TAMA Starclassic Walnut/Birch - Sound Test

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TAMA Starclassic Walnut/Birch - Sound Test | Markos Vassiliou

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3 жыл бұрын

A really expressive drum set that inspires me to practice more drums! Outfitted with a Yamaha MCA snare, Evans & Remo heads, Zildjian & Zultan cymbals, this is how I like the drums to be tuned. We are still getting to know each other.
It is recommended to listen with good quality headphones/sound system.
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MIX:

I tried to keep the drum sound as organic as possible.
Toms and overheads have not been touched, they have only been panned and bounced out RAW.
Bass drum has just a little EQ, Gate, and compression.
Snare has a little EQ and compression on both mics.
0:55 Sound samples begin
3:01 Improvised fills & chops
3:44 Full kit groove
4:50 12/8 groove
5:24 Cool groove
5:46 Half time shuffle groove
6:12 Funky groove
Drum kit specs:
10 x 8 Hi Tom (Evans G2 clear top, G1 clear bottom)
12 x 9 Low Tom
(Evans G2 clear top, G1 clear bottom)
16 x 14 Floor Tom
(Evans G2 clear top, G1 clear bottom)
22 x 16 Bass Drum
(Aquarian Force I batter, Remo PS3 Ebony reso)
14 x 5,5 Yamaha Maple Custom Absolute (Evans Genera HD Dry top, Remo Ambassador snare side bottom)
Cymbals:
14' Zildjian A New Beat Hihats
16' Zultan Z Series Crash
17' Zildjian K Custom Hybrid Crash
20' Zultan Z Series Ride
Microphones:
Kick: Audix D6
Snare Top: Audix i5
Snare Bottom: Shure SM57
Hi Tom: Audix D2
Low Tom: Audix D2
Floor Tom: Audix D4
Overhead Left: ADX51
Overhead Right: ADX51
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Пікірлер: 128

@MarkosVassiliou 3 жыл бұрын

How do you like the sound of the drums? Let me know in the comments below which groove you liked the most! Don't forget to subscribe if you still haven't.

@robertredford4332 2 жыл бұрын

finally somebody changed bottom drum heads and front one, ...these drums sing

@Petra123- Жыл бұрын

It’s not only a beautiful drum set. It sounds very good. I like the sound of the punchy Tom’s .

@MarkosVassiliou Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice comment! Glad you like it

@impulseproman 3 жыл бұрын

Now that's how you sound sample a drumkit

@Michael-xw4er 11 ай бұрын

Great sounding kit. One of the best for live work! Nice precise drumming too!

@keeperofti_me 7 ай бұрын

This is the best demonstration of these drum sounds I’ve watched yet. These sound so good. Love that you played them slow individually then didn’t just beat the hell out of them as fast as you could like everyone else lol good job

@toutsy123 3 жыл бұрын

took a listen on better headsets and that floor tom is just on the spot

@traviswoodall6547 3 жыл бұрын

I own this exact kit configuration in a different color. Unbelievable tone and feel. Professional kit under $1700 U.S. Tama is ALWAYS changing the game for the better.

@MarkosVassiliou 3 жыл бұрын

True that!! Which finish is your kit?

@traviswoodall6547 3 жыл бұрын

Vintage Marine Pearl

@Patriot6669 Жыл бұрын

One year later and it's $2k. Gotta love inflation.

@user-lv8ds4yj2i Жыл бұрын

I love ur detail of sound check ! It's clear and 👍 thank u

@mr.noxema-tapioca6526 2 жыл бұрын

Which groove did I like? How about THE WHOLE GODDAMN THING!!!! Markos, I've been on and off playing drums for a little over 40 years. It was nothing shy of a pleasure watching and listening to you beat those skins! The Creator gave you the seed and you definitely nurtured and cared for it and your playing is proof! Great job, Markos!

@troytree123 Жыл бұрын

Love it! Love the mix of Walnut & Birch…❤ kinda want one now.

@kitmateyawa7829 3 жыл бұрын

Kit sounds amazing!!!

@brianfoster7486 2 жыл бұрын

These drums sound killer. Great tuning. For any younger drummers watching at home, THIS is how your drums should sound :). Markos - nice chops, like your feel/groove. nice little thing at 3:42 with the snare/tom ... tasty.

@morbidmanmusic 2 жыл бұрын

as a player, and retailer of drums "For any younger drummers watching at home, THIS is how your drums should sound :)" I have to say that is one opinion. The are in tune, yes. .. but

@Rhinostinction Жыл бұрын

Very smooth and funky playing mate!

@donovankelley4802 2 жыл бұрын

You got chops bro, killer playing, great feel as well

@melaninwarrior6420 2 жыл бұрын

These drums sounds absolutely amazing, the tuning is 👌🏾,great work markos

@DrummerIvanB 3 жыл бұрын

Walnuts have lots of attack. Love the kick sound. I got the 3 piece with a 20x14 kick, the 20 in kick is amazing!

@markoveljic Жыл бұрын

Killer sound man!!! Woow.. Bravooo

@joeldrummer23 Жыл бұрын

Loving this kit 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🙏🏻

@alamziad 3 жыл бұрын

Great presentation, great kit, and great drumming! Really enjoyed the video! Keep em coming!

@nickpruett8022 3 жыл бұрын

Kit sounds beautiful, playing is clean and articulate which highlights the kit and it’s capability. Thank you.

@MarkosVassiliou 3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated! Thank you

@johngottselig9908 6 ай бұрын

Fucking dope player man… killer stuff

@gerarddelafuente Жыл бұрын

Nice play and sound!

@Teaelation Жыл бұрын

Your toms sound awesome,! Would you please do a video showing how you tuned them

@banditY2K 2 жыл бұрын

Very Nice. I'm picking up a set of these next week in the same finish.

@FunkyDrumm3r 2 жыл бұрын

tasty playing as well!

@trotsmirh2733 2 жыл бұрын

man sweet flow on the chops ..nice sound also

@greatpower30 3 жыл бұрын

You're a fantastic drummer!

@SoonerAce311 3 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah man, great tasty job! I’ve been a Tama guy since I got drums and i’ll be getting some Tama Starclassic Walnut/Birch soon and love your demonstration of these Tama drums! Once again EXCELLENT technique, tastefulness and feel! And snare sounds so great and ringy with no tape or anything on the drum! Keep tearin’ it up and crackin’ that snare!

@Connor-kg1tn 3 жыл бұрын

Very very nice sick chops

@AlexusMagnum 3 жыл бұрын

You ROCK man!

@MattyZDrums 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful kit and it sounds great!

@philtravers5552 Жыл бұрын

Solid playing! The mixture of walnut and birch sounds great 👍

@markoveljic Жыл бұрын

Solid playing ? Markos play much better than solid!!

@RanyBx 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome tuning and playing!

@ivanbajovic3476 3 жыл бұрын

Just perfect

@senorx238 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds perfect 👌🏼. And you play it really good!

@MarkosVassiliou 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :) If you like, you can also check out how this Starclassic performs with music here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qdp7Y6-DrtKyaJs.html

@scottsiegner5239 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Markos - good video firstly. It was good to hear with the reso heads swapped out for better than stock. I have one of these kits but did not swap out the bottom heads (yet). I think the biggest gain in doing so is in the floor tom and bass drum. Thanks for the video.

@GZuraman 2 жыл бұрын

Greeeeeeat snare drum

@JimPauls 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds great!

@guillermozapata615 3 жыл бұрын

Really loved the description, this video also inspires me to keep practicing and become better! Thanks!!

@MarkosVassiliou 3 жыл бұрын

I am really glad that I could inspire you to practice more drums :)

@guillermozapata615 3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkosVassiliou totally man, sick drumming!!

@Abou-s3i 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing kit and playing king

@thiscocks 3 жыл бұрын

Good choice of cymbals. I have the Zultan dark energy's and think they sound great.

@MichaelBrannan-xz4hy 6 ай бұрын

Sounds awesome! I’m curious if you spent any time considering getting a starclassic maple kit instead? Did you do any comparisons? If so, I’d be curious what you thought about how the two lines compare..

@flaviodegiusti 3 жыл бұрын

Go Markos! Nice to see you!

@portnickos 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds great bro!! Sound and playing wise of course...Digging all the grooves but you know I have an extra love for (your) funky beats! 🤩🎶🥁🤜🏻🤛🏻🍻👏🏻🔥

@MarkosVassiliou 3 жыл бұрын

Here's an extra funky one for you buddy! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ncCqf8Jl3K6dmH0.html

@dui_detroit 2 жыл бұрын

Dat floor tom tho!!

@mjm5081 Жыл бұрын

Sounds good! Love your precise but relaxed playing!!!

@andyham6094 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds soo good. Wanna get a starclassic wb one day in hyperdrive sizes. Wouldn’t trade my Tama starclassic bb hyperdrives for anything else.

@MarkosVassiliou 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah man Starclassic are superb drums!

@RamiRouhana 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice ! got me more motivated to get back on drums.

@MarkosVassiliou 3 жыл бұрын

Very glad to hear you’re back on the kit!!

@harrymichael806 3 жыл бұрын

Yes Bro! Love these videos! Keep 'em coming! :D Killing it!

@MarkosVassiliou 3 жыл бұрын

Bro! thanks for the lovely comments, miss drumming with you!

@harrymichael806 3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkosVassiliou Same here bro!

@joebourbonnais5374 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Nice sound! I really love your groove at 3:50 with the hi-hat and the toms. Can you explain this one in one of your futur vids?

@ChildofReverie 2 жыл бұрын

ωραίος φίλε!!

@menriquez89 3 жыл бұрын

I have that high pitched ring on my floor Tom as well. Same kit. I think it’s the die cast hoop resonating. When I mount an LP claw on the hoop, it sounds better.

@MarkosVassiliou 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip :) will give it a shot!

@MrPabloCalzado 3 жыл бұрын

Great Sound! Subbed

@patmyers8490 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! 👍

@Lopezdrumspr 2 жыл бұрын

Great man!

@MarkosVassiliou 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Antonio

@moondrums 2 жыл бұрын

Drums sound great. I have the 3 shell pack of this kit. I also did a quick video for them. Your drums sound better. Good video.

@Looserkid13 3 жыл бұрын

Would be nice to explain how you tune drums!

@roybeckerman7843 Жыл бұрын

I might be old fashioned, but give me the sound of vintage, anytime… A lot todays drums sound the same…maybe it’s the tuning..

@ChrisJS1987 2 жыл бұрын

The only thing that's missing for me is the 22"x18" kick. I feel like it loses some dimension. Don't get me wrong the whole kit sounds amazing. I just wish there was a way to order the kit with a 22"x18". I'm stuck on whether to stick with Tama or move over to a different manufacturer. It is a lot of money to spend only to have to buy my ideal kick after the fact and be stuck trying to sell the 22"x16". That money would otherwise go on a snare.

@ivanbajovic3476 Жыл бұрын

You're right. Now Tama offer us 2 inch less bass drum for more money. That's call business. My B/B is 22x18 and I'm so happy for that.

@ChrisJS1987 Жыл бұрын

@@ivanbajovic3476 it does make all the difference. Its surprising how much 2" of shell can make the sound so much bigger.

@ivanbajovic3476 Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisJS1987 Yes, and more powerful.

@GuillaumeLifeDrums Жыл бұрын

Basse drum 😎👍

@motodrummer 3 жыл бұрын

Nice, I wish Tama would make the color from reso to batter the same on all the drums when doing these fades. Not sure why they always make the bass drum different from the other drums on the kit. Just looks weird.

@MarkosVassiliou 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! But still, really cool finish

@policeluber6720 2 жыл бұрын

It’s like Javale McGee and step curry had a baby lol. Paradiddddle

@adrianpunga1998 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for providing us with this! Did you have a chance to play a starclassic maple? Is there a significant difference in sound/build quality between these two series?

@MarkosVassiliou 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure. The last time I played a Starclassic maple was somewhere around 2008 I believe. I haven't tried the new SC maple one unfortunately, but I know that the hardware and build quality is the same as the W/B. The W/B kit reminds me of maple a little bit, it is warmer than an only birch kit, thanks to the walnut plies. It is somehow an all rounded drums which has the best of both worlds, the sharp attack of birch & warm tones of maple. I can compare to my 90s Pearl MMX maple kit, I would say it is just a bit warmer than the W/B. The new SC Performer series hardware have been downgraded for a more affordable kit I believe. I hope this was helpful.

@adrianpunga1998 3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkosVassiliou thank you so much for your answer! You're the man! Also, if someone is reading this and can offer some information, please do, thanks! 😎

@joshuadrummernz 2 жыл бұрын

I love my tama drums. Im Joshua Drummer. I'm 10 years old from new zealand. I have a channel on here aswell Joshua Drummer nz

@markoveljic626 2 жыл бұрын

Super!! Try 12" and 16" make better ;)

@thodoris3790 3 жыл бұрын

Κελαηδαει.ωραιος

@oleganbugdrummer1446 2 жыл бұрын

Nice sound! Have you used any tuners? I can't tune mine by ear Starclassic Birch/Bubinga kit :(

@MarkosVassiliou Жыл бұрын

Nope, did it by ear. Though I have realised that this kit is very hard to tune. I can tune my Yamaha Maple Custom Absolute in less than half the time I need to tune this one!

@oleganbugdrummer1446 11 ай бұрын

Thanks I got it. My drums have a good sound, but not the way I want.@@MarkosVassiliou

@MarkosVassiliou 11 ай бұрын

If you are close by, this might be interesting to you. I offer twice a year in person drum tuning workshops for small groups in Berlin: markosvassiliou.com/drums-tuning-workshop/ The next one is October 7th.

@chuckvaughn4630 2 жыл бұрын

Sapphire fade satin?

@chuckvaughn4630 2 жыл бұрын

Finish Sapphire fade satin?

@erkutacar Жыл бұрын

is that a casio from 30-35 years ago? :D how the hell did u find that watch :D

@MarkosVassiliou Жыл бұрын

Thats a Casio F-91W. It's the exact same model and is still in production and sells at around 15 bucks!! It's my third one btw, I always break or lose them. I appreciate your comment man!! Cheers

@ivano2480 2 жыл бұрын

Greetings! The drums sound great. My nephew has a Tama SC B&B SD 14 / 5.5 TT12 / 8 FT 16 BD 24. On TT 12 is batter heads evans g2 clear and reso is G1 clear. I don't know how I would tune the drums to have a sustain like yours I really like the sound. If you can help me on what frequencies to tune the drum heads. Thanks in advance and greetings from Croatia!

@MarkosVassiliou Жыл бұрын

Sure! Check this out, I offer drum tuning workshops, maybe you'd be in town during that time? markosvassiliou.com/workshops/

@chrisrawnsley228 2 жыл бұрын

Does anyone hear a lot of sustain in the floor Tom

@policeluber6720 2 жыл бұрын

I hear it’s walnut that makes the lowest sound wise is this true ?

@RancidRandalI Жыл бұрын

Yes

@tonygriffith2164 10 ай бұрын

Was this kit made in China, Taiwan or Japan? Thanks.

@MarkosVassiliou Сағат бұрын

I believe China

@razqanrazak 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing. No muffling/dampening in the kick at all?

@MarkosVassiliou 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙂. Just a small blanket touching both heads. You can see it better in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pceniM-UvsCmp3k.html

@canoedoc2390 6 ай бұрын

Lots of attack but limited sustain. Reminds me of the sound that was very popular during the 1970's.

@ivanbajovic3476 7 күн бұрын

There's a lot of sustain if you listen with good speakers or in real life.

@victordelucena3643 Жыл бұрын

Brasilero ? Kkk tem acento

@ZeBubba 3 жыл бұрын

Great work! How much did changing the tom reso heads change their tone? My 1yr old Starclassic b/b set still has the cheap original heads on, thinking about changing for US made stuff. Cheers!

@MarkosVassiliou 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. The reso heads did make a change in the quality of the overall tone of the toms. The stock heads sounded out of control, were also much harder to tune, and resonated too much highs. They did't respond well. The new reso heads controlled the sound more, warmed up the toms up and just resonated as much as they have to in my opinion. I don't mean that the stock heads are bad, they are just OK. For a better sound, I suggest you change your reso heads to any 1 ply clear head. LMK if you change them, and if you feel there is a difference or not.

@ZeBubba 3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkosVassiliou Cool. I'm going to put on some clear Ambassadors, just not in a hurry - because the set sounds quite nice as is. Thanks!