Maker
Tama Drums
Japanese drum brand
Tama Drums is a Japanese drum brand with acoustic drum kits, snares, hardware, pedals, and artist-oriented drum lines.
Models
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Tama Starclassic Performer
Drum kit · Japan
A Starclassic drum kit series built on a hybrid maple/birch shell (6mm 4-ply birch + 2 inner ply maple on toms), combining maple warmth with birch clarity for a complex, powerful, expressive sound.
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Tama Superstar Classic
Drum kit · Japan
A popular mid-range drum kit series with all-maple shells (6-ply, 5mm toms; 8-ply, 7mm bass drum), reviving the Superstar name with a full, powerful, balanced maple tone.
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Tama Imperialstar
Drum kit · Japan
Imperialstar is Tama's complete entry-level and intermediate drum series, built with 8mm 6-ply poplar shells for a full, warm tone with medium attack. Kits ship ready to play with hardware and Tama's precise bearing-edge cutting for open, responsive tuning across many genres.
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Tama Starclassic Maple
Drum kit · Japan
Starclassic Maple is part of Tama's flagship Starclassic line, built with all-maple shells for a warm, full-bodied tone and a broad tuning range. Over its history the Starclassic family has been offered in maple, birch, bubinga and walnut/birch shell formulas.
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Tama S.L.P.
Percussion · Japan
Tama's Sound Lab Project (S.L.P.) premium snare drum series, a collection of individually voiced snares spanning many shell materials including maple, walnut, brass, bronze, aluminum, and steel, each tuned for a distinct character.
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Tama Starclassic Walnut/Birch
Drum kit · Japan
A professional Starclassic drum kit series with hybrid shells of birch outer plies and American black walnut inner plies (6mm 4-ply birch + 2 inner walnut on toms), pairing birch attack with walnut warmth.
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Tama Club-JAM
Drum kit · Japan
A compact drum kit series built on poplar shells (7-ply, 7mm) in small sizes for portability and tight stages, delivering a focused yet deep tone for club and cafe gigs.
Sources
Categories
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Drum Kits
Acoustic and hybrid drum kit model families, shell packs, and related drum sets.
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Snare Drums
Snare drums and snare drum model families, including metal-shell and wood-shell snares.
Representative model
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Tama Starclassic Maple
Drum kit · Japan
Starclassic Maple is part of Tama's flagship Starclassic line, built with all-maple shells for a warm, full-bodied tone and a broad tuning range. Over its history the Starclassic family has been offered in maple, birch, bubinga and walnut/birch shell formulas.