I bought this kit in the pacific emerald option and I am absolutely in love with the way the look and sound. I spent forever choosing between these, birch babinga or walnut birch. Glad I chose the exotic kit still 3 years later 👍🏻

These are about the best sounding drums i've heard in demos. I love his commentaries too, it helps you make a good decision.

I have to say it again. I LOVE you guys kit demos. They always sound very clean and uncluttered. This is one of the few times I've heard one of these kits essentially wide open. I just got mine at the end of May. Emerald Pacific Wal ut; 12-14-16-20. It's gorgeous and sounds amazing!

Love this place, Shane and company live and breath all things drums and they really know their stuff. These drums are also killer

I have now ordered a kit in exact same configurations, and finish... Will be mine in 4 months.

Good old maple. Likes moms pumpkin pie during Thanksgiving. It just feels like home. Arguably the best sounding wood in drums. And this kit doesnt disappoint.

This kit with a Starphonic Aluminum 14x7 snare and you're ready to rock the house...

I love tama and their commitment to quality with all of their kits

Tama's mounting system is really ahead of the game.....I found that out when I went back to Pearl.

I have a star classic 7 piece and could not be happier with it right out of the box yet. The toms were tuned perfect and the two floor toms and kick I did myself with no effort and they all sounded great and the skins it came with are fantastic as well I did no have to ditch them. Mine are sapphire lacebark pine they look so good!

I absolutely love Tama. I'm drooling over this kit. Would love to have a Star Bubinga but the price point is a little out of reach. The Starclassic Maple with Exotic finishes have caught my eye and ears.

That is the most thunderous, rich snd wett sounding kick drum I've heard as far as a internet review is concerned.

These are among the best of the best. Period.

What sets this kit and Starclassics in general apart from every company and competitors is the hardware tama brought down from the flagship star drums. The quick lock Tom brackets, quick locks on the floor Tom legs, aircushioned floor Tom legs, the new bass drum Spurs, the claw hook bass drum legs, and just the hardware in general. Every company has exotic looks but no other company has hardware on their kits like tama that are so innovative and just makes drummers lives so much easier. The quick locks are seriously a game changer for me or anyone who sets up and breaks down all the time and want their set up exactly the same and have to set up and break down fast in between bands. I have a 5 piece tama starclassic BB hyperdrive and got the exact sizes and finish I wanted shipped straight from the tama warehouse for 1900 shipped. Can’t beat that for what you get, build quality, finishes and looks, hardware, and just the feeling you get when you play a tama starclassic is just better than anything else under my hands personally.

Love Love Love the sound and look of these drums!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love all the videos you do. Tama is the best for your buck and always sound great by your staff

I’m glad you addressed the woods a lot of drummers don’t understand

I have the emerald pacific walnut burst with black nickel hardware; 22x16 (2) basses, 18x16 and 16x14 floors, 14x12 floor (rack mounted as reg tom), 13x9 / 12x8 / 10x8 / 8x6 rack toms, 14x6.5 snare (walnut/birch), all mounted to a Tama Power Tower with Zildjian A custom cymbals...LOVE this kit - it wasn't cheap, but was worth every penny.

5 years ago this drum kit was under $2.5k.... its now over $5k for Pacific Walnut Burst in any shade. Sign of the times yall....

Very pleasing quality of recording - unlike much other and newer vidoes no sound of extreme EQ. Ears are happy =)

That kick is a beast.

One of the best drums I've ever heard.

I would say there is a huge difference in feel for the starclassic compared to the mid level kits like the silverstar and the superstar classic but I would the biggest difference isn’t due to the different kind of maple, even though I know it makes a difference but not as much as the hoops. The starclassics have diecast zinc hoops which are super duty and sturdy and give it great feel and rebound compared to the flanged hoops with the Tama RIMS style mounts on the silverstar and superstar classics. Starclassics and star drums have top of the line hardware on them but yeah you could say all of it adds up to equal to a much better kit but it’s not just or mainly cause of better maple wood. If they put the diecast hoops on the superstar classics with the rest of the starclassic hardware it would feel wayyyyy better.

Would you recommend this kit over the walnut birch kit?

Thanks Shane!

I think I prefer 10x8s over 10x7s. 10x8 I can go medium low and get a nice doom sound. With 10x7s they seem higher pitched to me and I get more of ringy tone where I tune to my preferred tension so then I try to bring it down and I lose it all. It doesn’t have that sweet spot. But this is only on the one I tried a Yamaha hybrid maple one. Is this something attributed to most 10x7s anyone else with 10x7s find this with other manufacturers 10x7s?? That’s why I like how Canpous does a 12x8 for their 12s but then also stays 10x8 on their 10s.

I reckon these drums and the hardware are top notch - as good as, if not better, than my drum teacher’s top-of-the-line German made maple Sonors & hardware.

Been playing Tama for over 40 years. These are the most musical Tamas I've ever heard. The toms sound like mini tympani. It's my ideal drum sound. Are you only using three mikes? I see a bass, snare and overhead, yet the sound is amazing.

Best sounding kit imo. Amazing

You guys are tama of drums sales

The question is:Are there any differences between the Japanese kit and the Chinese one or not???

I couldn’t agree more about the hanging toms. Bugger the virgin bass drums. They sound no better....it’s all hype. Bring back the toms going into the bass drum. Good enough for the past 100 years, for the worlds best drummers.

As of this post, Tama is absolutely CRUSHING the competition....

Is that a 22x16 inches bassdrum? Damn!

Given the choice, what’s your pick? A DW Performance or a Tama Starclassic Maple?

does the mounting system, hanging them by the hoops, affect the tuning and detuning of the drums?

Beautiful kit

Curious on your overall opinion…Starclassic Maple or DW Performer??

Thank you for this video! If I may ask for a favor: could you make a video of the Bubinga SC as well? I'm thinking of buying one but the videos I've seen are all either the past model bubinga SC, or the video/audio quality is subpar. Thanks!

Nice demo. Just wish guys that demo would do some beats. Different beats for a while. Get a real feel for the sound of the kicks.

My dream kit

Does the outer 1 ply of pacific walnut effect the maple sound quality on these drums?

Does type of wood really matter though? A lot of the weight of that shell comes from the polyurethane coating over the shell, and the glue between the plies that hold the plies together. A lot of coveted vintage drums were made of cheap poplar wood, which is commonly used for door and window trim/casing. Stave shells sound different but that has probably much more to do with how thick stave shells are compared to ply wood shells. The diameter and depth of the drum, and the choice of drum head has far greater impact on the sound than wood type.

These are not available anymore?

Under 25?????????? What company can do that? Incredible! And the very best hardware in the business to boot. Wanna sit behind some bad Mama's? Then get yourself a set of Tamas.

nice one Shane

Great sound

Killer toms.

ainda há disponivel esta bateria ?

Nice kit! I’ve noticed that PDP doesn’t get much love from yalls channel just curious as to why that is?

No one can touch Tama

Hardware is dope!

22x16 vs 22x18 kick drums? The only thing preventing me from getting this is that last two inches on the bass drum.

Floor toms on starclassic (and most of sets on planet earth) , needs to be floating toms to sound with proper sustain and low end....the LEGS are KILLING that floor toms, no matter about the airbag in the rubber leg´s nail, that´s bullshit solutions....forget legssss on floor tommsss, JUST put the STAR CAST MOUNTS on the floor toms, and you will see how a floor tom really gets life and SOOOOUUUNNNNDDDD with big tone, proyection adding more sustain and low end ejejeje .....make floor toms floating as rack toms, its that easy man.....same for 10 or 20 years ago starclassics....

The Set sounds Amazing! How much does it cost? In the video you say under $2500. Wow

I have this kit (different finish) and I love how these toms are tuned, but when I tune mine to the same "notes" the floor tom sounds too high to me. Maybe it's just the difference between miked vs unmiked?

Bought a flagship Tama snare stand a couple years ago. What you would expect from Tama...rock solid and innovative. But even with it's iso gaskets, the drum sounded lifeless in comparison to the equivalent Pearl model and I hate despise Pearl hardware as everything strips out. But sonically, the Tama choked the drum and that was with it just resting on the fee in an unclamped basket.

I will take dw anything over tama anything

Shane what sticks are you using?

These or pearl masters maple.

This made in?

$2500??? Your website currently says $3299.00.... what the heck?

Perdón amigos, es un gran instrumento pero amo las baterías de Pearl.

balls

In person this kit looks like something else. It honestly took my breath away for a second. The 3 piece for $2200 is an absolute ripoff. The 4 piece at $2500 is the correct choice. Considering the 3 piece are also smaller drums. You get a lot less for your $$$. The 4 piece also comes with a virgin bass drum which might make some players smile.

What head do you use

I disagree about the backbone of tama for the past 20 years. Well idk about 20 years but the backbone of tama for a long long long time has been tama starclassic Bubinga way before tama star was created. Tama has always been known for their Bubinga shells cause no other company can do Bubinga like tama. Not sure if tama was the first brand but pretty sure the first major huge drum brand to do it but nobody’s Bubinga drums sound like tama Bubinga. Tama does something special when they make their Bubinga drums. But who cares about those little details cause you guys do the best reviews on KZfaq. Even tho his playing isn’t that good it doesn’t matter cause the drum sound and the way they mic the drums sounds a lot more natural than other reviews. Even better than sweetwater cause Shane has different descriptions for all kinda kits. Nick from sweetwater LITERALLLY explains each kit the exact same and I stopped listening to them. These guys actually are honest, sweet water never give you the whole story. They only say the toms are punchy with good tone interval between each Tom, the bass drum is beefy and loud, the snare is cracking, it feels good underneath the hands. Nick and sweetwater say that about EVERYYY KITTT. Look up every drum review and it’s the exact same even tho his playing is killer. Shane really goes in depth and I love how they’ve been really backing tama recently. Tama being my favorite company in the world and tama Starclassics being my favorite drum series or drum line in the entire world I’m loving all the tama reviews. Please review the tama starclassic BB hyperdrive kit. I haven’t seen a lot of starclassic hyperdrive reviews in great quality like this.

You can tell this guy is ambivalent about Tama.

I have one of these for sale lol.

That’s funny because it cost $4000 now

if you put coated emperors like you say you dont gonna have more response with low playing, you will have less, or g2 coated as well, a double ply head with and xtra ply of white coating is like to have a head of 2.5 plies and will be less sensitive than a 2 plies transparent head like this g2 transparent ones...., if you want to have sensitivity in this drums and have sound playing really softly you need to put a 1 ply drum head like simon phillips do, ambassador clear over the same , or evans g1...., i was looking your video of the ludwigs, and i recognice which is one of the more beautifull drum sound i ever hear..., specially in the classic maple, most beautifull tone, being honest after your vid i want to buy one but you cant compare a classic maple with a starclassic, tama have to much precision in the building process and in the components, and oesnt matter if is from japan or china..., also the die cast hoops helps a lot, for perfect tuning and for the tuning remains for a long..., with a classic maple after hours of playing you need to tune again...., if you look the tension rods from a starclassic tom or a snare you can see which the tension rods go really straight from the lug to the hoop, and in the starclassic bass drum as well, so incredible how much precision is in the tension rods..., if you look clouse a classic maple tom or snare is a disaster...., any tension rod go straight, and that is really bad for tuning and for the tuning remains for along..., also the triple flanged hoop of ludwig have tons of tolerance and imperfection, the desighn is really old..., also which the lugs from a starclassic are really clouse from the edge is really good for precision..., in a sonor sq2 is the same, thats why are so good, they are build for and with precision...., the old tama floors dont project?, every time i hear the records of billy cobham from his old period in tama i go crazy with how much power all the toms and floors sound...., i dont hear any bass drum more powerfull than a starclassic..., a 22 sounds like a 26 ludwig...., sorry, sometimes not agree with you...., and this drum set sounds incredible.

No bass drum tom mount? No sale for me. Tired of all this virgin bass drum baloney. 2 toms up need a central kick mount.

I just don’t dig the look of modern Tama’s. They are beautiful. But I wouldn’t take one on stage with me.

Yeah maple isn't created equal: Starclassic maple sounds choked compared to Superstar Classics.

The toms don’t sound as good as Gretsch or Ludwig