I Bought a Rare 10" Tom for my Vintage Tama Drum Set

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This vintage Tama Imperialstar is by far one of my favorite sounding kits. Its started as a 12, 16, 22, and MAN, I was about to get those 3 drums to sound insane! I love dry, punchy, drums, but these still have a bit of tone to them. This is the only kit ive been able to get to sound like this. Anyways, a friend fought a matching 18" floor tom so of course I bought that! Recently though, I was presented with the opportunity to buy a matching 10" tom, which are RARE. I never thought this kit would turn into a 6 piece, but it happened! The snare is a vintage 14x6.5 Tama Superstar
I Bought a Rare 10" Tom for my Vintage Tama Imperialstar

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@rdavidr 2 жыл бұрын

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@lars_larsinger 2 жыл бұрын

The song is Root of all evil!

@Sigh875 Жыл бұрын

Yup, (Lars (unironically) nailed it) Root of All Evil by Dream Theater

@capabartz7380 2 жыл бұрын

This is probably the most satisfying drum refurbish you’ve done. That Tom was so nasty and cleaned up so well

@mightyV444 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah! And I'd also enjoyed *this* one a lot: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/apN1m5eTx-CbpGQ.html 😄

@capabartz7380 2 жыл бұрын

@@mightyV444 yeah that ones a classic

@KRIMHDrummer 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are the always so chill and amazing made! 👏🏻

@01dukester 2 жыл бұрын

KRIMH!!!

@misterobnoxious5726 2 жыл бұрын

A wild krimh appears!

@rdavidr 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I would love to see you DESTROY on this kit haha

@cycle_365 2 жыл бұрын

Root of All Evil - nice One could argue that 18” floor Tom is literally the root of all evil drum parts

@carperfjord8748 2 жыл бұрын

Lol, I was thinking... "Are my Dream Theater-trained ears deceiving me..?."

@DavidOakesMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Octavarium is still my favourite DT album. The new one is really good though.

@L0CV5T 2 жыл бұрын

Time for a story. Davids and his videos are actually my favorite I can find on youtube, and I usually stop what im doing to watch them. David has Inspired me to take up the restoration and modifications of drums as well, and its become my favorite hobby. I never wanted to fuck with drums and screw them over, but it turns out its a lot of fun. Youve opened opportunities for me to find. The drum line that my schools marching band works with has experienced about 8 years of abusive neglect and everything short of the shells themselves are broken. But with the inspiration and knowledge that I get from these video im working on a $3.5k budget with my school to order brand new replacement parts and hold a community event to teach people about restoration. So, thank you to both david and the community here. You guys are very much my favorite to be around, and have inspired change. Good work on the videos

@rdavidr 2 жыл бұрын

Thats awesome to hear! Appreciate the kind words, Keep on killin it!

@L0CV5T 2 жыл бұрын

@@rdavidr hey man. Thank you

@IAmInfinitus208 2 жыл бұрын

Dude that 10 inch with re-rings is *EXTREMELY* hard to find (ESPECIALLY one with re-rings)! I got an 80's Imperialstar in Midnight Blue wrap with 10x8, 12x8, 13x9 rack toms and 16x16, 18x16 floors though the 18 has re-rings. I got the Copeland kit with the Pearl B4514 snare to go with it!

@mightyV444 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! 😀👍 I once had a 70's Imperialstar kit in Metallic Blue just like Stewart's first Tama, as seen in the 'Rock Goes To College' gig video 🙂

@jonathancant2031 2 жыл бұрын

Have the same in jet black finish but without 18x16

@belleulloa841 2 жыл бұрын

A few years ago i bought an 82’ imperialstar with an 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 24” kick and a swingstar snare. Plus a bunch of cymbals and hardware for $1000! All of this from a clueless guitarist selling drums on craigslist, the first drum kit i bought myself and my prized possession to this day, i had been watching your channel for a while and got super excited when i saw you got an imperialstar and you loved it too!

@belleulloa841 2 жыл бұрын

All of the shells have re-rings on them, and its a midnight blue, but ive been trying to find and 18” to go with it for 3 years now

@WilmersondaSilva 2 жыл бұрын

10:39 - The Root of All Evil - Dream Theater with Mr Mike Portnoy on Drums

@rensjanssen1172 2 жыл бұрын

Bought a 10 inch 1980 Swingstar tom and a 14 inch 1980 Swingstar tom for my drum kit. Changed the 16 inch into a bassdrum, and the 14 inch tom into a floortom, so now I have a 1980 Tama Swingstar ‘jungle kit’ 😂

@drumjedi5301 2 жыл бұрын

I gig on a Sonor Safari in those exact sizes, and it's killer! I also used to own an 80's ImperialStar that I lost in a fire. Would love to see that little kit!

@rdavidr 2 жыл бұрын

super cool!

@HLDrums 2 жыл бұрын

Nailed The root of all evil 🤘

@tylerjass5804 2 жыл бұрын

I love these kinds of videos. Adding to existing kits. Restoring old drums. I could watch these all day. And sometimes I do.

@LifeInZadar 8 күн бұрын

My drum teacher had a 4 or 6 in, Bird's Eye Maple tom. I just remember it was really tiny. The President hand delivered it because he wanted to meet the drummer who requested such a tiny drum 😅

@pinelybones 2 жыл бұрын

I know you like your floors tuned nice and low, which runs you into problems with the 18” so I wanted to note that putting a head upside-down on top, like you would to get the fat snare sound, will generally take the pitch of a tom down a whole note without being so loose it feels like hitting a trampoline. Coated heads tend to sound the best with this trick for me

@jcsk8 2 жыл бұрын

Your passion for the drums is amazing. Keep going. Loving those old Tama kits.

@JakeStaffin 2 жыл бұрын

You're going to have to make a video doing a cover on each Tama kit. PLEASE do The Root of All Evil with this kit, that floor tom sounds practically identical to Mike Portnoy's floor tom!!

@D.D.Vofficial 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe how David just uses soap with water and everything looks as good as new

@cart00n_rabbit 2 жыл бұрын

I'm obviously too late to be the first to respond, but yes, that definitely sounds like the Root of All Evil intro! Fun fact: that intro was actually three floor toms layered together; which makes the sound of your single 18" tom even more impressive...

@Basheequa 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, I recognize that song. It's a lick on the floor tom, but main is it recognizable. The fact that it's the first song on the album also helps.

@amwitty_ 2 жыл бұрын

I've been playing a vintage Swingstar for a few months, and I don't think I'll ever buy anything but Tama after this. It's so easy to tune, I'm in love with the sound, and the Metallic White is a beautiful color

@kdrum8 2 жыл бұрын

Had a Swingstar in Metallic White since 1983. Still Loving it!

@erikkroll2154 2 жыл бұрын

I am a Yamaha guy but love the older Tama kits. Always wanted a Super Star.

@MoreSoNowThanEver 2 жыл бұрын

That’s funny how they had the reso head. I restored an early 90’s Tama Rockstar kit and to get the 70’s sound I threw some Evans Black Chrome heads on the beater side and I took the old beater heads and put them on the reso side and cut them out like that. Got that concert Tom sound and this way you don’t hear my cheap shells. You just hear my nice Black Chrome heads. I like it a lot. If I remember right my rack Tom is 12x12, floor Tom is 16x16 and the kick is 22x18. Everything sounds phat AF. I love it.

@jabronasaurus 2 жыл бұрын

Happy to throw you the Alley Oop on the 18”! I’m on a quest to find a 8” and a 6” now 😂😂😂😂

@rdavidr 2 жыл бұрын

I would faint if you found those! 😂

@MrIliasboufidis 2 жыл бұрын

one part vinegar twelve parts lugs :D ps i very much appreciated that the soundtest was setup for us to actually deeply hear the drumkit rather than the player so thank you for that !

@resdponder 2 жыл бұрын

The "never enough " intro in the end of the video was amazing dude Cheers!!

@hillie47 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid David, thank you. I bought an 80s (I believe) copper Yamaha snare. It was a bit filthy (dust bunnies INSIDE the drum), plus heavy patina on the shell. Stripped the shell's lacquer with acetone, removed most of the patina with a homebrew paste of vinegar, salt and flour (to make it a paste) and it cleaned that up OK. Maybe still needs a light sanding, then polish again and I'll lacquer it (rattle can thin layers and then buff it with some car buffing stuff). But your video is great for ideas on cleaning the hardware, thank you so much!

@littledrummerboy5358 2 жыл бұрын

Hey David! You should add all your sets together to make the worlds largest drum kit

@samcook1545 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! That would be a cool video… Dave’s Franken kit!

@littledrummerboy5358 2 жыл бұрын

@@samcook1545 haha yea bro

@rdavidr 2 жыл бұрын

I barely have the room for them all stacked up, let alone with them all set up 😂

@littledrummerboy5358 2 жыл бұрын

@@rdavidr 😂😂

@the6ig6adwolf 2 жыл бұрын

@@rdavidr build it outside

@stevelinwood8362 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful kit and the way you explained how to care for it,the easy to go .

@brucesimian3743 2 жыл бұрын

I have that same kit. I traded a North drum set for my first Imperialstars in Metallic Blue 1978 and am back with 22/24/10/12/13/14/15/16 in Metallic White but use just the 22/10/12/16 as my main kit. I love them.

@gtown150 2 жыл бұрын

Great demonstration! I always enjoy your jams after the refurb! Nicely done.

@drvijil 2 жыл бұрын

Wow ! That kit sounds fantastic. Well done.

@neorich05com 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats on the find and amazing resto job 👍🏻👍🏻 I found an orphan 10” as well in Platina wrap a few yrs ago, but mine doesn’t have re-rings while the 8” tom i found does have thin re-rings

@owdrumssessions 2 жыл бұрын

I’ll be honest, nothing beats those vintage 70s Imperialstar drums. I’ve got a kit myself (larger sizes though) and they’re the best kits I’ve ever had the pleasure of recording across genre and style. Never getting rid of mine

@rdavidr 2 жыл бұрын

For real! Theres something special about these old imperialstars!

@PeteLamont Жыл бұрын

The attention to detail is impressive! Nice video!

@colinhamilton156 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, the build of those is incredible, superstars when they first came out were oiled outside and had rerings ,very scarce also.

@thevoxberg 2 жыл бұрын

I've been collecting 1970s Imperialstar for the last seven or eight years. And it's just perfect sounding druma for studio recordings. I just had two 10" toms and one 8" tom after searching all those years. So I'm very happy that you found a 10" tom for your White Metallic kit.

@DrumAttic 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool! I had an old Tama Imperialstar 9-piece single kick way back in the day :)

@PharaHooves 2 жыл бұрын

10:40 THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL! DAMN I WAS WONDERING WHAT DRUM PORTNOY USED FOR THAT! NOW I HAVE TO GET ONE!

@19RaxR91 2 жыл бұрын

2:14 - Yeees, _Mr. Kubrick,_ I see you there.

@joshvandruff1790 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty slick kit! And it sounds amazing as well. 🤘🏻

@gregortimphus8099 2 жыл бұрын

it's always a good day when david uploads something

@camerondean6804 2 жыл бұрын

I second that.

@sundayswithjeremiah 2 жыл бұрын

I like the way you auto clean drums.....its real nice..removing every detail of dirt...its exqusite!

@johnrobinson8323 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for another awesome video Dave! I love to watch you bring a drum back to life. Your playing is awesome too!🥁❤

@RandyHanley 2 жыл бұрын

SOUNDS Amazing! It sounds like it was DW Shell-matched and fits perfectly with your kit.

@FanaticDrummer Жыл бұрын

Best part is these kits cost $700 on average vs $5500 for a new DW 😂

@brokenguillotine6988 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for starting my tama obsession.

@TheStudioDrummer 2 жыл бұрын

Vintage TAMA drums sound Amazing.👊🏽

@conorreedR2C 2 жыл бұрын

Man, that really did sound like Portnoy's gong drum lol, it's great

@rensjanssen1172 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe a good tip for vintage Tama fans: There is a way to raplicate the Zola coating on the inside of the shells. There is a spraypaint called Rust-Oleum Stone-effect and it almost looks identical to the Zola coating. You only just need to sand the paint with fine sandpaper when it’s dry

@marscounty Жыл бұрын

Love the video. Amazing drums. This is rdavidr playing at its finest.

@geoffcowan2384 2 жыл бұрын

I just bought a metallic white 8x12 Imperialstar. I just bought it for the lugs. My Imperialstars are hairline chrome. 13-14-15-16-18-24. First four were concert toms. I converted the 14 and 16 to double head. Going to use the lugs to convert the 13 as well. My goal was to clean up and flip, but I love it. My Super Maple Superstars and honey amber Starclassics are just sitting right now. I don’t have any Fiberstars… yet!

@JasonWelchMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Yes... blue the screws to match. Just my preference that screws must match. Ive got a set that's driving me bananas because of the mix matched colored screws that the factory installed. I just went to the hardware store and bought machine screws just because they're all the same color as the rest of whats on it. But now that i did, I want them on all my drums. No more stripped out Philips heads...

@Puckrocker Жыл бұрын

That wrap is so classy!

@stylesb959 2 жыл бұрын

Great ! Impressed with the repair and demonstration. Never forget getting my tama swingstar drum set in 82 ish . I’m a Ludwig guy now though

@solonek 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are the most relaxing thing man

@qlyde 2 жыл бұрын

This kit sounds amazing! I want a 3 velocity sample pack with the cymbals and some little snare rolls in it 🙌🏼

@paradigmshiftz7 2 жыл бұрын

The Root Of All Evil by Dream Theater, awesome, you should cover that song because its relatively easy compared to, yknow, almost every other DT song

@Rhythmic1 2 жыл бұрын

That kit sunds super badass. You're an excellent drummer too.

@edahlqvist 2 жыл бұрын

That kit sounds amazing!

@SnackyHey 2 жыл бұрын

That Imperialstar in that same color was my very first kit back around 1990. I've upgraded several times over, but plan on buying another one exactly like it sometime soon.

@Dave_Dejack 2 жыл бұрын

Never disappointed! Beautiful job!

@publicprofilename4273 2 жыл бұрын

My 3rd kit was an imperialstar. It was a 24x14 double bass set with 6,8,10 concert toms, 12,13,14,15 mounted toms. They had a the fat knobs. Might've skipped 14. Was 30 or so years ago lol. The floors were 16 and 18 squared. Has a 6.5x14 imperialstar "steel?" Snare. Loved my monster! I literally made a practice and gig kit out of it. Was like a damn 12pc kit afterall 😆

@Gadiel2012 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the fragment of The root of all evil hahahahaha

@ronmuniz2775 2 жыл бұрын

Nice Mike Portnoy thing at the end! "The Root Of All Evil" intro.

@lemo_manda6076 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video Dave! And amazing drumming :)

@pheachshorbet916 2 жыл бұрын

It's the snare that stole the show for me.

@randallbrack2130 2 жыл бұрын

Great great sounds from that classic kit!

@wonderdrummer 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this Video!!! Great job on the restoration!!! Great job on the playing.:)

@b.p.879 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome vid! My first kit was a Tama rockstar in 1988 and I remember seeing Imperials and other Tama's around in the catalogues and stores back then.

@tatebaker3229 2 жыл бұрын

Root of all evil! One of my favorite songs by one of my favorite bands, Mike portnoy is someone I look up to a lot when it comes to drumming

@Jack_Fuego 2 жыл бұрын

David is just drum Santa

@mattryan6886 2 жыл бұрын

The kit sounds fantastic, especially that 18” floor tom.

@sticktrik 2 жыл бұрын

You know why??..it’s the black dot head on the drum!!

@mattryan6886 2 жыл бұрын

@@sticktrik I’m a long time fan of the black dot heads for my Tama drums

@hunterreiner2869 2 жыл бұрын

Ah yes the root of all evil. My favorite drummer of all time. Great vids man keep it up. Been watching since the $20 drum set 🤙🤙

@cocacola3452 2 жыл бұрын

The two large floor toms remind me of Indians - Anthrax, one of my all time favorites. Also, for the first time I turned on my surround sound and cranked this video up - OMG sounds amazing! Love your videos!!

@Ds_Drums 2 жыл бұрын

You have done a great job with that kit, wow. I have a Tama Superstar (natural wood, no wrap) 5 piece kit from back in the day that sounds great and looks like a big piece of furniture. That set and me have been up and down the road and I will never part with it.

@SFUPodcast Жыл бұрын

That one head on the kit the Remo logo upside down and it’s killing me lol

@aronomaoileoin9603 2 жыл бұрын

Love these videos I missed them so much!

@omarcortes5754 2 жыл бұрын

"A little bit of lube never hurts"

@julioklemba9093 2 жыл бұрын

This should become a T-shirt 😂😂

@luvmedrums4057 2 жыл бұрын

That's what she says 🤣

@jamisonandrewmanhorvaththe1124 2 жыл бұрын

@@luvmedrums4057 you ruined this comment thread. It’s not too late to delete your comment.

@zeppo20 2 жыл бұрын

Good drums, good drummer that knows how to tune it.

@thomaskauser8978 Жыл бұрын

I think its the theme music , I don't know! But keep restoring parts and pieces and playing them. Fine gig.

@yolanc3876 2 жыл бұрын

That snare sounds so good

@MarkieC1990 Жыл бұрын

Amazing work dude 👏🏻👏🏻 sounds brilliant.

@lars_larsinger 2 жыл бұрын

It's almost criminal how good that kit sounds

@67davbeav 2 жыл бұрын

This is the first time I've seen you with four toms on your kit. A nice change. I'm a four pc guy myself. Say, when are posting a video featuring that gnarly Zildjian Raw Crash?

@williamlive7252 2 жыл бұрын

Hey great video I love the tone from the vintage imperial star❤️ I have a full collection in this colour including 12, 13, 14, 15 “ toms 16 & 18” floors 22x 14 kick 24x 14 kick 26x 14 kick (little boy) Only one missing is the 10” really hard to get in the U.K..

@SoMiSongbird 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my goood that snare and that kit sound soooo goood

@bonniebarber6114 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve got a huge Imperialstar concert Tom kit I’m rewrapping in a mahogany veneer. ❤️

@graysonstrader4079 2 жыл бұрын

Dude early 2000s birch starclassics are my favorite drum sets ever

@HR2635 2 жыл бұрын

oh yes.. 10x8 Imperial with rerings IS just about one of the most rare drums out there!

@sundayswithjeremiah 2 жыл бұрын

Nice finish touch on thr kit, tasty

@maluorno 2 жыл бұрын

such a sweet kit. wtg Dave!

@frankiebluethgen4291 2 жыл бұрын

its been a while but its still so strange to see dave using a full zildjian setup

@wilfredomendez3450 Жыл бұрын

As always helpful tips, thanks for sharing

@willingtotry 2 жыл бұрын

Man. That opening tom rhythm reminds me of This Pyramid is the Ascending Spiral by Zebulon Pike.

@MakoAoyama 2 жыл бұрын

Be glad yours is the Metallic White color, David. It's at least somewhat common. I made the mistake of trying to collect the older Metallic Blue color with my Imperialstar set. I've got pretty much everything I want now, but I've had hell trying to find a 12" double sided tom in that color and a 10" and 12" concert tom.