Hi all, I’m not a drummer (sorry!) but rather a bass player. I picked up a Tama RoyalStar kit this morning from a friend who had no use for it; the kit was just sitting in his garage. Gave him a couple hundred bucks for it and dropped it into my basement practice space to fool around on and to have a kit available for my drummer to use when we rehearse here. I was wondering if this forum might be able to tell me a little bit about the kit and how to get the most out of it.
Here’s what I know:
- 22”, 10-lug bass drum
- 12, 13, and 16” toms with mutes
- 5-1/2x14” snare with mute
- hardware looks original to the kit
- very dusty.
The heads are all Tama branded, with big white spots on both heads of each drum, except the snare which is solid white. I’m sure they’re old and probably not in great shape but the drums themselves seem fine.
Also included were a pair of Sabian HH 15” hi hats, a Paiste 404 medium crash, Avanti 20” thin ride, and a Zildjian splash. It looks cool and seems like it’ll be pretty good for what I need, but is there anything about this kit I should be aware of? I’d love to at least know how old it is, things of that nature.
Pic of poorly set up kit included for reference. Please excuse the state of my basement, I know it’s a horror show.
Here’s what I know:
- 22”, 10-lug bass drum
- 12, 13, and 16” toms with mutes
- 5-1/2x14” snare with mute
- hardware looks original to the kit
- very dusty.
The heads are all Tama branded, with big white spots on both heads of each drum, except the snare which is solid white. I’m sure they’re old and probably not in great shape but the drums themselves seem fine.
Also included were a pair of Sabian HH 15” hi hats, a Paiste 404 medium crash, Avanti 20” thin ride, and a Zildjian splash. It looks cool and seems like it’ll be pretty good for what I need, but is there anything about this kit I should be aware of? I’d love to at least know how old it is, things of that nature.
Pic of poorly set up kit included for reference. Please excuse the state of my basement, I know it’s a horror show.
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