richardh253
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Then there was the kit that might satisfy all viewpoints...tom mount + snare stand
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Then there was the kit that might satisfy all viewpoints...tom mount + snare stand
I use a stand for my tom because I like the flexibility. I can get my tom exactly where I want it, and I can angle my bass drum so it's in a more ergonomic position.Why are so many drummers with 4-piece kits putting their single ride tom on a snare stand and not mounting it to the bass drum, like most of us older drummers did back in the day?
I'm seeing this everywhere now.
Right ! What is the big deal if it is on a stand ? You wouldn't believe some of the backline I have run into over the years but I never complain.Your drums are guaranteed to sound great out front that way !!!!
The old Swiv-O-Matic belt & suspenders model.Then there was the kit that might satisfy all viewpoints...tom mount + snare stand
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I did this with my kits for a while. I liked that I could get larger ride cymbals in a little closer. My T-Rex arms could hit the bell on my 24" quite a bit easier.Why are so many drummers with 4-piece kits putting their single ride tom on a snare stand and not mounting it to the bass drum, like most of us older drummers did back in the day?
I'm seeing this everywhere now.
Bonham only used a rack-tom snare stand on his thermogloss kit, and that's only because he originally bought it as a double-bass kit, mounting the 12x15 on an Atlas stand between the BDs. When he stopped using the second BD (at the band's insistence) he had to continue with the snare-stand mounting for the rack tom since neither BD was fitted with a tom mount.Well, that’s why I started doing it over 50 years ago. And John Bonham did it too...
The larger the drum, the thinner it needs to be to make it easy to activate it. In the 80's everything was heavy and thick to prevent damage. Today kick drums tend to be thin and not support the weight.Why are so many drummers with 4-piece kits putting their single ride tom on a snare stand and not mounting it to the bass drum, like most of us older drummers did back in the day?
I'm seeing this everywhere now.
Yea, what's up with them whipper snappers anyway always trying to change things up. Sheeeesh!Why are so many drummers with 4-piece kits putting their single ride tom on a snare stand and not mounting it to the bass drum, like most of us older drummers did back in the day?
I'm seeing this everywhere now.
I have mounted my rack tom on a snare stand in the past because my kit doesn't have a bass drum mount and I didn't have a mount for the cymbal stand. That and if I have more than one rack tom, I tend to have the toms shifted over towards the center more, so the 2nd tom usually ends up where the post for a tom mount would go.I just don't want a huge distance between my drums, especially just getting back into drumming and going from rack tom to floor tom. I like everything tight and close. I'm currently vascillating between 1 up or 2 up for starting out again. Years ago, when I played 2 concert toms, 4 rack toms, and 1 floor tom, this wasn't an issue. I could hit anywhere and I always came in contact with a drum, LOL.