Regarding the IC pedals rumors this year 9/9/9 the WEASEL will be unleashed
anyway I need advise on something, I have this old ARTSTAR ES kit and I would like to replace some parts, bass drum and it's accessories, 16" Tom and I'm looking for it's "equivalent" modern drum kit now in the TAMA series, I'm looking for additional tom toms (8",10",14",18")
Question sir road dogg, do they accept seperate orders for example toms only? thanks
Hi sir,
I am not really the TAMA expert but i have been using em for quite some time now and tried many things.
let's go step by step
first is you got a nice kit.
Regarding your type of kit, TAMA has long discontinued the Artstar series, since it is not an entry level kit, its closest new version would be a superstar judging from its wood which is a combination made of philippine mahogany and birch
whereas the superstars are from birch and basswood.
Now for the bass drum and the accessories you were mentioning. unless ther are some damages, i suggest leave em as they are as they are good quality types of hardware. Although as you know i have an old Rockstar which i upgraded with the starcast accessories such as the rims and tom holders, what i did due to the fact that it was a 9pc kit, i had to buy 1 standard superstar kit 12,13,16,22 and a fusion kit 10,12,14,22 respectively excluding the snare. As i mentioned also about the TAMA standard of manufacturing their parts,i was able to swap all the old parts with the new design parts. i also had to order an 18" floor tom for the rims. to summarize, it was a better idea that to try to order the accessories that would have costed a bit more and took more time for delivery, plus the fact that it may not even be possible to do so.
About the Toms, like i said artstars are no longer produced, so if you would like to get some additional toms, try ebay or if you travel, you may go to Hong Seng & Son Musical Instrument Co., Ltd. Nakornkasem 2, New Road, Sumphantawong, Bangkok, Thailand, there you will find lots of old but new TAMA toms, i am even thinking of buying a kit there, they have alot of TAMA stuff, like the original IC.
although it costs alot to upgrade, but it was worth it, my kit is like new and i still got the old japan shells, i was able to sell the superstars with the old japan hardware to get some rebate but i got the advantage of having a lot of new hardware in the process.
I hope this helps
Best regards
Road Dogg