The Tama Starclassic Performer Bubinga kit is the latest creation from Tama. With so many maple kits on the market today, it's almost hard to remember that just 15 years ago, birch kits were more popular than maple. It was time for something new in drums. Tama found that something in African Bubinga wood, which is approximately 53% harder than Maple and Birch.

Acoustically speaking, this provides an interesting anomaly... Very sharp and aggressive attack combined with unbelievably rich, fat lows. Unexplainable, you would think the sound would be leaning one way or the other. However Bubinga delivers both! Bubinga shells are slightly thicker than maple drums, Tama determined that this allows the drums to speak their fullest. The outer Maple ply allows them to offer a much wider selection of colors as well. Tama had the ingenious idea to pair them with the sweet tone or birch wood and voila another Starclassic is born.

Star-Cast Mounting Systems
The Star-Cast Mounting System has always provided maximum resonance and stability for TAMA's pro-drums. Now we've improved it. A new streamlined designed makes it easier to position toms closer together for greater ease and comfort than ever before. In addition, a switch to aluminum provides lighter weight and even truer tonal vibration. Last but not least, Star-Cast is now plated to match your drum's shell hardware!

Sliding Tom Holder
Performer's completely redesigned tom-holder expands setting flexibility with a sliding connector unit… read more that moves back and forth up to 50mm (2 inches). Simply unloosening one bolt allows you to adjust the proximity of the tom toms. Now any sized drum can be exactly positioned with ease!

Die-Cast Hoops
Hoops not only affect drum tuning; they also affect drum sound. That's why the choice of hoops was so important to the designers of Tama's professional drum lines. For our Starclassic Performer, we chose zinc die-cast hoops, which are manufactured by injecting molten metal into molds. Die-cast hoops have more density and are more consistent in shape than triple flanged hoops, which are manufactured by bending metal plates. Die-cast hoops make tuning more consistent and easier to achieve because the tension bolts always contact the hoop properly. Drums fitted with die-cast hoops also offer crisper attack, clear and resonant highs and much more powerful rim shots.

Clawhooks
Starclassic's new claw hooks feature rubber spacers that help protect wood hoops from damage. The hooks and hoops work as one unit and won't separate or rattle, even on loose tunings.

Bass Drum Spur Bracket
Tama's MSB30 die-cast bracket holds the spur bracket securely, thanks to the same powerful hinge mechanism used on the MTB30 mounting bracket.Unique memory markers found on the folding spur bracket help simplify set up.

Air Pocket Rubber Feet
Starclassic's Air Pocket rubber feet feature a special air chamber, that eliminates the transfer of vibrations to the floor (which chokes sustain and sound) and absorbs shock for better playing.

Evans Heads
Evans drum heads are featured on all Starclassic Performer drums (except bass drum front heads). On the rack and floor toms, Genera G2 2-ply clear batter heads and Genera G1 1-ply clear bottom heads provide both durability and solid sound. Starclassic bass drums are fitted with Genera EQ4 clear batter heads. read less