Big rack and floor toms provide punch and depth.

This Tama Superstar SL Custom Hyper-Drive 4-Piece Drum Kit breaks through the price barrier and delivers the goods &emdash; all the sound and all the quality, features, looks and attitude you ever dreamed of.

• 1 - 24" x 18" bass drums • 12" x 7" mounted tom • 14" x 16" floor tom • 6-1/2" x 14" snare drum • bass pedal • Snare stand • Tom tom stand • boom cymbal stand, straight cymbal stand and a hi-hat cymbal stand.

How often have you imagined the drums you'd like to play? The sound. The professional hardware. The finish gleaming in the spotlights. Then you wake up and see what you can really afford. Kind of an unwelcome reality check &emdash; unless you've seen and played Tama Superstar. Superstar has all the killer looks and in-your-face attitude you expect from a pro rock set. But Superstar is more than just attitude. Tama Superstar drums provide all the power, projection, and durability you expect from a professional kit, but at a price that's much less than the traditional intermediate set.

Tama's highest priority feature when developing the Superstar series was sound. Superstar shells use birch for the main inner plies for strong projection and aggressive open sound. To enhance Superstar's great looks, basswood &emdash; with its excellent consistency and regular grain patterns &emdash; is used for the inner plies on all Superstar shells. Precisely cut bearing edges bring out the great response and powerful resonance of these superbly crafted shells. Bass drum shells are made from 7 plies of 7mm basswood; toms and snare drum are made from 6 plies of 6mm basswood.

Superstar is equipped with the same zinc die-cast hoops featured on Starclassic drums. Die-cast hoops not only make tuning easier and more consistent, they also provide crisp attack, clear and resonant highs, and much more powerful rim shots.

All Superstar rack toms are fitted with the same Star-Cast Mounting System as Starclassic drums. This unique system offers total tom isolation and unhindered shell resonance without the adverse effect on tuning or complicated head changes found in less advanced suspension designs.

The Sound Bridge high-tension, low-mass lug was specifically designed for Superstar. Sound Bridge's unique structure looks much like a traditional high-tension lug, but the body of the lug "floats" over the shell to minimize shell contact so the drum can resonate to its fullest. However, Sound Bridge still offers all the benefits of the traditional high-tension lug: it offsets the tension of the batter side and bottom side heads, reduces the stress on the shell, and provides greater protection to the drum shell during transport.

All Superstar "Power Craft" drum heads ensure a great sound practically right out of the box. Batter-side heads are made of Dupont Mylar film for richer tone and greater durability. Ring mufflers on bass drum heads remove the need for extra internal muffling.

All Superstar kits come standard with excellent Tama hardware. The toothless Quick-Set cymbal tilter lets you adjust the angle freely and hold it in position by the friction of six metal disc plates instead of gears. You're completely free to adjust it to any angle you desire. This mechanism also has a more durable structure than the conventional gear tilter.

Cymbals not included.

Tama Superstar SL Custom Hyper-Drive 4-Piece Drum Set Features:

• Lacquer finish
• 24" x 18" bass drum
• 12" x 7" mounted tom
• 14" x 16" floor tom
• 6-1/2" x 14" snare drum
• MTH900AS single tom adapter
• MC61 FastClamp
• Brushed nickel drum hardware
• Specially designed bass drum front head
• HC72 straight cymbal stand
• HC73BWN boom cymbal stand
• HH75W hi-hat stand
• HP200 kick drum pedal
• HS70WN snare stand

Shift your drumming into Hyper Drive. Order these rocking drums today!

Tama Superstar SL Custom Hyper-Drive 4-Piece Drum Set

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Awesome Kit

Posted by drummer from Calidonia on Mar 10, 2009

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Reviewer's Background: Some

Reviewer's Play Style: funk, rock,

The quality of this kit is amazing. It pretty much exceeded my expectations in every way. The snare can be tuned up to a sweet, warm crack and the 24" kick sounds just as enormous as it looks. The toms have a great combination of sustain and attack and despite general opinion the shallow toms can be tuned very low. The finish is beautiful and flawless and looks great with the black nickel hardware. You can't do any better for the money. Great kit.

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...Sweet...

Posted by pygmy shrew from Calidonia on Feb 7, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Some

Reviewer's Play Style: Jam Band

Great sound with coated evans heads. Snare sounded much better than ever expected. Quality and finish are perfect. Nice hardware. Great kit for the price. The 24" kick sounds awesome.

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Tama Hyper Drive SL

Posted by extremenewenglander from New England on Jan 27, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Classic Rock, Blues, Big Band

The 24" kick is thunderous and simply amazing even with the stock heads. I have the Dark Desert Burst finish and it is a beauty! The 12" and 16" toms have a great sound, however the 12" tom's 7" depth seems to have a smaller tuning range. The whole kit put together is simply tops in my preferences! I also play a Masters MCX kit as well.

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