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Tama Imperialstar (Black)

Item ID: IS52KCBK

5-piece Drum Kit with Hardware, Poplar Shells, Cymbals, Drum Throne, and Kick Drum Pedal - Black

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    Retail Value $99.00
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From Our Research Team:

TAMA Quality in a Very Affordable Complete Kit

This TAMA Imperialstar basic drum outfit gives you the total TAMA playing experience, right out of the box! Don't let the incredibly low price fool you - this is a full drum kit, and it's built with TAMA quality! You get it all, from the kick, snare, and toms to the cymbals to the hardware - even the kick drum pedal and the throne! The Imperialstar features quality poplar shells for a big, warm tone. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced player, you'll love how well this kit plays and sounds. Call your Sales Engineer today and get behind a complete drum kit that's also an astounding value - the TAMA Imperialstar!

TAMA Imperialstar 5-piece Drum Kit with Cymbals at a Glance:
  • TAMA puts decades of experience into these incredible new drums
  • Poplar shells give you big, warm tone
  • Precise bearing edges
  • Accu-Tune bass drum hoops

TAMA puts decades of experience into these incredible new drums
With over 40 years of experience, TAMA knows what drummers really want. Which is why, no matter how long you've been playing the drums, no matter what budget you have to work with, TAMA has the set you need, want, and can afford. Now TAMA has launched the most affordable kit to ever incorporate so many high-end features: Imperialstar. Every aspect of the modern drum kit was exhaustively examined and reexamined and then improved before it was accepted as part of the Imperialstar design. That's why, if you start playing Imperialstar now as a beginner, you'll still enjoy playing it as an experienced player. That's how good these groundbreaking drums are!

Poplar shells give you big, warm tone
The Imperialstar kit's shells are 100 percent poplar (6ply/7.5mm). Poplar wood has been used in making drum shell for over 50 years. It offers a full, warm tone combined with medium attack. All of TAMA's wrapped finishes are glued to the shell 100 percent to eliminate warping, buzzing or lifting. This process allows the shell to resonate fully and consistently. It's more work, but it's worth it - a difference you can see and hear!

Precise bearing edges
A drum's bearing edge is one of the most important components in drum sound. TAMA's advanced process provides extremely precise bearing edges, which allow the Imperialstar shells to ring openly and fully and provide a wide range of tuneability, sensitivity, and response.

Accu-Tune bass drum hoops
A special formulation high-tech material offers lighter weight, and faster, more stable tuning than traditional metal hoops. And, since Accu-Tune hoops use tension bolts instead of clawhooks and T-rods, head changes and tear-downs are a breeze.

TAMA Imperialstar 5-piece Drum Kit with Cymbals Features:
  • Complete drum kit at an incredible price - everything you need to get started!
  • Finish: Black
  • 5-piece poplar shell kit
  • Includes Meinl hi-hats, crash, and ride cymbals
  • Includes all necessary hardware
  • Accu-Tune hoops for ultra-fast head changes

The TAMA Imperialstar drum kit gives you a truly complete quality kit at an astonishingly low price!
Specification Detail
Finish Black
Configuration 5-piece
Snare Drum 5" x 14"
Mounted Toms 8" x 10", 9" x 12"
Floor Toms 14" x 16"
Bass Drums 18" x 22"
Shell Materials Poplar
Included Cymbals 14" hi-hats, 16" crash, 20" ride
Included Stands Tom mount, straight & boom cymbal, hi-hat, snare
Included Drum Pedal Tama kick pedal
Included Throne Yes
Manufacturer Part Number IS52KCBK

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Having a Blast!

by Jim Burt from Backus, Minnesota, USA
December 4, 2012
Music Background: Singer/songwriter, guitarist, and now.....drummer!!
I'm a guitar player.....but my first love was the drums. It took me 48 years to finally buy my first set and I'm having a great time! I wanted to be able to purchase a kit that included everything, ... read more [+]and that's what I got. I reserched a few on-line stores and decided on Sweetwater because of the price and quality of the set I chose. The person that I placed the order with is a drummer. He was very helpful with the questions that I had. close [-]

Sweetwater ALWAYS exceeds my expectation in sales, customer service and knowledge on the gear being sold to me. Sweetwater is my #1 choice to buy equipment from the first time I ordered. I find of great value the fact that I don't feel like one more customer, rather THE customer.


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