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Review: Tama Starclassic Walnut/Birch Shell Pack

BY AJ DONAHUE | FROM THE FALL 2019 ISSUE OF DRUM! When Tama first announced the discontinuation of its much-celebrated Starclassic Bubinga/Birch series, there w... Read More

From Aluminum To Gold: Mining For Tone With 8 Exotic Metal Snares

BY AJ DONAHUE | FROM THE SPRING 2019 ISSUE OF DRUM! Quick, take 90 seconds and think of as many iconic snare drum sounds as you can. Got it? All right, take a ... Read More

Top 5 Drum Gear Surprises of 2018

BY AJ DONAHUE The good people at Drum give me a lot of opportunities to check out really, really cool gear. In the past year alone, I've written about roughly ... Read More

2018 New Hardware Guide: New and Notable Support Systems for Your Drum Set

BY AJ DONAHUE | FROM THE FALL 2018 ISSUE OF DRUM! As a drummer, good hardware makes everything you do easier. Everything. It can improve load-ins, setups, firs... Read More

Aerosmith's Joey Kramer's pink 1980s Tama drum set

Joey Kramer’s ‘Permanent Vacation’ Tour Tama Kit

FROM DRUM! MAGAZINE'S APRIL 2018 ISSUE | BY DONN BENNETT Around 2010 I got a call from Dennis Gerrits, Ludwig’s Midwest sales rep and a longtime vintage drum c... Read More

Beat It! 43 Bass Drum Beaters Reviewed

FROM DRUM! MAGAZINE'S APRIL 2018 ISSUE | BY AJ DONAHUE It’s wild how much a couple ounces of solid mass at the end of a metal pole can influence the sound of s... Read More

New From Tama: Hand-Hammered Copper Snare, 14×10 Duo Birch Floor Tom/Snare, Classic Bass Pedal

Star Reserve Snare Tama's STAR Drums series' has been lacking one key ingredient: metal snares. That problem is now rectified with the release of the Star Rese... Read More

The 2017 DRUMMIES! Gear Award Winners

For the past 24 years, readers of Drum magazine have pored over the annual Drummies! ballot to cast votes in the percussion industry’s definitive gear award pol... Read More

Win this TAMA Cocktail-JAM Kit & Zildjian Cymbal Pack!

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED Congratulations to the lucky winner Andrea in California! PRIZE TOTAL MSRP VALUE: $1,412 ENTER HERE: ... Read More

Tama Releases Limited Edition Lars Ulrich WorldWired Starclassic Kit

For summer 2017, Tama introduces the limited edition Starclassic Lars Ulrich WorldWired Kit ($6,150 MSRP). This 6-piece double-bass drum set offers the same con... Read More