TAMA

TAMA Drums is a brand of drums and hardware manufactured by the Japanese company Hoshino Gakki. Today, TAMA is one of the largest and most famous brands on the market. Known for innovation and durability of hardware, TAMA drums are in high demand among many famous drummers.

In 1965, the Japanese company Hoshino Gakki began producing inexpensive and non-professional drum kits under the STAR brand. The production of units was deployed in the subsidiary company Tama Seisakusho. The release of the Imperialstar, Royalastar and Swingstar models was established as part of the STAR line of installations. The first two managed to push the dominant companies, including Ludwig, on the American market of budget models. In 1974, the owner of the company, Jumpei Hoshino, decided to focus his efforts already on professional equipment, and from this year the TAMA trademark appeared.

TAMA Drums has developed and produced many lines of drum kits: Artstar, Crestar, Fibrestar, Granstar, Imperialstar, Silverstar, Stagestar, Starclassic, Superstar, Rockstar, Techstar. In addition, TAMA introduced innovations that have now become standard, such as very reliable tripod stands, crane stands, melodic toms-octobans, gong bass drums, as well as various innovations that make life easier for the hard-working drummer: clamps, hangers, tom mounts and more! What are the revolutionary Iron Cobra and Speed ​​Cobra series worth, which have become the standard in the niche of drum pedals and hi-hat racks! And Iron Works microphone stands leave all competitors behind due to their stability, functionality and reliability. The range of drum series, hardware and accessories is wide enough to satisfy any request with any budget.

Legendary drummers around the world prefer TAMA products. Dream Theatre's Mike Portnoy, Metallica's Lars Ulrich, Cult's John Tempesta, Police's Stuart Copeland, Simon Phillips (Toto, Protocol) love their TAMA rigs, as do modern drummers like John Dolmayan (SOAD), however. Matt Harstka (Animals as Leaders), Brandon Barnes from Rise Against, Jack Beaven from Foals... and the list is constantly being expanded by young talents who have appreciated the quality and sound of TAMA.

Today, TAMA drum production is concentrated in two locations. In Japan, in the city of Seto, highly professional units of the Starclassic Maple Japan Custom series and premium TAMA STAR, as well as branded snare drums, are manufactured. The rest of the company's products are manufactured in China. Production of the classic Starclassic line was transferred to China in 2010. Every year, the model range is reviewed and updated in accordance with market requirements and current requests of drummers.