I Bought a Rare 10" Tom for my Vintage Tama Drum Set

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This vintage Tama Imperialstar is by far one of my favorite sounding kits. Its started as a 12, 16, 22, and MAN, I was about to get those 3 drums to sound insane! I love dry, punchy, drums, but these still have a bit of tone to them. This is the only kit ive been able to get to sound like this. Anyways, a friend fought a matching 18" floor tom so of course I bought that! Recently though, I was presented with the opportunity to buy a matching 10" tom, which are RARE. I never thought this kit would turn into a 6 piece, but it happened! The snare is a vintage 14x6.5 Tama Superstar
I Bought a Rare 10" Tom for my Vintage Tama Imperialstar

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@rdavidr 2 года назад

Cyber Month Deal! Go to nordvpn.com/rdavidr to get a 2-year plan plus 1 additional month with a huge discount. Almost as huge as this 18" floor tom!

@lars_larsinger 2 года назад

The song is Root of all evil!

@Sigh875 Год назад

Yup, (Lars (unironically) nailed it) Root of All Evil by Dream Theater

@capabartz7380 2 года назад

This is probably the most satisfying drum refurbish you’ve done. That Tom was so nasty and cleaned up so well

@mightyV444 2 года назад

Yeah! And I'd also enjoyed *this* one a lot: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4-Eh4bbz7t0.html 😄

@capabartz7380 2 года назад

@@mightyV444 yeah that ones a classic

@cycle_365 2 года назад

Root of All Evil - nice One could argue that 18” floor Tom is literally the root of all evil drum parts

@carperfjord8748 2 года назад

Lol, I was thinking... "Are my Dream Theater-trained ears deceiving me..?."

@jleffel6969 2 года назад

As someone who had a kit with 16" and 18" floor toms, they are the root of all evil.

@DavidOakesMusic 2 года назад

Octavarium is still my favourite DT album. The new one is really good though.

@KRIMHDrummer 2 года назад

Your videos are the always so chill and amazing made! 👏🏻

@01dukester 2 года назад

KRIMH!!!

@misterobnoxious5726 2 года назад

A wild krimh appears!

@rdavidr 2 года назад

Thanks man! I would love to see you DESTROY on this kit haha

@L0CV5T 2 года назад

Time for a story. Davids and his videos are actually my favorite I can find on youtube, and I usually stop what im doing to watch them. David has Inspired me to take up the restoration and modifications of drums as well, and its become my favorite hobby. I never wanted to fuck with drums and screw them over, but it turns out its a lot of fun. Youve opened opportunities for me to find. The drum line that my schools marching band works with has experienced about 8 years of abusive neglect and everything short of the shells themselves are broken. But with the inspiration and knowledge that I get from these video im working on a $3.5k budget with my school to order brand new replacement parts and hold a community event to teach people about restoration. So, thank you to both david and the community here. You guys are very much my favorite to be around, and have inspired change. Good work on the videos

@rdavidr 2 года назад

Thats awesome to hear! Appreciate the kind words, Keep on killin it!

@L0CV5T 2 года назад

@@rdavidr hey man. Thank you

@belleulloa841 2 года назад

A few years ago i bought an 82’ imperialstar with an 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 24” kick and a swingstar snare. Plus a bunch of cymbals and hardware for $1000! All of this from a clueless guitarist selling drums on craigslist, the first drum kit i bought myself and my prized possession to this day, i had been watching your channel for a while and got super excited when i saw you got an imperialstar and you loved it too!

@belleulloa841 2 года назад

All of the shells have re-rings on them, and its a midnight blue, but ive been trying to find and 18” to go with it for 3 years now

@IAmInfinitus208 2 года назад

Dude that 10 inch with re-rings is *EXTREMELY* hard to find (ESPECIALLY one with re-rings)! I got an 80's Imperialstar in Midnight Blue wrap with 10x8, 12x8, 13x9 rack toms and 16x16, 18x16 floors though the 18 has re-rings. I got the Copeland kit with the Pearl B4514 snare to go with it!

@mightyV444 2 года назад

Awesome! 😀👍 I once had a 70's Imperialstar kit in Metallic Blue just like Stewart's first Tama, as seen in the 'Rock Goes To College' gig video 🙂

@jonathancant2031 2 года назад

Have the same in jet black finish but without 18x16

@rensjanssen1172 2 года назад

Bought a 10 inch 1980 Swingstar tom and a 14 inch 1980 Swingstar tom for my drum kit. Changed the 16 inch into a bassdrum, and the 14 inch tom into a floortom, so now I have a 1980 Tama Swingstar ‘jungle kit’ 😂

@drumjedi5301 2 года назад

I gig on a Sonor Safari in those exact sizes, and it's killer! I also used to own an 80's ImperialStar that I lost in a fire. Would love to see that little kit!

@rdavidr 2 года назад

super cool!

@WilmersondaSilva 2 года назад

10:39 - The Root of All Evil - Dream Theater with Mr Mike Portnoy on Drums

@D.D.Vofficial 2 года назад

I can’t believe how David just uses soap with water and everything looks as good as new

@HLDrums 2 года назад

Nailed The root of all evil 🤘

@JakeStaffin 2 года назад

You're going to have to make a video doing a cover on each Tama kit. PLEASE do The Root of All Evil with this kit, that floor tom sounds practically identical to Mike Portnoy's floor tom!!

@tylerjass5804 2 года назад

I love these kinds of videos. Adding to existing kits. Restoring old drums. I could watch these all day. And sometimes I do.

@jcsk8 2 года назад

Your passion for the drums is amazing. Keep going. Loving those old Tama kits.

@erikkroll2154 2 года назад

I am a Yamaha guy but love the older Tama kits. Always wanted a Super Star.

@jabronasaurus 2 года назад

Happy to throw you the Alley Oop on the 18”! I’m on a quest to find a 8” and a 6” now 😂😂😂😂

@rdavidr 2 года назад

I would faint if you found those! 😂

@pinelybones 2 года назад

I know you like your floors tuned nice and low, which runs you into problems with the 18” so I wanted to note that putting a head upside-down on top, like you would to get the fat snare sound, will generally take the pitch of a tom down a whole note without being so loose it feels like hitting a trampoline. Coated heads tend to sound the best with this trick for me

@Basheequa 2 года назад

Oh yeah, I recognize that song. It's a lick on the floor tom, but main is it recognizable. The fact that it's the first song on the album also helps.

@cart00n_rabbit 2 года назад

I'm obviously too late to be the first to respond, but yes, that definitely sounds like the Root of All Evil intro! Fun fact: that intro was actually three floor toms layered together; which makes the sound of your single 18" tom even more impressive...

@amwitty_ 2 года назад

I've been playing a vintage Swingstar for a few months, and I don't think I'll ever buy anything but Tama after this. It's so easy to tune, I'm in love with the sound, and the Metallic White is a beautiful color

@kdrum8 2 года назад

Had a Swingstar in Metallic White since 1983. Still Loving it!

@joshvandruff1790 2 года назад

Pretty slick kit! And it sounds amazing as well. 🤘🏻

@gtown150 2 года назад

Great demonstration! I always enjoy your jams after the refurb! Nicely done.

@littledrummerboy5358 2 года назад

Hey David! You should add all your sets together to make the worlds largest drum kit

@samcook1545 2 года назад

Yes! That would be a cool video… Dave’s Franken kit!

@littledrummerboy5358 2 года назад

@@samcook1545 haha yea bro

@rdavidr 2 года назад

I barely have the room for them all stacked up, let alone with them all set up 😂

@littledrummerboy5358 2 года назад

@@rdavidr 😂😂

@the6ig6adwolf 2 года назад

@@rdavidr build it outside

@resdponder 2 года назад

The "never enough " intro in the end of the video was amazing dude Cheers!!

@drvijil 2 года назад

Wow ! That kit sounds fantastic. Well done.

@PeteLamont Год назад

The attention to detail is impressive! Nice video!

@stevelinwood8362 2 года назад

Beautiful kit and the way you explained how to care for it,the easy to go .

@johnrobinson8323 2 года назад

Thanks for another awesome video Dave! I love to watch you bring a drum back to life. Your playing is awesome too!🥁❤

@solonek 2 года назад

Your videos are the most relaxing thing man

@sundayswithjeremiah 2 года назад

I like the way you auto clean drums.....its real nice..removing every detail of dirt...its exqusite!

@MrIliasboufidis 2 года назад

one part vinegar twelve parts lugs :D ps i very much appreciated that the soundtest was setup for us to actually deeply hear the drumkit rather than the player so thank you for that !

@wonderdrummer 2 года назад

Loved this Video!!! Great job on the restoration!!! Great job on the playing.:)

@marscounty Год назад

Love the video. Amazing drums. This is rdavidr playing at its finest.

@owdrumssessions 2 года назад

I’ll be honest, nothing beats those vintage 70s Imperialstar drums. I’ve got a kit myself (larger sizes though) and they’re the best kits I’ve ever had the pleasure of recording across genre and style. Never getting rid of mine

@rdavidr 2 года назад

For real! Theres something special about these old imperialstars!

@TheStudioDrummer 2 года назад

Vintage TAMA drums sound Amazing.👊🏽

@colinhamilton156 2 года назад

Great video, the build of those is incredible, superstars when they first came out were oiled outside and had rerings ,very scarce also.

@lemo_manda6076 2 года назад

Awesome video Dave! And amazing drumming :)

@qlyde 2 года назад

This kit sounds amazing! I want a 3 velocity sample pack with the cymbals and some little snare rolls in it 🙌🏼

@MoreSoNowThanEver 2 года назад

That’s funny how they had the reso head. I restored an early 90’s Tama Rockstar kit and to get the 70’s sound I threw some Evans Black Chrome heads on the beater side and I took the old beater heads and put them on the reso side and cut them out like that. Got that concert Tom sound and this way you don’t hear my cheap shells. You just hear my nice Black Chrome heads. I like it a lot. If I remember right my rack Tom is 12x12, floor Tom is 16x16 and the kick is 22x18. Everything sounds phat AF. I love it.

@RandyHanley 2 года назад

SOUNDS Amazing! It sounds like it was DW Shell-matched and fits perfectly with your kit.

@FanaticDrummer Год назад

Best part is these kits cost $700 on average vs $5500 for a new DW 😂

@stylesb959 2 года назад

Great ! Impressed with the repair and demonstration. Never forget getting my tama swingstar drum set in 82 ish . I’m a Ludwig guy now though

@brokenguillotine6988 2 года назад

Thank you for starting my tama obsession.

@Rhythmic1 2 года назад

That kit sunds super badass. You're an excellent drummer too.

@Puckrocker Год назад

That wrap is so classy!

@hunterreiner2869 2 года назад

Ah yes the root of all evil. My favorite drummer of all time. Great vids man keep it up. Been watching since the $20 drum set 🤙🤙

@rensjanssen1172 2 года назад

Maybe a good tip for vintage Tama fans: There is a way to raplicate the Zola coating on the inside of the shells. There is a spraypaint called Rust-Oleum Stone-effect and it almost looks identical to the Zola coating. You only just need to sand the paint with fine sandpaper when it’s dry

@hillie47 2 года назад

Great vid David, thank you. I bought an 80s (I believe) copper Yamaha snare. It was a bit filthy (dust bunnies INSIDE the drum), plus heavy patina on the shell. Stripped the shell's lacquer with acetone, removed most of the patina with a homebrew paste of vinegar, salt and flour (to make it a paste) and it cleaned that up OK. Maybe still needs a light sanding, then polish again and I'll lacquer it (rattle can thin layers and then buff it with some car buffing stuff). But your video is great for ideas on cleaning the hardware, thank you so much!

@Dave_Dejack 2 года назад

Never disappointed! Beautiful job!

@DrumAttic 2 года назад

Very cool! I had an old Tama Imperialstar 9-piece single kick way back in the day :)

@edahlqvist 2 года назад

That kit sounds amazing!

@aronomaoileoin9603 2 года назад

Love these videos I missed them so much!

@thevoxberg 2 года назад

I've been collecting 1970s Imperialstar for the last seven or eight years. And it's just perfect sounding druma for studio recordings. I just had two 10" toms and one 8" tom after searching all those years. So I'm very happy that you found a 10" tom for your White Metallic kit.

@neorich05com 2 года назад

Congrats on the find and amazing resto job 👍🏻👍🏻 I found an orphan 10” as well in Platina wrap a few yrs ago, but mine doesn’t have re-rings while the 8” tom i found does have thin re-rings

@b.p.879 2 года назад

Awesome vid! My first kit was a Tama rockstar in 1988 and I remember seeing Imperials and other Tama's around in the catalogues and stores back then.

@randallbrack2130 2 года назад

Great great sounds from that classic kit!

@MarkieC1990 Год назад

Amazing work dude 👏🏻👏🏻 sounds brilliant.

@SnackyHey 2 года назад

That Imperialstar in that same color was my very first kit back around 1990. I've upgraded several times over, but plan on buying another one exactly like it sometime soon.

@brucesimian3743 2 года назад

I have that same kit. I traded a North drum set for my first Imperialstars in Metallic Blue 1978 and am back with 22/24/10/12/13/14/15/16 in Metallic White but use just the 22/10/12/16 as my main kit. I love them.

@mattryan6886 2 года назад

The kit sounds fantastic, especially that 18” floor tom.

@sticktrik 2 года назад

You know why??..it’s the black dot head on the drum!!

@mattryan6886 2 года назад

@@sticktrik I’m a long time fan of the black dot heads for my Tama drums

@zeppo20 2 года назад

Good drums, good drummer that knows how to tune it.

@lars_larsinger 2 года назад

It's almost criminal how good that kit sounds

@geoffcowan2384 2 года назад

I just bought a metallic white 8x12 Imperialstar. I just bought it for the lugs. My Imperialstars are hairline chrome. 13-14-15-16-18-24. First four were concert toms. I converted the 14 and 16 to double head. Going to use the lugs to convert the 13 as well. My goal was to clean up and flip, but I love it. My Super Maple Superstars and honey amber Starclassics are just sitting right now. I don’t have any Fiberstars… yet!

@wilfredomendez3450 Год назад

As always helpful tips, thanks for sharing

@yolanc3876 2 года назад

That snare sounds so good

@graysonstrader4079 2 года назад

Dude early 2000s birch starclassics are my favorite drum sets ever

@19RaxR91 2 года назад

2:14 - Yeees, _Mr. Kubrick,_ I see you there.

@gregortimphus8099 2 года назад

it's always a good day when david uploads something

@camerondean6804 2 года назад

I second that.

@publicprofilename4273 2 года назад

My 3rd kit was an imperialstar. It was a 24x14 double bass set with 6,8,10 concert toms, 12,13,14,15 mounted toms. They had a the fat knobs. Might've skipped 14. Was 30 or so years ago lol. The floors were 16 and 18 squared. Has a 6.5x14 imperialstar "steel?" Snare. Loved my monster! I literally made a practice and gig kit out of it. Was like a damn 12pc kit afterall 😆

@pheachshorbet916 2 года назад

It's the snare that stole the show for me.

@SoMiSongbird 2 года назад

Oh my goood that snare and that kit sound soooo goood

@PharaHooves 2 года назад

10:40 THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL! DAMN I WAS WONDERING WHAT DRUM PORTNOY USED FOR THAT! NOW I HAVE TO GET ONE!

@cocacola3452 2 года назад

The two large floor toms remind me of Indians - Anthrax, one of my all time favorites. Also, for the first time I turned on my surround sound and cranked this video up - OMG sounds amazing! Love your videos!!

@PNW_Sportbike_Life 2 года назад

Those sound great man!

@Ds_Drums 2 года назад

You have done a great job with that kit, wow. I have a Tama Superstar (natural wood, no wrap) 5 piece kit from back in the day that sounds great and looks like a big piece of furniture. That set and me have been up and down the road and I will never part with it.

@pearlguy6351 2 года назад

I love when you said “ maze of drums “ I can relate I’ve got 16 drum kits in my living room

@rdavidr 2 года назад

oof, and I thought I was bad!

@maluorno 2 года назад

such a sweet kit. wtg Dave!

@Jack_Fuego 2 года назад

David is just drum Santa

@MichaelDionneDrummer 2 года назад

Oh yeah! Definitely The Root of All Evil! Nice!

@alisafania6873 11 месяцев назад

I enjoy watching your great videos, and also you are a great drummer and you have beautiful sounding drums. And that song on the end is "the root of all evil" by dream Theater

@conorreedR2C 2 года назад

Man, that really did sound like Portnoy's gong drum lol, it's great

@67davbeav 2 года назад

This is the first time I've seen you with four toms on your kit. A nice change. I'm a four pc guy myself. Say, when are posting a video featuring that gnarly Zildjian Raw Crash?

2 года назад

That 10" tom sounds fantastic!

@tatebaker3229 2 года назад

Root of all evil! One of my favorite songs by one of my favorite bands, Mike portnoy is someone I look up to a lot when it comes to drumming

@jcdrums2798 2 года назад

very good job David!

@sundayswithjeremiah 2 года назад

Nice finish touch on thr kit, tasty

@paradigmshiftz7 2 года назад

The Root Of All Evil by Dream Theater, awesome, you should cover that song because its relatively easy compared to, yknow, almost every other DT song

@Gadiel2012 2 года назад

I enjoyed the fragment of The root of all evil hahahahaha

@JasonWelchMusic 2 года назад

Yes... blue the screws to match. Just my preference that screws must match. Ive got a set that's driving me bananas because of the mix matched colored screws that the factory installed. I just went to the hardware store and bought machine screws just because they're all the same color as the rest of whats on it. But now that i did, I want them on all my drums. No more stripped out Philips heads...

@MakoAoyama 2 года назад

Be glad yours is the Metallic White color, David. It's at least somewhat common. I made the mistake of trying to collect the older Metallic Blue color with my Imperialstar set. I've got pretty much everything I want now, but I've had hell trying to find a 12" double sided tom in that color and a 10" and 12" concert tom.

@danday3741 Год назад

Great Kit!!

@ronmuniz2775 2 года назад

Nice Mike Portnoy thing at the end! "The Root Of All Evil" intro.

@brokenguillotine6988 2 года назад

I have nothing creative to say but I clicked on the fast! I love your channel

@SFUPodcast Год назад

That one head on the kit the Remo logo upside down and it’s killing me lol

@craigstrickland1572 2 года назад

You grease your elbows? Man I am missing out. This thing cleaned up nicely. " An orphan lost in the wild," David is a poet.

@thomaskauser8978 11 месяцев назад

I think its the theme music , I don't know! But keep restoring parts and pieces and playing them. Fine gig.

@mwb78 2 года назад

Root of all Evil, DT, Octavarium, 2005. Cool vid. 18" toms are awesome.

@williamlive7252 2 года назад

Hey great video I love the tone from the vintage imperial star❤️ I have a full collection in this colour including 12, 13, 14, 15 “ toms 16 & 18” floors 22x 14 kick 24x 14 kick 26x 14 kick (little boy) Only one missing is the 10” really hard to get in the U.K..

@sundayswithjeremiah 2 года назад

Nice groove by the way 😊