Tama BGS1455-CHS Starclassic Bubinga Champagne Sparkle 14 x 5.5

General

This is a 14 x 5.5-inch snare drum from Tama's Starclassic Bubinga series with a Champagne Sparkle finish. The second image shows a sample of this finish.

Tama Starclassic Bubinga snare drum

This snare drum's shell is made of bubinga, an African wood type that is reminiscent of maple, and is known for its warm sound and its emphasis on low frequencies. A total of nine plies of this wood were glued together to create the shell, which is 7mm thick. This snare drum has a diameter of 14 inches and its shell is 5.5 inches deep, resulting in a bright, warm sound with a rather powerful and aggressive attack. Before they leave the factory, the Starclassic Bubinga snare drums are fitted with Evans drumheads.

Chrome hardware

All the hardware on this snare drum is chrome-plated. The die-cast hoops create a warm, balanced sound and they ensure that your drum stays in tune for a long time, a trait that is helped along by the stainless steel Hold Tight cup-washers with their rubber rings. These washers make sure that there's a constant tension between the tension rods and the hoop, so that tension rods won’t come loose and tension is always preserved. Of course, a snare drum is not complete without a set of snare wires, and to give you an extra-bright snare sound, Tama fitted this Starclassic snare with their 20-strand Super Sensitive Hi-Carbon Snappy Snare wires. Thanks to an improved design, these snare wires are in optimal contact with the resonant head, allowing for a clearer sound.

Tips or comments about this product

• This snare drum has a Champagne Sparkle finish. Check out the second image for an example of that colour.