Tama Art Star?

[PdoubleE]

Last night was a drunken mess...... and today i regret it.........But yeah anyways The person that i pretty much learned the kit from told me he would sell me his 5 piece tama art star for 500$. I have never heard of these drums befor....he said they were pretty beat up...sooo that means a wicked project!!!!!! Has anyone heard of the Art Star series?? if so are these "pro quality"drums?

[Chippy569]

the Artstars were VERY damn good back in the day :D


i'd take 'em!

[PdoubleE]

Well its either this or a 4 piece yamaha oak custom...... I Really like the oaks... but there a lil bit more expencive..........700 for 4 piece Outstanding condition... or 500 for 5 piece... pretty beat up finish...........

[Chippy569]

YOC is better than the artstars.

[MeaninglessPhoto]

I used to have one. I had it for a day before a fire destroyed it. But it sounded really good.

[ThugsRook]

Artstars are the real deal ~ great drums :thumb:

[Bub]

I'm pretty sure Scott Travis from Judas priest uses the artstar....this information may or may not help you.

[CombatWombat3]

I'd go for the Yamaha's, most definetely.

[ThugsRook]

I'm pretty sure Scott Travis from Judas priest uses the artstar....this information may or may not help you.
he may have used them a few years ago, he's on Starclassics now. but even Scott will tell you ~ he's not into equipment, he uses whatever Tama sends him.

:wave:

[Brendan]

Oak Custom

[Dummer'n'Drummer]

Go for the Oak and add-on some toms later on....

[boss]

Jim has artstars

[styler]

i thought oaks were more expensive?in the 1500 range?wierd, are they on musiciansfriend?

[aznriceball]

he was talking about ebay, since he was talking about condition

personally, if the finish is beat up i say refinish it for like $50

[Seafroggys]

jim uses artstars, and appariantally they are good, so yeah!

make sure they are pre-starcast

[spike9908]

I'm pretty sure Scott Travis from Judas priest uses the artstar....this information may or may not help you.

who uses a certain kit is of no use to anyone. albums could be on different kits, and are always EQed so it doesnt sound like an artstar anyway. even live there is going to be some form of EQing. it also says nothing about quality as they will have pro players like portnoy in an ad for stagestars.

[Gibsonrokr]

Art stars sound very nice

[dumbassdrummer]

Artstars are nice, but those Yammies are much better. And both sets are great deals.

If you can swing it, get both honestly. If not, go Yamaha. Oak is a loud wood, they are great drums.

[Double Bass Jim]

make sure they are pre-starcast
Back when tama was decent, im thankful everyday these are pre-starcast. The artstars are nice drums. Would I trade them out for yammies? OF course I would tama can cram it as far as im concerned.

[PdoubleE]

tama can cram it as far as im concerned.
LOL ... I love It Jim........ F*** Tama.......:chug: But the oak set sold already...Unless i can find another that cheap im gona go with the Arts.....

[dumbassdrummer]

If the Yammies sold, go with the Artstars. They are certainly nice.

[ThugsRook]

TAMA can cram it as far as im concerned.
...and thats putting it nicely :chug:


i would still buy a vintage TAMA "pro" grade kit, but not their new stuff.... no way :smash:

[Double Bass Jim]

Yea new stuff HELL no.

[Half Life]

I'd pick them up. The older Tama's are good drums :thumb:

[Aaron]

i'd never been a fan of tama due to the simple thing that i don't like about pearl; they're mass produced and don't have artisans making them, just workers. this is all in my opinion, but what i've heard of yamaha and custom companies is that their staff love making drums and improving on them; which reflects in the quality of their work.

[Der Meister]

14x8 Tama Artstar snare drum :thumb: I'll be picking one up if and when I get the cash

[samtastic]

old tama's are great drums, sucks they've cheaped out on their new stuff.

[Double Bass Jim]

14x8 Tama Artstar snare drum :thumb: I'll be picking one up if and when I get the cash
NICE

Thats gonna be killer.