Tama Drums
Tama Drum, originally founded in 1961 under the name Star Drums, has become one of the best-known brands around. This is for good reason.
Tama has spent fifty years making kits that punch above their price, from the Imperialstar that has started more drummers than almost any other kit to the Starclassic lines that turn up on professional stages. The through-line is hardware: Tama's stands and mounts have long been the ones other companies get compared to.
Our guides cover the Imperialstar for a first serious kit, the Starclassic Performer for the step up into birch and bubinga, and the S.L.P. snares — a range built around one good idea per drum rather than a full matching set.
Tama in the Rig Vault
🥁 44 items documented👤 played by 17 drummers
Real setups documented piece by piece in the Rig Vault — every item links to who plays it, reader reviews and where to buy.
Drummers who play Tama
Eloy Casagrande
10 Tama itemsLars Ulrich
8 Tama itemsMario Duplantier
8 Tama itemsMike Portnoy
7 Tama itemsAlex Rüdinger
3 Tama itemsDave Grohl
3 Tama itemsScott Travis
3 Tama itemsTommy Lee
3 Tama itemsAlex Van Halen
2 Tama itemsMatt Garstka
2 Tama itemsNeil Peart
2 Tama itemsRamon Montagner
2 Tama itemsAnika Nilles
1 Tama itemAric Improta
1 Tama itemMauricio Extreme Drums
1 Tama itemRoni Kaspi
1 Tama itemSiros Vaziri
1 Tama item
Most played Tama gear
Tama signature artist gear
Gear built with (and for) the artists who play it.
Every Tama item in the vault
Starclassic× 14
- Tama Starclassic 10"x7" tom1
- Tama Starclassic 12"x8" tom1
- Tama Starclassic 13"x9" tom1
- Tama Starclassic 16"x14" floor tom1
- Tama Starclassic 18"x16" floor tom1
- Tama Starclassic Bubinga 12"x9" tom1
- Tama Starclassic Bubinga 13"x10" tom1
- Tama Starclassic Bubinga 16"x16" floor tom1
- Tama Starclassic Bubinga 22"x16" bass drums (x2)1
- Tama Starclassic Bubinga 22"x18" bass drums (x2)1
- Tama Starclassic Bubinga 24"x14" bass drums (x2)1
- Tama Starclassic Bubinga kit2
- Tama Starclassic kit1
- Tama Starclassic Maple kit2
Bell Brass× 3
Granstar× 2
Artstar× 2
Speed Cobra× 1
Rockstar× 1
More Tama× 19
- Tama 14" snare1
- Tama 14"x6.5" Lars Ulrich signature snare1
- Tama 14"x6.5" metal snare2
- Tama 14"x6.5" rosewood snare1
- Tama 14"x6.5" snare2
- Tama Alex Rudinger Signature Sticks1
- Tama Camco chain-drive pedals1
- Tama chain-drive pedals1
- Tama double pedal2
- Tama double-bass kit1
- Tama Drums3
- Tama Hardware3
- Tama Iron Cobra double pedal1
- Tama Iron Cobra hi-hat stand1
- Tama kit4
- Tama Mike Portnoy signature snare1
- Tama Octobans1
- Tama timbales and concert toms1
- Tama Titan hardware1
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