My Baja Bamboo is coming today and I am so excited!! I wanted to create a thread so people could post their impressions on the new exotic wood primes.
I just got my Baja bamboo, and the pro clear seems different then the other pro clear tamas i have so idk what that's about. It still seems great though. Once I play with it more ill leave a better impression.
you should snap a pic comparing the "old" vs "new" in your opinion. I've noticed differences in cushion clear between batches. (my sweets pro-model is doing great, but my Pride-Dama Is peeling like crazy, most of the cushion is off, and I had the pride for half as long as the pro-model.) While cushion is a different finish entirely this sort of corroborates the idea that not every Finish coat is the same, even though it's listed as such.
Im an idiot. I assumed pro clear and prime sticky clear were the same. Knowing that now I feel I can give a better review further on.
Ahh, The list of paint types is definitely getting longer and longer these days, so I can't blame ya!
Well, I'm not sure if this is true for all the clears, but apparently people say that it feels different when directly applied to the tama with no primer at all. Not sure if you've played pro clear before this release, but maybe that's why?
Yea I haven't. I have only ever played with Sweets prime sticky paint and cushion clear. It is definitely sticky, but not as much as prime sticky.
Pro clear is the slipperiest starting out, but once broken it, it is probably sweets stickiest paints. Trust me on this. Maybe too sticky
But now you can just smash the tama onto the spike and just let it hang upside-down to surprise all your friends. I think aTack, even when broken in, isn't as sticky as a really good pro clear. I think there are still a few F3 solids with pro clear up on Amazon, so if you haven't tried pro clear applied onto regular paint and not just the wood, definitely pick one up.
Thank you for that! I was super worried when I was first playing it, but I bet with the bamboo it will be on lock!
I got the Purple Heart in the mail today and I think it’s my new favorite setup. Heaviest ken that I own and I like that. The tama is close in weight as well so it feels nice. The cushion clear paint seems really nice, and I actually pulled my first inward stilt today with the freshie. This is only the second sweets I’ve got out of like 8 damas and both are pretty much honed in all-round. I cannot wait to see how it breaks in and jam it further.
Yea my girlfriend is getting me that one for valentines day, and I can't wait! I love cushion clear so much. It breaks in so nicely.
I can’t wait, I think it’s gonna be my daily jammer. And I had to go with the Purple Heart, it was between that or zebrano; the only woods I didn’t have.
It sounds like you folks know your sweets paints. So would any of you happen to know what kind of paint is on the old bomb pop hg tama they had a while back. I got a slightly used one and don't have many sweets damas and am wanting someone to shed some light on it. Appreciate any help I can get.
If you mean the popsicles homegrown I think those are pro clear. If the paint looks glossy it’s pro clear. If it has like a matte finish it’s usually Cushion Clear.