Two great tastes that taste great together - Bubinga wood, prized by instrument-makers everywhere for its high stability and solidity teams up with Birch wood for its shock resistance and good bending properties -together in Tama's new Performer B/B drums. Get the count-off from Tama:

"Performer B/B is the perfect union of premium tone woods," said Terry Bissette of Tama, on the latest addition to its professional Starclassic lines. "You've got the enhanced low-end and warmth of Bubinga combined with the excellent focus and powerful punch of Birch. But it adds up to something even more than that. B/B really is a synergistic combination."

Starclassic B/B's Birch and Bubinga hybrid shells will be available in both lacquer and deluxe wrap finishes. The three lacquer finishes include two all-new options, Dark Mocha Fade and Dark Stardust Fade (pictured). The six covered finishes include two all-new options, Lava Glass Glitter and Stardust Champagne.

According to Bissette, quite a number of influential drummers have made the move to Bubinga/Birch, including Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall), Jeff Bowders (Paul Gilbert), Martin Bulloch (Mogwai), Dean Butterworth (Good Charlotte), Tony Hajjar (Sparta), Troy Luccketta (Tesla), Dave Mackintosh (Dragonforce), and Spanky (Diddy).

Two different configurations are available in either 4-pc shell kit (w/o snare or hardware) configurations or 5pc complete kit (including matching snare and hardware):

New Fusion: 18 x 22: BD, 8 x 10" & 9 x 12" TT, 12 x 14" FT

Accel Driver: 18 x 22: BD, 8 x 10" & 9 x 12" TT, 14 x 16" FT

Price: 4pc shell kits: $2,499.99 list 5pc complete kits: $3,399.99