So Is The Drummer wrote:

having a rack has decreased my set-up/break-down time considerably. it has also made it easier to keep my cymbal/tom placement consistent

+1

screamkevin wrote:

I use a Gibraltar rack and have nothing but great things to say about it. One thing that nobody seemed to mention is the fact that you save monstrous amounts of weight for load in/load out since you're not using stands anymore. With my setup, I save about 75-100 pounds in weight since switching to the rack almost 10 years ago. I'll never go back, ever.

+1

BillRayDrums wrote:

Alan_ wrote:

I don't like them for some reason.

they remind me of handicapped toilets.

that said, if I had a big kit with tons of cymbals I'd probably get one.

My drumset is a toilet.

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I agree with the option of the rack for consistency and ease in load in/out. As far as the visual matter, I think they work in any situation for any genre. I've seen country guys use em, etc.








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I PROUDLY ENDORSE MEDICINE MAN DRUMS AND SALUDA CYMBALS, and Bud light.

I have a Gibraltar rack and love it, but I also have a fairly big kit (5 toms, snare, kick, and about 15 cymbals). It saves a lot of time on set up and tear down, and obviously less hardware to haul around when playing shows etc. (no, I don't always bring all my cymbals when playing live).

One issue I have heard about tube racks is possible slippage with toms, but I have never encountered this. My two floor toms are 14" and 16," and neither have ever slipped on me. Once you go rack, you'll never go back!!!








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Yamaha Maple Custom Absolutes, Paiste cymbals.

yeah, if I ever expand my kit, I'm def gonna get one, simply to avoid having to place a bunch of toms and cymbals from scratch every single time.

one thing I noticed years ago that kind of steered me away from them was the lack of isolation between mounted pieces. has this been improved, or do they still vibrate a lot?








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