conspires to make Taye StudioMaple drums one of the world’s finest instruments.

Taye StudioMaple drums beg to be played; the snare drums sizzle, toms open up with defined pitches and bass drums provide the last word in attack, body, and shuddering sub-lows. You will enjoy the smooth sound and traditional look of a 12″ x 8″ rack tom, 14″ x 14″ floor tom, 18″ x 14″ bass drum with a matching 14″ x 5″ snare drum.
Features

100% North American Sugar Maple Shells
6-ply, 4.5mm toms and bass drum
10-ply, 7.5mm Snare drum
Suspension rings for toms
SlideTrack tom mount for bass drum
Pockethinge Bracket
Articulated Claw hooks
2.3mm triple-flanged hoops
Sizes:
18″ x 14″ bass drum
12″ x 8″ rack tom
14″ x 14″ floor tom
14″ x 5″ snare drum

Listen to these great sounding drums in the video below:

Rating:
What an awesome jazz, bebop drum kit with an ultra beautiful, retro color scheme. Great option for the gigging jazz drummer who doesn’t want to load a bunch of equipment. Retro, crisp clean sound made of 100% Maple. This is a top-of-the-line bebop kit. If you want to get the retro jazz sound, this is it.

Yamaha Yamaha Rock Tour 4-Piece Drum Shell Pack with Matching Snare Drum

Designed from the ground up as affordable, high-quality Yamaha drums with an edgy look.
This Yamaha Rock Tour 4-Piece Drum Shell Pack includes a 22″ x 18″ R-Version kick drum, 12″ x 8″ rack tom, 16″ x 15″ floor tom, and a 14″ x 6″ matching snare drum.

Big Leaf Mahogany Drum Shells
Known for its great beauty and durability, big leaf mahogany has been used for centuries to craft high-quality wood products. The wood delivers a rich and warm mid-low range tone with a short, natural decay. These Yamaha drums also use 100% reforested environmentally controlled material.

R-Version Kick Drum
For drummers that prefer an open, fat sound Yamaha’s “R-Version” kick drum shells are designed with no tom mounts to maximize the drum shell’s tone potential.

YESS!
The tom drum shell is equipped with Yamaha’s original YESS mount, which minimizes mount-to-shell contact—to enhance the Yamaha drum’s resonance, increase dynamic range, and produce longer sustain.

Floor Tom Legs
Large vertical floor tom brackets are fitted for drummers who play with intensity.

Kickin’ Front Head
The kick drum head is emblazoned with a prominently positioned Yamaha logo mark that looks sharp and is easy to spot even when the Yamaha drums are positioned at the back of the stage.

Pinstripe Drumheads
Tom and floor toms are fitted with Remo Pinstripe Heads for massive punishment and durability.

If you have your sights set on becoming a rock drummer, it’s important that the drums you are playing will help you reach your goal. The Yamaha Rock Tour Series drums that comprise this drum shell pack are the perfect choice, delivering a solid, powerful sound with sharp attack that will cut through and get you noticed. Hardware and tom drums offer quality inherited from Yamaha’s high-end kits, and the sets provide excellent durability and performance.

Cymbals and hardware not included.

Yamaha Yamaha Rock Tour 4-Piece Drum Shell Pack with Matching Snare Drum Features:
Yamaha Drum Shell Pack
22″ x 18″ R-Version kick drum
12″ x 8″ rack tom
16″ x 15″ floor tom
14″ x 6″ Rock Tour snare

6 plies of Big Leaf Mahogany
2 plies of ash
100% reforested environmentally controlled material
R-Version kick drum shell designed with no tom mounts to maximize tone potential
Tom shell equipped with Yamaha’s original YESS mount, which minimizes mount-to-shell contact
Tour Custom-style chrome lugs
Large vertical floor tom brackets
Large Yamaha logo on kick drum head
Tom and floor toms fitted with Remo Pinstripe Heads
Remo Ambassador head on snare
These Yamaha drums can withstand a rigorous touring schedule and still provide unmatched tone when in the recording studio.

Rating:
Awesome quality. Killer looks. Yamaha name. Comes standard with Remo pinstripe heads…This is one great drum set at a great price. The edgy looks are beautifully crafted on this cutting edge Yamaha drum set. Solid, powerful sound for rock drummers.

Pacific Drums Z5 5-Piece Drum Set with Cymbals

The Z5 Series from Pacific Drums and Percussion is the perfect choice for aspiring drummers. This 5-piece PDP drum set features DW’s famous F.A.S.T. tom sizes (10 x 8, 12 x 9, and 14 x 12), all-wood construction, and a brand new array of spotlight-stealing colors.

Pacific Drums by DW Z5 5-Piece Drum Set with Cymbals Features:

* PDP Drums
* Bass drum: 16″ x 22″
* Tom toms: 8″ x 10″, 9″ x 12″, 12″ x 14″ (with legs)
* Snare drum: 5″ x 14″

Cymbals
* 14″ hi-hat cymbals
* 16″ crash/ride cymbal

Drum Hardware
* Hi-Hat stand
* Snare stand
* Single pedal
* Straight cymbal stand

Includes a free gift:
* Stagg 12 PAIR BIRCH STICKS – $43.08 MSRP!

Rating:
Quality looks pretty decent, and the drum set gets good reviews from owners…you may not be able to beat this deal. Definitely a good set up for the beginner. The price is unbelievable on it. This makes for a great drum set for the drummer who is on a budget. It has a wide choice in color ways, the hardware looks decent…Cymbals would probably need replacement pretty soon and some nice new drum heads would up the sound quality as well.

Yamaha Gigmaker 5-Piece Shell Pack

This Gigmaker 5-Piece Shell Pack is the perfect solution for the beginning or intermediate player who wants the quality of a Yamaha kit, without the hefty price tag.

The Gigmaker kick drum shell is 7 plies of basswood/poplar, and the floor toms, rack toms, and snare drum shells are 6 plies of basswood/poplar. Each drum features triple-flange, 1.6mm steel hoops and pro-quality lugs—eight on the kick and snare, six on the rack and floor toms. The springless design of these popular lugs utilizes a structure that effectively eliminates unwanted noise.

Hardware and cymbals not included.

Yamaha Gigmaker 5-Piece Shell Pack Features:

* Drum sizes included:
* 22″x 16″ kick drum
* 13″ x 9-1/2″ and 12″x 9″ mounted toms
* 16″ x 16″ floor tom
* 14″ x 5-1/2″ wood snare

Shell Construction:
* Kick drum is 7-ply basswood/poplar
* Floor toms, rack toms, and snare drum are 6-ply basswood/poplar
* 8 lugs on kick drum and snare drum
* 6 lugs on toms and floor tom
* 1.6mm steel triple-flange hoops
* Includes tom holder

Hardware and cymbals not included

Surprise yourself with the high quality of this inexpensive shell pack.

Rating:
Solid drum set. The Yamaha Gigmaker drum set is a great first step for the beginner drummer and even intermediate drummers alike. Yamaha shells are high quality, which means even their lower priced drum sets like this one can get some good sound projection. Change out the factory heads and really open them up. Having played a few different Yamaha entry level kits, I can definitely say that these kits make for a sound investment. Set yourself up with a low price cymbal pack and some low priced, Sound Percussion drum hardware, and your in the whole set up for cheap.