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Japan is rich in culture and long-lasting traditions, and combines its deep-rooted history with modern technology. It’s also home to one of the greatest drum set manufacturers: Tama Drums.
In this documentary series, we’re telling the stories of the biggest names in drum manufacturing. You’ll see how Tama drums are made, meet some of their master craftsmen, and find out if Jared can adapt a modern performance on taiko drums.
From Canada to Japan (Jared Falk)
Tama began as Star Drums in 1966, changing the name to Tama in 1974.
When I was a kid, I would go to music stores and ask for all of the company catalogs so I could check out the beautiful gear. After browsing through Tama brochures all those years ago, being at the factory was a real ‘pinch me’ moment! I even found a Star Maple Simon Phillips kit in the warehouse.
Every morning, the Tama team meets outside for group exercises; an awesome way to start the day. We spoke to executive manager Takanori Hoshino, who taught us about the concept ichi-go ichi-e: “a once-in-a-lifetime encounter that is never repeated”, which is an accurate description of what Tama does with each of its products.
“One drum is just one part of what we have produced that day. But that one piece represents Tama for that customer. We’re always asking ourselves how we can make it better.”
Master craftsman Akiyoshi Motomura says that the most difficult part of his job is “avoiding adhesive failures and eliminating deformations”. But he’s clearly great at what he does: his methods haven’t changed in 28 years.
After a factory tour, it was time for me to don the uniform and try my hand at making a drum. Let’s go!
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I don’t know if any of the hard-working Tama employees will ever see my comments and fully know the amount of gratitude I’d like to express to them. I have been playing the drums for about 40 years now and other than my German made Sonor phonic series drums from the 60s, I’ve never experienced a better looking or better sounding drum set than my brand new Tama star classic birch walnut kit in a custom finish that I just received a few days ago. I have owned several other brands and this Tama drum kit tops them all on sound, beauty, craftsmanship and finish. I was absolutely blown away by the meticulous care I saw in the packing and shipping process once I opened the boxes. I would love to personally thank each and every employee that was part of creating and shipping my brand new dream drum set.
Where can you order custom Tama finishes from?
@@Blaze_Drumz I got mine from drumcenter of portsmouth
@@Blaze_DrumzI'm sure they have an email you can send to for inquiry. But they can only do for currently made lines like the Starclassic or Star series.
In Tama we trust
When I was 18, I inherited some money and bought my "dream kit"... Custom sized Starclassic Maple, made in Japan. 19 years later and they are still as rock solid and good sounding as the day I got them. I love Tama.
The passion that these guys put into making drums is amazing
Right?! Makes me love Tama even more. And if you haven’t yet. You should check out the Kiesel Guitars factory tour. The love and passion they have for their product and what they do, makes me love them even more! Same with Tama now ❤️
thats y they are the BEST !!!! ,, i WILL NOT play any other drums
And hardware. They have the best hardware too
My favorite drum manufacturer for 25 years now. I’ve switched cymbal brands many times over these years, but my drums have always been Tama.🤘
I love Tama as well! I've never heard a bad Tama bass drum but I must say I could never stick with one drum company... Especially with the Yamaha on the market and also Gretsch. But as far as overall quality control I've never seen anybody better than Yamaha but Tama is close.
All Japanese Drums are great 😉
Tama is quality and for the connoisseurs.
My first kit I ever bought was the Rockstar. I still have fond memories of it today. I remember the smells of the shells and the feel of a fresh, never-before-played kit. Then that first strike. It was nothing I’d felt before. I played that kit every day. Its sparkling red wine wrap was enough to make my heart sing and my eyes water with excitement just knowing that this is my baby. I played that kit with so much love and energy, I wore it out. It pained me to let it go, but I’ll never forget it. Maybe it’s time for a new star.
Cool story bro.
@@lukebandy516 thanks. I thought so, too.
@@lukebandy516 Great Story! I highly enjoyed reading it! I can relate a bit due to the memories of being a young drummer myself. .. wich is why we're on this thread.
I never had a Tama kit, but I have several snares and I've always loved the sound of their drums!
It's an unexplainable feeling. I hope one day another Star fills that gap for you. Thanks sharing.
The Japanese are the best at manufacturing taking a little time to prepare their minds for the work day, this is why their cars, and musical instruments are the best
Thanks Tama drums have star classic for 18 years it’s fed me and my family and pays the rent they have survived 18 years every weekend playing, in the Florida swamps and heat/humidity thank you for always being dependable
And here I am not wanting to put my drums in the basement because what about moisture!? Lol
my kit as well...
This small scale, high-end, run by individual master craftsmen facility reminds me very much of the folks at SONOR, who pursue and deliver the same musical goals and production quality. TAMA really is the Japanese counterpart and make sensational drums.
I've been using Tama hardware since the early 80's. It has never let me down.
Proud to say I'm 48 years old and have been playing this brand since I was 17... I've tried other ladies but this is my go to girl!!!!
I love the pride these craftsmen have for their jobs.
This video has officially made my decision to buy Tama. Love it.
That’s a strong choice, mate
@@vinskilindqvist4554 Not really. I just watched the History of Drumming with interviews and all. hardly anyone good plays TAMA. for good reason. there are so many better options out there. I will let you in on a little secret. majority of Shells ALL come from the same factory.
@@DoubleD72 The strongest name in drums... That's their motto or slogan...
@@DoubleD72 hardly anyone good plays tama? what?
@@vinskilindqvist4554 yes that is correct. Most Metal drummers play TAMA. But if you look at all the greats? No they don't touch a TAMA kit. Do the research. Go watch here on TH-cam the History of drumming from Drumeo. Same people who made this video. 1 out of a hundred play TAMA. Just do the damn research ffs.
Tama was my first ever drum kit when I was a teen. They are still my acoustic drum of choice. Thanks for this documentary. It gives me more of an appreciation for how and by whom these drums are created.
When you play Tama, you know quality
This is Japanese culture at its best. The commitment and concentration is like no other. I am infinitely more proud to own a Tama kit now even if it's just a midrange Silverstar kit. But it sounds incredible and is very expressive, it was used as a backline kit at a smaller festival but all the drummers there were surprised just how great it sounded and played and it covered a wide variety of genres easily. And now seeing how it's made made me appreciate it even more.
That said I can't help that Jared's goofing around is just a little too overt in this case contrasted to the factory culture. I know he's not trying to offend or insult anyone but I found it unnecessary and distracting.
That said my two highlights are the Simon Phillips kit (I actually bought the kit because of how his drums sound) and the jam with taiko drummers. The Tama drums in it sounded so big and fat, it's exactly that sound that I like.
Silverstars are not made in this factory. They're made in China. If you noticed, all the drums being made in the video were Star series, special order Starclassics and some of the higher end snare drums. Everything else is in China.
@Uqpaa Handy Are you replying to me? I don't know what you mean. Tama is a Japanese company with facilities in Japan and China.
@@mrnegronis Great point. The Japanese production is great. The Chinese is mostly crap. Or simply not that good. It is the budget part with poplar shells and other drum making sins.
y, y😛😝😝
@Vojtech Rozsival man, i have a Tam Superstar All Birch Schell, made in China, and i need to say, its incledible, even the Silverstar and the new Superstar Classics are great drums.
My first kit was a Tama Imperialstar, made of poplar, with a good tunning its an awesome kit for begginers, the hardwares are strong and reliable.
Of course the Japanese kits are the finest of Tama Drums, but the chinese kits are not bad at all.
A lot of big brands have facilities in China (i think all the big ones have) and makes a lot of good drums, like Yamaha, Gretsch, Mapex, Pearl, even Ludwig .
Instruments made in China are no more synonym of low quality, take for example of the Cort electric guitars factory, who make electric guitar for a bunch of big brands, Like Gretsch, Ibanez, Jackson and some others.
Looking behind the Scenes at Tama is something I've literally been wanting to see since 10 or more years. Thank you for that. Just make sure you stay respectful and not make fun of the people granting you access to their little sanctuary.
Incredible craftsmanship...one expects an automatised factory with no human involvement whatsoever but the footage shows people involved with a high sense of producing a value!
I've been playing drums for over 2 decades and have used just about every brand in existence and in my opinion, Tama makes the best drums and hardware in the biz, hands down!
I love my Japanese TAMA vintage Superstars and Granstar Custom drums!! The clarity of tone, warmth and power is unbelievable!! The hardware is waaaay ahead of its time and still very functional and efficient to this day.
TAMA vintage Mastercraft snare drums and original Artwood snare drums rule, especially the 14-ply 18mm Artwood Heavy Birch snare in 8 x 14", a true TAMA masterpiece!! Amazing drums, amazing company!! Great job Drumeo!!
I bought my brand new Superstar kit in 1983 and still play them with much pleasure. They still look as new and is in superb condition together with the outstanding hardware. And they have been through a lot during the years, from punk to rock to jazz! And I still got postive comments on how good they look and sound. I have never felt the need for another kit from any brand so my hat´s off to Tama!
Jared i noticed you called yourself an armature drummer, I think once you start making money and profiting from your craft you graduate to pro or professional and as a loyal watcher/sallower of drumeo i would say you are now a professional and a damn good drummer
I'm sure he makes plenty from this channel
Well said & spot on!
Does America produce a quality drum.???
@@scottclute8413 DW Drums
@@moo_im_a_cowquality
I loved the video I own over 30 Tama drums and feel so proud to own and play drums that have been so exquisitely created. Thank you artists and creators at Tama for the drums I use! The work you do means and matters so much!
Hoarder of Tama drums! 😋
Wow. I only own a 3 piece Gretsch kit and 5 different snares. Total of 8 pieces.
Awesome video!! I love Tama drums and to see where and how they are made really blows me away. I'm in awe! Thanks Jared and Drumeo!!
This video deserves so many more views! So much work went into this! I love it! Thanks for doing this y’all, I just bought my first Tama, one of the last Starclassic B/B kits left on the market!
I'm a Pearl guy myself, but I can respect the craft and passion that goes into Tama
Same here. I'd take a Starclassic any day.
Nice to see this walk through the Tama drum factory. As a new Tama drum owner I am certainly impressed with how beautiful they are and now I got to see how much skill goes into the manufacturing process and why they sound so nice. Thanks for inviting us to see the Tama factory and staff!
As a drummer and a bass player, I love Hoshino Gakki instruments, Tama drums and Ibanez basses.
I have a TAMA kit and an Ibanez bass guitar.
I love this! Hoping to see Zildjian and Yamaha tours aswell.
Tama is a brand I absolutely love, always have. I play Yamaha and love them, too.
My Cymbal brand is Centent, amazing quality, but probably not big enough to be featured in a tour like this. Would be great to see the lesser known brands getting some love!
I just unboxed my brand new Starclassic Performer today and I'm so glad i came across this video when I did.
I have such an appreciation for this company, their culture, and the magnitude of commitment they have to the craft.
Truly the strongest name in drums.
Thank you Tama.
Thank you for making this video, when I was a young I was in a rock band in the early 80s and Neil Peart had a Tama so I had to have one in blue. I loved that drum set, it was my life. My wife got me a used Pearl drum kit and it’s all came back to me quickly, so now I’m going to move back into a Tama again. This video really helped me to move forward. Thanks again!
What a wonderful video - so comprehensive, so well thought out, so well edited! Bravo!
Simon Phillips is my hero; his playing of Tama drums is so cutting edge - he brings such life to his drums with his technical mastery and unmatched musicality.
In the 70s when I was a kid, Tama really impressed everyone with their heavy duty hardware. No one else came even close. The Hihat stand in particular was very popular. We called it “the Eiffel Tower”, it was so massive!
That jam at the end with the Taiko Drums is absolutely epic!
That kick drum that’s part of a custom kit at around 12:57 is from my kit, so wild to see it on this video!! Snare drum appears at 27:24 haha I can’t believe it!
I still my first Tama kit. 1981 vintage Imperialstars in Black. They're still going strong.
i play TAMA since 1976....today i play a rockstar custom kit since 2000...the dream of my life...thank you TAMA
Seeing that picture of Neil Peart on the lake behind the Tama set legendary drum picture. RIP Neil
I remember when premier drums were made in England, they were such amazing well built , amazing sounding drums, I remember Yamaha buying the company, I knew that premier drums days were numbered, such a shame.
Wow what an excellent production and format!
14:06 was one of the funniest things I've seen in a while. The look in Jareds eyes.
This was incredible, such a great experience . Closest thing to travelling to Japan we'll have for a while too. Great work!
2:40 Probably not the best thing to say in Japan
Fred Bob bruh 😂😂
hahaha
too soon
At least he didn’t say it twice
[groan]
This is incredible thank you for making this documentary !!
I love that he uses an entire floor tom for his phone
I do that as well sometimes
Ans this is why, Tama Drums are the Best!! Hands Down!!
No they are not. Simply because there is nothing like universal "the best drum". They make great drums. And they make poplar shells at the same time...
Yet another awesome video Jared!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Seriously, new respect for Tama. I knew they made good stuff, but I get the feeling many people didn't know about them.
Also, really high quality documentary. You guys should be proud of the effort that went into this.
Yay! I was really hoping you guys would do the Tama factory! I'm a Tama and Pork Pie man, but all of the factory tour videos so far have been killer! Can't wait to watch.. Thanks bye!
This was fun to watch. I'm considering the star kit as my first Tama kit (long time yamaha player). It's really cool seeing the faces of the folks that will be making my drums.
I have a set of Tama I play on stage at church and a set of Pearl at home. I will say on both sets I have Tama snares. They are amazing. I love my Tama drums. I did not learn till now they were made by the Japanese. I see the care and commitment that goes into their construction from this video. Thanks for making it. It has been a blessing to watch.
Thank you for coming to japan!
WOW....I just watched your Sonor factory tour, now this.... Just the difference in the way they put the shells together is night and day, in efficiency and quality.... Must be so awesome to be there in person and experience the process...
Always been a fan of TAMA and always will be. Still my favorite drums to play to this day.
I play a TAMA rockstar custom ocean fade double bass kit they sound amazing and I get a lot of compliments on how they sound Thanks for sharing brother this was awesome!
Awesome video Jared.
Thanks so much for this video. Always enjoyed playing my tama. Now even more.
This was such a wholesome watch.
Beautiful video, what a journey into the craftmanship from a great drum company like Tama.
Jared thank you for this amazing tour..the ancient Japanese drums are so cool so spiritual..thank you..
I still have a quite old Tama advert featuring Neil Peart and his (still at the time) double bass drum kit on a raft, floating on a lake
I’m proud to say I own a star drum kit made in 1966 I love it
Zac Mcbride stencil revenge
Excelent content! Amazing video! Congrats!
The best wood snare I've ever played, was the Bubinga/Walnut Star Reserve Made in Japan. I love the Starclassic Bubinga kits pre 2009. The first time I played one, I was in love. Jared needs to do some sort of Star Bubinga give away!
Hey J. Man that was the best I've ever seen you play. You sounded great
I own two Tama kits: a '91 Jet Black Granstar II that I grew up playing, and a '94 Jewel Blue Artstar II that I recently acquired. I love 'em both! They sound like no other drum kit made today.
I'd love a Stewart Copeland era Artstar kit..
I have a couple vintage Tama Rockstar DX kits. One from the 80s and one from the early 90s. The 80s kit is 24" kick, 13" rack, 14"×6.5" snare, 16" and 18" floor toms wrapped in green sparkle vinyl wrap. The other one is 22" kick, 14"×6.5" snare, 12" and 13" rack toms, and two 16" floor toms tuned differently, wrapped in a custom textured gator skin vinyl wrap. Both kits have the old school Tama mirrored heads on the kick drums. The older Rockstar DX kits are very underrated. They have a great tone, with the right heads and tuning, that is comparable to older Ludwig kits that are ten times the price. If you come across a vintage Rockstar DX, get it. You won't be disappointed.
special Kudos to video production team. great tour.
What a cool experience jamming along.
Interesting watching all these videos on Drum makers and Cymbals. Enjoyed !!!
This was awesome! Great job Drumeo! Sometimes, I felt like I was watching the old 80’s movie, Gung-ho! 😂😂😂
The best drums in the world, hands down.
@WhoDarestheMAN gamer I hear you there! Pearl makes some of the best sounding drums, as well.
NA, nice but not close.
DW, Ludwig and Pearl would have something to say about your comment
@@pablosmaster5593 I swear by TAMA. Played them for over thirty years, and have never failed me in any way. That said, my local drum store owner, still in barely in business, says any set of Pearls with good heads and a decent tuning will sound good. For the best drums, period, Yamaha Recording Custom. Whatever, my Superstars sound nice, and I don't expect anything to break, ever. I suspect I already own my last kit. My Pearl double kick and free floating maple snare are real nice, too. They're all good.
I got a set of imperialstars almost 20 years ago and after all the stuff those drums have been through, they have no business sounding as good as they still do.
I'm here because today I got my first Tama kit at year#55 and it's too late to practice and I'm too excited to sleep.
Thank you for this video. Tama has been my favorite company for years 🥰
Wow, I loved this video. I want a TAMA set now more than ever!
That last bit at the temple amazing
Great job, thanks!
Thank you for the video
can I at least take one shell from the recycling bin? 😂😂
No f'ing kidding!!! Let me take some of this stuff off your hands!
1: Go stalk the bin behind the fence
2: See when they empty it to a truck
3: Follow the truck
4: Hijack that truck
5: drive home
6: have free drums
You don't understand, even the garage bins have their own security and police, if you tried to steal it, lol even though it's garage, the Japanese consider it stealing.
No steal in Japan. The samurai will find you
Very cool!!!! I had a Tama Rockstar kit a long time ago. It was beautiful! I wish I could have afforded a Tama Superstar. Maybe someday I will be able to get a Tama Superstar. This video was very cool and loved watching how they make their drums!!
I’m a DW fan, but I can’t deny that Tama makes amazing drums and hardware!! I own a 14x6 Mapa Burl SLP snare drum and my bass drum pedal is a Tama Iron Cobra Double Pedal.
Awesome work.
I love how much fun the guide is having lol
Not only do they lovingly build incredible drums,they customize tools they use to build the drums(drill bit).amazing.
It's just a brad point bit...
Yeah. Standard drill bit for wood. You can buy then in any hardware store.
Nice documentary. Especially the traditional Japanese drums.
I loved it!! Thanks😘
Proud to own a made in Japan Starclassic kit
I've been contemplating on my next drum set. My first was from Pearl. My second and current set is from Sonor. My third set will be Tama. Thank you for producing this video. Nicely done and very much enjoyable.
My church is about to buy a Tama Starclassic Performer on my suggestion and I could not be more excited
this was awesome. I've had my tama for 39 years a s they still sound great. Next year will be 40 years together and they still look brand new
great video !!!!!!!!
This video has convinced me that the last drum set of my life WILL be a Tama.
I've loved them since 1983 when I bought my Royalstars and then my Artstars. Now I NEED a Starclassic kit!
I never thought much of Tama, then I played a Star Classic kit and it blew me away. They were so easy to play, very responsive and solid feeling.
I have a set of Star Classics, birch, made in Japan in 2002. Just great drums...
13:07 - Yeah, you need more buffering! (insert modem sound)
I would absolutely LOVE to see Simon Phillips at drumeo! Have you guys ever considered that?
His kit doesn’t fit their studio… haha
+1 on that
Welcome to Japan, Drumeo.
I feel anxiety when I see your phone on the floor Tom!!!
This is so good!
I’ve been playing Tama Drums 17 years. Starclassic Birch and Superstar Maple kits and 21 Tama snare drums.
Great video. ❤❤❤
Good documentary 😊
Very cool video. By a Tama proud user 🤘🏼
I just bought a new set of star classic bubinga. I am in heaven playing them. I’ve been playing dw for the last 10 years, great drums but there is something magical with Tama.