Where to begin with this....first, i'm totally biased, because i've been a Tama fan for ages. This is the first acoustic kit that i've owned. And i love it. It feels great, it plays great, it has cool features and it looks so good that i can't stop staring at it.
I was on the fence for a while whether to go with a good old maple kit or to take a bit of a risk and go with this birch/walnut kit - they're priced pretty evenly, so that wasn't a deciding factor. Not gonna lie, the satin purple fade finish *was* the deciding factor for me, because tone wise i like both options. Now in terms of tone - it's rich and deep, has warmth, yet a solid attack. iIcan see myself using it for multiple genres, by swapping out heads, changing up tunings etc. for me it'll be used mostly in the studio, but i'm sure they'll be awesome for live as well.
The kit is super-easy to set up and Tama's hardware has some really cool features, especially the locking system for mounting Toms (both rack and floor). The quality is also top notch - smooth bearing edges on shells, hardware feels solid, everything works as intended.
The finish though, man....you have to see it to believe it, it's just gorgeous. Throw some purple heads on there and she'll win the Miss DrumWorld pageant for sure.
10/10 - would buy again.
