Shane Tours The Tama Star Drums Factory In Japan!
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Join Shane on his journey to Japan to watch some of the world's finest drum makers do their thing!
Drum kit used in this video:
Tama Star Maple Limited Edition 5pc Drum Set Cerulean Birdseye Maple Burst
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Snare drum:
Tama Star Reserve Hand Hammered Aluminum 14x6.5 Snare Drum
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Cymbals:
Sabian HH Raw Bell Dry Ride Cymbal 21"
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Sabian HHX Fierce Crash Cymbal 19 Brilliant
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Sabian HHX Complex Thin Crash Cymbal 20"
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Sabian FRX Frequency Reduced Hi Hat Cymbals 14"
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Microphones used to capture the drums:
Bass Drum:
Earthworks Audio DM6 SeisMic Kick Drum Microphone - drumcenternh.c...
MAY TurboKick Low End Booster - drumcenternh.c...
Snare Drum:
Earthworks SR117 - drumcenternh.c...
Earthworks DM20 Small-diaphragm Condenser Drum Microphone - www.drumcenter...
Toms:
Earthworks DM20 Small-diaphragm Condenser Drum Microphone - www.drumcenter...
Overheads:
Earthworks SR25 Small-diaphragm Condenser Instrument Microphone - www.drumcenter...
Room Mics:
Earthworks QTC30 Small-diaphragm Condenser Microphone - www.drumcenter...
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I wish they made more of their pro level kits there. Make Tama Japanese again.
What watching Japanese craftsmen provides is a masterclass in total dedication to PROCESS, KEEN ATTENTION TO DETAIL, and PERFECTION OF ONES TRADE. .Bushi is alive and well
Thanks Shane....you guys are the best...look forward to seeing you soon
Hey!
Great stuff as usual!
Huge Tama fanboy here. You talk to those Tama guys?.. And they listen?
.. Would be nice if they would reissue the whole superstar xtra line-up..(with all the sizes)
Just sayin!
They aready have the infrastructure to do it: why not?!?
That would be cool, the demand for deeper drums isn’t enough to warrant that, I’m afraid.
@@drumcenternh oh!
Tbx for your reply :)
.. I sad then!!
:p
As much as I love power toms - I'm a child of this era - there's one problem with them: they look cool and they sound very cool, but: only if you listen to the kit by it's own. As soon as they are part of a mix, they sound thinner than regular or slightly deeper sizes. Especially the bigger toms are hard to distinguish one to another in a dense mix, compared to shallower sizes.
Kewl 😎... ✝️👍🤙✌️
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Loved the jacket. Loved the drums. Loved the playing. Loved the factory tour. Loved Shane's choice of the Reserve snares. And particularly liked the bit about supporting the independent dealers.
Class. 👍🫡
Proud Tama Star Mahogany owner here, the star series is truly incredible!
As is the quality of your videos!
Finally a Tama factory video that mentions the most important thing of all - the bearing edge. Nice work Shane.
Please do more of these types of videos if possible. Getting to see behind the scenes of our favorite brands is always a joy to watch.
Agreed! @drumcenternh, please do this for Meinl. I'm gonna be loading up on about 20 new Meinl cymbals in the next year or so and would love to look behind the curtain at the facility, people, and process.
Any Godzilla sightings ?
Godzilla plays Tama drums. Little known fact. 😂
I’m considering changing my pronouns to Tama.
@@DrummerGrrrl😂😂👍👍
Love the kit BUT what about that aluminum snare drum?!?!?! it sounds amazing!!!
Such a killer snare drum!
@@drumcenternhI thought the ring was rather harsh. The bass drum had a really good, loud attack/crack. I think it would sound even better with a port
Most entertaining and informative drum channel on RUclips. Been watching you for years and thank you for this behind the scenes of one of the finest made drums. Will definitely consider DCP for my next drum purchase.
We appreciate you!
Tama finishes are the most amazing of any major drum manufacturer. Just BEAUTIFUL!!!
First time seeing something like this from Tama. THANK YOU! Too bad I live in California.
Oh how I'd love to own a TAMA Star Walnut kit!!! I have 2 Starclassic kits and 1 Artstar kit but my goal is to one day have a STAR kit!! I bought one of my Starclassic kits from you guys!!
*Let’s go TAMA, please remake the birch 🌳 Grandstar and maple 🍁 Artstar drums!*
Had a Pearl clear acrylic double set (I play on monster kit) that I bought in the mid 70's. Now I've long since retired so I did myself a final gift (I'm 68) and bought myself (with my wife's blessing) A Tama Starclassic Walnut Birch Molten Brown Burst Set with all the sizes. Since this was during co-vid they had to come directly from China. Took over a year to get my final set. I bought these thru Sweetwater which is the ultimate for buying anything musical. NO chance of not getting what you paid for. These drums sound stellar. Could've bought Ludwig, Yamaha, Gretch, or any of the other drum manufacturers but I wisely chose Tama. Paid cash because I'm spending our sons inheritance. You absolutely can't go wrong with Tama. Sweetwater as well.
VERY much enjoyed that! Thank you, when is the DCP movie coming out?
Volunteers apply below.
TAMA has such incredible QC. They actually care what leaves their factories. The China factory is also run according to strict standards.
I own a Tama Silverstar kit and have always felt that Tama in China approached the making of this kit as an opportunity to rival the quality in sound and versatility of their top of the line kits from Japan.
Unlike most the world, Japanese half ass nothing.
I got my first Tama kit in October. I got the star classics. Absolutely amazing drums. And i have played multiple companies over my 25 years
Well, there is something about "made in Japan"
Tama is really the king in my opinion. My only gripe with their current high end drums is that the rock tom system makes some tom mic clamps incompatible or very difficult at best to attach.
I say storytime with Shane should be a new series. We can listen at the campfire in the summer and home fire in the winter while knitting sweaters for the cool DCP cats.😊
Wow! I was between the Tamas and the Pearls that I now have. I had a 9 piece Tama Granstars which were the same shell composition as the Superstars at the time, birch. They had just come out with the square shells, so I did that and I loved those drums dearly. I sold them like an idiot and have always regretted it. Tama has always delivered, I am wondering now if I shouldn’t have done the Tamas? Well, I love my Pearls, but I have always loved Tama drums and this video got me excited about them.
Lots of amazing drum manufacturers but this is yet further proof of why Tama is on their own level. Awesome production as always DCP!!!
TAMA the best, thanks Drum Center
🤣🤣🤣 Love the humor of the channel
Love the jacket, You deserve it!
Man, Shane! Just to ride the bullet train to the factory from Tokyo, oh yeah! Truthfully, a great video and tribute to a worthy company. I own a Kawasaki motorcycle, so there you go!
That's a 10/10 RUclips video intro right there!
Am I wrong for digging the hand-hammered joke? 🤷♂
THANK YOU
Completely agree, Shane, with your comments both about “unnecessary, but great to hear” regarding Tama Star (I have a Star Walnut AIJB), and about independent drum stores. Mine is in Newcastle, NSW, Australia, and has been my first, and often only, port of call for over 40 years!
Bello/Magnifico.😮✡️✡️✡️✡️✡️✡️
If I lived local to New Hampshire I’m sure you guys would be my local store just based on the vibe. My local store is Musos Corner in Newcastle Australia, these guys have looked after me since I began my musical journey a little over 15 years ago now. They have the same vibe, and same enthusiasm for the products that you guys do, and I can’t recommend supporting the small/mom and pop businesses enough, these are the heartbeat of any economy, of any industry. Big stores lose that personal touch, but when I go to Musos I know I’m always going to get the rundown on some new piece of gear that they know will probably interest me!
Keep up the great work and bringing this energy to the internet. I always love looking for Tama related content and you guys are always the first I’ll go to!
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Very cool trip!
I bought my Tama Starclassic in Tamo Ash from yall and I absolutely love it, such a great tone and quality product.
This video only reinforces my decision to go with Tama.
Cheers!
Thank you Tama for my Superstar Classic in Dark Indigo Burst; It's a mighty and punchy kit with a booming presence!
Great video, Shane!
Thanks!
Great video Shane. That bullet train looked outrageous!
So very awesome! Thanks for sharing, Shane.
Hell yeah TAMA all day every day!
Still can't get my head around how awesome Anup Sastry's Starclassic sounds.
Nice
I AM ready for story time, teach me DADDY!!!!
8:52 Best job in the world, The sticker putter.
Wow what a great video. Tama and Sabian are my two favourite brands. That kit is truly inspired and beautiful. Love your content. Big love and respect from me in the UK. I hope to visit you one day. ❤
Portnoy fan detected 🙂
I’m from Chile 🇨🇱 and it would be a dream come true to visit your store one day!
Great video. Love the drumkit...not a huge fan of the snare, but that's not the point. It's a stunning looking and sounding kit.
Beautiful tribute to TAMA. Thanks for that
Glad you liked it
I really enjoyed this Shane. Such an incredible opportunity traveling to Japan and visiting the Tama factory.
And that Star Maple Kit - 💥
Great video guys. The drum set is stunning and the info on the factory was impressive. I hope you could bring back more of those Tama Rosewood snares :)
We have a bunch arriving late this year.
Never owned a Tama set but they are one of several companies that brought quality and innovation to the drum industry. This was really enjoyable to get a behind the scenes look of their process. But what Shane said about independent drum stores was more important. Just purchasing from somewhere based on price is really a terrible race to the bottom. I was just in Portsmouth this past Thursday and spent several hours in the store. Tony and Barrett spent so much of their time with me discussing drums and hardware and never made me feel rushed. It was more like visiting with friends (and thanks to the both of you for helping me nail one of the last Noble & Cooley Copper snare drums available). You can't get that experience from an Amazon. And Shane has amazingly created an online presence that "feels" like his store. There is a value to the independent drum store that you can't put a dollar value on. It's so very important for us as drummers to always support these places with our drum and equipment purchases, big or small.
Got a gorgeous Tama Superstar Classic from Dale's Drum Shop a few years ago. Will have to get a kit from you guys soon, been checking out Mapex.
I've always played Pearl kits, and in 2018 I fulfilled my lifetime ambition of getting a Pearl Masterworks kit, which is my pride and joy. Obviously I knew that Tama and all of the other manufacturers made brilliant gear as well.
I also bought a Tama Starphonic 13"x7" steel snare drum at the end of 2021. It's the only Tama product I own. I paid about £300 in the UK for it, and for the quality of the materials, components, and the finish, it was a bargain really. I'm massively impressed with the components and how they perform, the workmanship and finish, the design featurers, and so on. Watching this video made me like Tama even more.
Magnificent manufacturer, magnificent retailer.
Great video, great drums. Excellent jacket! Love from Scotland 🏴
Oh mmmy gosh, the pink-black finish at 12:56 is gorgeous! Reminds of sakura flowers
Thank you for this insightful video.
Do those sound arc hoops on the snare save your stick pretty well?
Was literally about to turn in until I saw the thumbnail for this. Of course I have to watch it.
HAPPY FOR YOU , tryed MANY MANY ....INFINITE TIME TO PLAN A VISTI AT TAMA FACTORY .....NOT POSSIBLE FOR A NORMAL PEOPLE ......SADLY
I love that country. Just got back. Such great people. Hard to believe we actually fought a war there. Very hard
Just a hunch but I'm thinking if they didn't surprise attack us, causing casualties and destruction, we probably would have to left them alone 🤔
If you haven’t been to this store…..it’s incredible. The REAL deal !
THAT SNARE!!!!! UAAAAAAUUUUUUUUU.......
Legendary treatment for the LEGENDARY DCP! Midwest Love! 💯
Absolutely stunning kit. Killer sound. Just, Wow!
Outstanding insights here by Shane. This video has peaked my interest in Tama again.
Funny but i buy from DCP and Dale's!! Reggie is the man!!
7:19 do I hear the Star Spangled Banner? 😏🇺🇸
Great video! You’re a lucky man Shane! Great shout out to Rej at Dale’s! He’s an awesome dude and always treated me good when I made the 2-2 and half hour trip from West Virginia to PA!!! Some day I’ll make it to Portsmouth!
My first semi-real kit as a teenager was a Pearl Export, and they hold a special place in my heart, but there's just something about Tara. The choices they make in finish, hardware, and all the rest. Tama is my Japanese jam. I have a relatively low priced Chinese made Tama Metalworks Steel 6.5x14 Special Edition with black hardware and black die cast rims, and the quality in the build and finish of this drum rivals drums 5X the price. Bravo Tama and Bravo Shane!
Totally enjoyed the video. In general, there is just something special about Japanese manufacturing. It seems they take so much pride in whatever they produce, with quality and craftsmanship the top most priority. And Shane, I have to say, your drumming keeps getting better and better.
Hand hammered wood shells? I'll be right over! Lol. Looks like a fun trip. And I agree on the HH raw bell dry ride. I've used it for rock, big band and most everything in between!
Great video. This isn’t the first Tama tour video I’ve seen but definitely seems to have the same take away… Tama is possibly The Greatest Drum Makers ever. (I do not own a single Tama drum. But maybe I will)
Of all the drum making facilities you have been able to tour which impresses you the most with their process?
Bullet trains, man, wish we had them in Australia. Thanks for the vid!
I have Tama speed cobra pedal and love it.
The AstroBoy Shane kill's me! 😆
I know you had a great time in Japan Shane because your face looks extra red and shiny!
Sorry to the other drums, but I just want to keep listening to that snare.
Love my Tama SilverStar 5 pc
Limited Edition Acrylic drum
set!
Tama Star ❤
Owned a few tama sets always loved them.wish I could afford these star beauties.remo coated ambassadors are imo the best sounding heads ever.u can make crappy drums sound pretty good with these heads
Love the tour videos 👍
Glad you like them!
Forgot, congratulations on the trip and tour!
Very very interested to learn more about the special edition snare!
Sonor also makes their plys diagonal
Love my Tama Star Bubinga rosewood kit I got from you guys. It is truly something very special.
Dang those drums got you sweatin! 😅
I love my American made Ludwigs, but the Tama factories in Japan create exceptionally high quality instruments. This was great Shane
Thank you for pronouncing it Tama and not Tama
Tama is just on a different level. #️⃣🥇🏆
Fantastic video as always. Beautiful kit. This video solidified my decision to go with Tama for both my smaller (8 piece) gigging kit, as well as my Mike Portnoy-esque monster dream kit. I'm coming from St. Louis to visit you in July and we'll talk. DCP has my business.
Thank you!
@@drumcenternh Thank YOU! John Funk just helped me become the proud new owner of my new gigging kit. 5-piece Tama Starclassic Walnut/Birch shell pack in Molten Blue Ice Fade. Also got the matching 14x6.5 snare, as well as 8x7 and 13x10 add-on toms. Couldn't be more excited! We'll talk about the monster kit when I visit next month.
Star walnut no re-rings and less expensive
Shane, you definitely need a sunscreen.
Beautiful drum set and very interesting story!
Hey Shane, that must have been an awesome trip! Those drums sound incredible! Look amazing too! Thanks for all you do for the drumming community! Always love watching your videos. Tama are an incredible company. Keep up the passion! DC
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE IF YOU WENT THRU ALL 3 KITS DURING THE VIDEO AND ESPECIALLY FOR US NON MAPLE GUYS!!!!
THANKS FOR THE FEEDBACK!!!
great video! such outstanding, beautiful drums. the cerulean birdseye burst finish is gorgeous.
Tama will always have a place in my memory, I've played an 11 piece Starclassic Maple custom made in Japan in 2004 for almost two decades. Absolutely incredible drums, they record so well. Then I switched to Sonor SQ2s a couple of years ago, same amazing high-end quality and a different kind of sound. Purchased here at DCP, great team and great customer service. Thank you guys! 🤘🏻
Thank YOU Nick!
Someone needs some sunscreen!