Tama Imperialstar vs Yamaha Stage Custom Birch Pack

Ive had this set for a few months now so here is my in depth unbiased review.. Over all a good sounding set but the cymbals are the bottom bottom of the line meinl's which by the way sound like individual little gongs The snare stand well what can I say but its the worst piece of equipment I think I've ever used its so top heavy the thing teeters way too much and don't even try to angle it towards you unless you want to be supporting it between your knees. I've had it with this stand! It's useless

Recently got a Yamaha stage custom birch, and it's perfect. I love the birch sound, and it's so incredibly cheap compared to all other birch options.

I have a drum set similar to this, the tama swingstar. I'm pretty sure they are the same thing or atleast very similar. And all I needed to do with my drum set was get some evans G2 coated heads for the batter side of on the toms and put some tape on the bottom of the heads (to add muffling) and it sounds amazing. I would recommend this to any drummer that is just getting started or just wants a new drum set

However, it would've been a five star, but the drumheads aren't the best. I'm going to have to replace them to get less ringing and more umph from the smaller tom. Also, despite all the bubble wrap, there's a giant gash in the bass drum.

and with a few upgrades and fine tuning it can make a good working set for smaller to medium sized gigs.

You will hit a noticeable sweet spot where the tom produces overtones (rings longer). Tune the remaining lugs in the same manner. That's the easy part. Most of my time was spent on the last stage