TAMA’S LITTLE ROCK ‘N’ ROLLER

TAMA Cocktail-Jam Kit

From the country that brought you the capsule hotel comes this compact curiousity. What you are looking at is Japanese drum manufacturer TAMA’s Cocktail-Jam Kit. Now cocktail drum kits have been around a long time, sproting up as the big band era came to an end and smaller quartets took their place. More often, they are sets that you play standing up, the joke being the drummer forgot his throne. Probably started by some smartass lead guitarist.

The TAMA Cocktail-Jam kit allows the player to sit. Which, if you’ve ever tried to play the drums standing, is a major plus. We’re thinking this could make a great starter or a travel kit if you just can’t leave home without your skins. The company website describes it as a kit ideal for intimate settings or tight rehersal rooms. When we think of some of the tiny bars we’ve seen bands squeezed in to, this kit makes sense. Just don’t expect a big sound from the compact toms. The snare on the other hand, holds it own.

Another plus, the Tama site highlights is that the kit is super portable packing easily into two bags, which are included. A drum kit that you can take on the bus. It’s enough to make you overlook the dumb name.

As for price, it’ll run from around $500.

The specifics of what you get are 6″x16″ bass drum, 5.5″x14″ floor tom, 5″x10″ tom tom , 5″x12″ snare drum, drum pedal, drum bag, hardware bag.

Learn more here.