The Yamaha bag wins by miles. You ALWAYS need extra space for things. Their hardware isn’t the most traditional looking stuff, but if you can get over that it’s rock bloody solid. Haven’t found a single fault with it.

Nice job Nate. The Tama cymbal stands are pretty much an exact copy of the old school Ludwig 1400 series flat base stands of the 1960s-1970s (of which i still have several!). Also, the Tama bass drum pedal is a copy of the old Rogers Swivo-Matic pedal except with an updated chain drive. I find that the Yamaha snare stand tends to bounce too much and "walks" when playing a heavier backbeat gig (but is OK on a less hard-hitting gig). Just a tip: for windy outdoor gigs, I keep a set of ankle weights in my trunk and secure them (with their built in velcro straps) to the bottom of the cymbals stand bases. Works great!

does a Yamaha snare stand fit a 12 inch snare?

Are you ambidextrous? How did you manage to get your left hand to play that good? Absolutely crazy! Good job

Biggest mistake on the Yamaha was not making those HH legs swivel. Very simple design that would have doubled if not tripled their sales on that HH stand. I used all the the rest of the crosstown stuff (and LOVE it) but have to still use a regular HH stand. Never should have been.

Nice. Having used both I kept the Tama stuff. I found the Yamaha looks to be not my taste plus I tired of using the sleeves to stop them scratching in the bag. I have had zero problems with the threading on the the Tamas.

Nice job Bro. Great drummer. Perfectly performed. The sound of your gear also sounds very nice. Hello From Mexico.

Can’t believe you had issues with a simple hi hat stand…

Back in 1974, when I was 16, I heard this tune for the first time. I was obsessed with it, trying to learn it. I wish i had this video back then. This is a spectacular job on a very unusual Genesis tune. This is more like King Crimson or Mahavishnu. One of the more complex tunes you will ever do, and you nailed it!

after extensively playing both myself, I much prefer the Yamaha. its very rock solid considering how light it is. The look doesn't bother me at all.

I know this is focused on tbe cumbals. And wow they are aweome. Dude. Long story. I olayed 20 plus years and stopped 16 years and JUST got a little starter kit. I need a kick pedal bad. The kit was a gift from my daughter. So i had taken up guitar in 2018 as missed music and needed something always wanted to learn. But i missed drums bad. She suprised me xmas day. The kick pedal is dead. Stock ddrum d2r kit. Huge downgrade my last kit was a massive pearl All birch shell series i cannot remember the father line but they were expensive back then for the 5 piece and i had a set of racks to go along to complete it. The bass drum was massive. I cannot remember the actual size. Thats embarrassing for me. Anyway. I have a long way to go to get back but you sound great and i think thats about where i was as tuning my kit sounded very close as well. I used a mix of cymbal brands. I never really followed one specific brand. I bought what i liked the sound of. Anyway. I need to wheel and deal for a kick. Then a decent used set of cymbals. Then heads. Then mics which i never had mics before but i am recording a bit learning lately with guitar. Anyway cool. Love that snare with the reverb omg!!!

Thank You! Very Helpful!

Yamaha..17lbs😊

great cover man

Good review

Thanks!

Do you still have them?

I’ve owned both. As far as longevity and durability the Yamaha is better! Mounting toms on the Yamaha is waaaay easier. The only edge Tama has is the size/profile of the stands and bags.

I just ordered a two pack of the Tama stands! I have a full set of the original DW 6000 series with one DW 6000 ultra light. Been curious about the tama stands. I have the tama bag I purchased separately. Going to be nice to have my hardware fit into something so small and light. Looking to change to a full set of tama stands soon

Beautiful cymbals..😊to bad you didnt have the 16..17in complex crashes

Coming from primarily zildjian and some meinls for the majority of my life aside from my first cymbals being sabians b8s, these things are buttery !

I bought a 19" Evolution about a year ago. Quite possibly the loudest crash I've ever played. Hard to believe it was designed with Dave Weckyl in mind, as it seems a bit primitive. Was pretty disappointed, honestly. Unless you're playing arenas, I wouldn't recommend it.

Excellent job Nate! Best cover of this song I've seen.

Nice job guys.

great job singing AND doing those fills so precisely. Not easy with all 4 limbs going.

incredible

I’m sold, ty

Shit, yes.

Oh, man, so good. I’ve had this song on my list to do for years. Amazing work, buddy!

WOW!! FREAKING AWESOME! 👏 You are so talented. 💫 Thanks for sharing your talents. WOW! Rock on 🥁

Awesome clean cover man, keep it up. Also subscribed!

Outstanding demo…. thanks! I wound up with a 22” thin ride with 20”/18” thin crashes and the 15” medium hats. The Complex line is 👍👍👍😎

Thank you for the beautiful drum video "❤". God bless you and all your family. Have a nice day. thank you... 🙏💕

Nicely done

Excelente video !! Gracias por compartir 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

tight.

Very nice! Did the song and the band justice. Great attention to detail & nuance

See when you use big cymbals you get a lot of wash . I like more of fast crash that will smack you and get out of the way ! The big guys ring forever ; can be hard to control in club Sean ! But totally killer in a arena!

Flawless!

Nice cover. keep up the good work !

I wish I had the budget for these ‘cause they sound amazing!

Cool video, the 18 Fierce and Complex seem to blend well. An awesome set up would be those two 18's on the left and the 19 complex on the right with the 22 and 15 complex ride and hats. Congrats on your lovely cymbals! Class drumming too!

Great cover!

Sounds and looks like the Artisan line. Great demo of these cymbals. Since I have Evolutions it was a good comparison. It was a toss up between this complex set and the legacy set. Think this helped me decide to go complex. Question: what snare head are you using? Sounds good

I love Sabian and the cymbals sound great but that snare sound is exquisite.

Awsome playing dude🤙🤙

Thoroughly enjoyed this!!

<3

great vid! I have the performance pack with 15 hats 22 med ride and 19 crash and they have become my favorite cymbals by far. they do it all and do it all very well