About Starclassic Bubinga Omni-Tune

Starclassic Bubinga Omni-Tune was designed for players who are the most exacting about sound and tuning.

The 100% Bubinga shell offers both a powerful attack and a rich, full resonance. For faster, easier and much more precise tuning, our Omni-Tune Lug allows you to tune both top and bottom heads from the batter side. For players who work in session recording and large venue concerts where every second is critical, the Omni-Tune system is the answer.

Bubinga has been described as a wood that provides tones that are both "dark and mysterious, but with incredibly high overtones." Bubinga offers the powerful projection of birch with the warmth of maple. While other companies have flirted with the idea of drums using Bubinga merely as an outer-ply, Tama is the first major company to craft 100% Bubinga shells.

The Omni-Tune Lug and Omni-Tune Drum Key allow you to tune both the top head and bottom head from the batter side. The Omni-Tune system expands and improves on the lug system invented in 1930 by drum designer William David Gladstone, which he created for snare drums. Starclassic Bubinga Omni-Tune features the Omni-Tune lug on every drum so the entire set benefits from faster, easier and more precise tuning. The Omni-Tune drum key features a square head for standard tension rods and a hex head for the Omni-Tune hex tension rods

The Star-Cast Mounting System has always provided maximum resonance and stability for TAMA's pro-drums. Now they've improved it. A new streamlined designed makes it easier to position toms closer together for greater ease and comfort than ever before. In addition, a switch to aluminum provides lighter weight and even truer tonal vibration. Last but not least, Star-Cast is now plated to match your drum's shell hardware!

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 Bubinga Omni-Tune, Tama chose 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.

What Do I Get For My Money

Starclassic Bubinga Omni-Tune drums are priced as individual shells allowing you to build your perfect set of drums in the sizes you want to play.

The price of a Omni-Tune drum does not include any tom arms which need to be purchased separately.

If you would like a quote for a complete drum kit please contact us with a list of the shell sizes you would like (see below for available sizes)

It is worth bearing in mind that although there is normally a limited stock of drums available for immediate purchase, most kits would be Special Order, made exclusively for the customer and shipped from Japan, taking between 4 - 6 months.

Available Sizes

Bass Drums

18"x16"
20"x18"
22"x18"
24"x18"

Floor Toms

14"x14"
16"x16"
18"x16"

Rack Toms

08"x07"
10"x08"
12"x09"
13"x10"
14"x11"
15"x12"
16"x13"

Snare Drums

14"x5.5", 14"x6.5"

Colour Options

Starclassic Bubinga Omni-Tune drums are available in 3 colour options.

To view the available colours, click on the icons above.