Here we have another stunning snare from Tama in jaw dropping finish. This drum was the pinnacle of Tama's superb finishing and building process. If you are looking for something top end that's a little bit different this could be the one for you!

The Tama Starclassic Bubinga Elite has created a completely new standard of sonic and visual excellence. Exquisitely grained outer-plies are carefully hand-selected for their extraordinary beauty and to ensure astonishing drum-to-drum consistency. Where different sections of woods or covering are joined, you can touch where each piece meets and experience the feeling of "seamlessness" found in no other drum. 

Features

Shells - 8ply bubinga + 1 outer ply maple shell 

African bubinga wood is approximately 53% harder than maple and birch. Acoustically speaking, bubinga provides very sharp and aggressive attack combined with unbelievably rich and fat lowsTama bubinga shells are slightly thicker than their maple drums which they have determined allows the drums to speak its fullest. 

Minimum Shell Contact
The Tama designers never stop looking for new ways to increase drum resonance. Nothing is too small to consider because many minute improvements can add up to a signifcant difference in sound. Two good examples of this kind of exacting research are the replacement of the traditional metal badge with the new imprinted insignia and the small metal sound hole with one made of maple.

Die-Cast Hoops
Hoops not only affect drum tuning; they also affect drum sound. That's why the choice of hoops was so important to the designers of Tama's professional drum lines. For the Starclassic Series, they choose zinc die-cast hoops, which are manufactured by injecting molten metal into molds. Die-cast hoops have more density and are more consistent in shape than triple flanged hoops, which are manufactured by bending metal plates. Die-cast hoops make tuning more consistent and easier to achieve because the tension bolts always contact the hoop properly. Drums fitted with die-cast hoops also offer crisper attack, clear and resonant highs and much more powerful rim shots.

Hold Tight; Washers

The Hold Tight washer is a totally unique invention: a non-loosening washer! Its cup-shaped stainless steel washer contains a rubber ring so the tension rod pushes both the cup washer and the rubber ring. Normally, vibrations will eventually loosen the tension rod. But the softness of Hold Tight's rubber ring keeps it in contact with both the tension rod and the hoop at all times and maintains friction between them, so that tension is always preserved.

• 14 x 6.5 8ply Bubinga + 1 outer ply Maple shells

• White Pearl Lacquer Finish with Diamond Inlay

• Black Chrome Hardware

• Diecast Hoops

• Wooden Airholes

• Hold Tight Washers

• Made In Japan

• 8/10 Condition - Some light surface scuffs on the metal work