Sakae Osaka Heritage Evolved Shell Pack - Drummer's Review

[@Eltargrimm]

Sakae Almighty series were my favorite drums among all the kits I regularly played in the rehearsal studio. For anyone who has yet to give them a try: Trust me you will come away impressed.

[@Assimilator702]

Did the drums only sound great with certain heads? Or were the drums a step above with any heads? Were the drums always in the same room?

[@Eltargrimm]

@@Assimilator702 To put my statement into context: I played in different rooms of the same studio and never replaced the clear single ply remos that were on Sakae. Can't speak for how they would sound with different heads. However, I do have a preference towards clear heads, and the majority of the kits I play come with those. Among those, Sakae Almighty sound extremely pleasing, especially behind the kit. I can more or less get the sound I want out of any kit I play in a recording.

[@metallicpearl]

Beautiful. So glad they’re back.

[@timothystockton3700]

Great to see them return. Would love to see a review of the Craviotto "Diamond".

[@dwdrum11]

That’s a lovely kit. Let’s be honest though these guys have been quietly mastering shell production for a long time for Yamaha. I thought it sounded like a really well eq’d kit. Very good.

[@witchfindergeneral9707]

the Sakae factory is gone & as are the shell makers, this is not being made by the same people, the name got sold & one of the designers went over, but this is not being made by the people who made the yamaha drums for so long.

[@eucabusas]

@@witchfindergeneral9707 just knew about this. what yamaha line were they making?

[@witchfindergeneral9707]

@@eucabusas sakae made all yamahas drums above stage custom mate, this was up to yamaha opening their new china factory.

[@andrewallenpainter1616]

Have recently been playing on a Sakae kit now and again-it’s not mine, but it should be!

[@drummerboyharm3078]

Same here. It was a Trilogy and did sound to me as a cheap Pearl set. No tone, sustain and projection 😢

[@namlu9979]

Sakae, Dixon, Premier , Ddrum, DrumCraft are underrated brands

[@Assimilator702]

Premier is dead. Ddrum is more than likely the lowest quality drums of any of the major drum manufacturers.

[@SmangItDrums]

@@Assimilator702 - I can't say I entirely agree with both of these comments. Here's why: - Premier isn't dead; they're currently owned and distributed by Gear4One Music. Granted, they're not the same as they used to be and they've been passed around more than the Terminator franchise, but they're still kicking (albeit not so much in the United States). - As a Ddrum artist, I can't disagree with you enough about them making the lowest quality drums of any manufacturer. Every single piece of gear that I've owned from them (Reflex, Paladin & newer Dominion drum kits, Dios & Vintone snare drums, and Mercury hardware) has been high quality and has never failed me in the studio or at shows. - I agree that Sakae and Dixon are underrated, but for somewhat different reasons. Both have had to exist under the shadow of bigger manufacturers (in the case of Sakae, I'm talking about Yamaha; in the case of Dixon, I'm talking about other former Kaman/KMS brands such as Gretsch and Gibraltar). As it stands, both companies don't have big enough artists backing them like they used to. - DrumCraft WAS climbing up the drumming ladder, but that immediately stopped when they were discontinued by parent company GEWA Music (GEWA also distributes DW and Gretsch, so they didn't want any unnecessary competition) and replaced with their current G-Series electronic drum kits (a lot of the parts and tooling can be found on these kits). On the plus side, any of these companies' current offerings make for amazing drum kit options on the used market. With that said, I'll add Taye, Peace, and Cadeson Drums to the list Unfortunately, Both Taye & Peace have pulled out of the US as recently as 2019 (Peace's US headquarters in California has been shut down, and former Peace General Manager Mark Esquer announced recently that he's now in real estate), and Cadeson's drums, while really nice (they're like a Taiwanese Yamaha in that they make a lot of different instruments), command somewhat high prices on the used market.

[@Assimilator702]

@@SmangItDrums While the Premier NAME was recently purchased by Gear4Music the Premier company as it has existed for almost 100 years with the drums being manufactured in the England factory is finished. I can only attest to what I witnessed with my own eyes and ears when I'm reference to dDrum. Cracked lugs were a common problem and many prospective customers were steered clear from the brand in lieu of Tama, Pearl, Yamaha, PDP, Gretch in the budget segment. At the end of the day if YOU get the support you need from the brand and the drums are doing their job of holding the heads and allowing proper tuning, for you the drums are serving their purpose.

[@SmangItDrums]

@@Assimilator702 - I'm very aware of Premier's history. Unfortunately, went southern-most from them after Yamaha sold them off in the mid-90's. As far as Ddrum is concerned, I'm aware of their quality issues when they started. Things started improving for the better when they got new management around 2010 and switched factories. Add to that, most of the big names started with quality control issues and eventually improved with refinements added (especially Tama, Pearl and most recently Ddrum, PDP, and Mapex). Every company has it foibles; no company makes a flawless product.

[@badgerello]

Dunno what rating system is in play here - possibly time related. My English Yam… sorry, premiers, are excellent drums and were highly regarded when they were made… maybe last century 🤔

[@ljcaballero3428]

Happy with my Sakae Almighty Maple kit!

[@Lauen]

How come the "drummer's review" animation is like 4 FPS now? it used to be smooth

[@damianblunt7205]

Are Korg distributing Sakae drums in the UK now? Can’t seem to find any information

[@DrummersReview]

Yes, only relatively recently. Korg now own the brand.

[@ramonkey2939]

$1900 at Drum Center Portsmouth get them while they last - August 2024

[@TessaAnderson]

Sakae

[@Tokpet.alraalwirahman8525]

Mantaaap bange y dramni

[@kushking420]

sounds close to a maple Sonor force 3007 from back in mid 2000's, with very close sizes

[@russellesimonetta9071]

I,m kind of tired of deep bass drums!! They are one trick ponies! I wish the japanese makers would just offer 14" deep bass drums! They will do the low punch but so much more!! One nice surprise is I just got a bebop kit from pearl that has the classic sizes and depths! They are decade maple intermediate price but hit well above their weight! Very nice!

[@philliph2118]

Are these Chinese made?

[@dogmart]

Japanese made.

[@scsdrummer]

@@dogmart I don’t think so. I think that they are outsourcing it now. No longer in Japan

[@ohrid59mk76]

@@scsdrummer made in Japan , Sakae Rhytam factory in Osaka .

[@bjornicjonisson3362]

Sakae used to be good. But now not anymore. I’m still using the old sakae drums and it sounds good not like the new sakae osaka. now I’m more interested with Canopus drums

[@bgnPrinceton]

Made in China?

[@matthewgonano636]

What isn’t

[@bgnPrinceton]

@@matthewgonano636 Lots of other drums. I didn't do the cost translation to USD so not sure where they fall. Just struck me as funny that their badge proudly? claims 'designed in Japan'.

[@litin5564]

Just don’t hear anything great or special for the huge price. Especially the toms. They sound more like birch not warm maple. Huge pass.

[@larrytate1657]

Japan.

[@larrytate1657]

They didn’t switch to China did they? They were made in Japan at least.

[@davidsuprenant893]

Don't do anything for me.just another drum made in china with a big price tag.

[@mdrumt]

They are made in Japan. Not China.

[@Weaponize]

@@mdrumt That's not true. They are designed in Japan, but only specific kits and snares are Japan-made, and are marketted as such with "Handcrafted in Japan" and designated typically with a "J" at the end of the product code. These shells in this video and even this snare are not made in Japan