Warlord snares feature gothic-styled lugs with Swarovski crystals embedded into them.Īll drums come with a hardshell carrying case and a certificate of authenticity from TAMAs Japan factory.Īs of 2017 this brand is still ruling the drumming world with its authentic acoustic TAMA drums earning love from the drummers all over the world. TAMA introduced their top-of-the-line series of snares. Starclassic Series 2001 to 2006 During this time frame TAMA added one after another drum kits, such as Starclassic Exotix, Starclassic Bubinga, Starclassic Performer in their customer favourite Starclassic series. Later in 2001, they added Stewart Copeland, Mike Portnoy Lars Ulrich in the mix. TAMA brought up Signature Palette Series Snare Drums consisted with Kenny Aronoff, Bill Bruford Simon Phillips. One of TAMAs high-end line of drum series Starclassic was introduced in this year. This year TAMA introduced 3 new drum sets, Artstar II, Crestar and Granstar drums.Īrtstar was made with 100 Canadian maple and the other two were made with 100 Japanese birch. Techstar Electronic Drums were TAMAs one of the very 1st attempt in the world of electronic drums. The drums were made from birch wood and were sandwiched between two plys of Cordia wood. In this period of time TAMA produced an array of good quality drums hardware and accessories, form clamps to tom holder with various price tags.Īnother discontinued series Artstar was manufactured in this year. The shells of these drums have been made from fibreglass and were covered with one ply plastic-foil. The original Superstar line is now considered a vintageclassic Tama product 1977 The now forgotten Fibrestar series was introduced to the drummers all around the globe. Superstar Drums 1976 TAMA brought Superstar drums, 1st with 5 ply and later with 6 ply birch in standard size with power toms. Hoshino introduced another new drum brand Swingstar Drums 1974 This was the year when the production of drums under the TAMA brand name began as an effort to make high-quality drums and hardware. Star Drums 1965 Hoshino Gakki started manufacturing drums under the name of Star Drums, the family name Hoshino is translated to Star Field in English. Some products discussed here may not be available outside the USA. The Crestars were then quickly replaced by the Granstar Customs. I found several pics of Neil Pearts CAR set, but I recall reading that his finish was custom, before CAR was an option.ĭid the Crestar become Granstars I thought they were introduced at the same time.
The serial numbers on Tama drums of that era were for insurance purposes only and do not relate to a date of manufacture. Tama Superstar S Serial Numbers On Tama.
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