Custom drum rack that is...
I just recently decided to put together a custom rack for my drums which would be an expression of me and be a little unique, as well as practical. I've always gone back and forth between racks and stands. Which one is better I think it depends on your particular kit and situation. This is NOT a thread to debate between racks versus stands. I'm just looking for people who decided to go ahead and customize their rack setup. I, like many, started with the usual 3-sided Gibraltar (and slight variations of such) before I happened upon some custom racks that Gibraltar designed for various drummers. Then I thought... that makes sense, especially since it's so easy to work with the rack tube with a pipe cutter.
A little about my design... I wanted something that didn't have the cross bar over the bass drum. I always felt like that bar got in the way of the looks of the drums. So having the drums more visible overall was a desire. Also, I wanted less clutter with the cymbal mounts and multi-clamps. I ended up using rack tube boom attachments on the tops of all the rack tubes which allowed me to insert cymbal boom arms (or tom mounts) right into the tops of the rack tubes. The only 2 cymbal booms that use rack clamps are the ones hanging off the tops of curved bars. I also put together a single-legged snare stand that attaches to the vertical tube that the rack toms are mounted to. I used memory locks on everything, and it's a 2-sided rack system, so it's actually pretty easy to tear down and transport. Keep in mind, this is a work in progress since I tried to mostly pieces that I already owned. I gotta say, it was a lot of fun putting it together!
So this is what it looks like... excuse the picture quality, I took them with my cell phone. You can get the idea though.
Now show me yours!
I just recently decided to put together a custom rack for my drums which would be an expression of me and be a little unique, as well as practical. I've always gone back and forth between racks and stands. Which one is better I think it depends on your particular kit and situation. This is NOT a thread to debate between racks versus stands. I'm just looking for people who decided to go ahead and customize their rack setup. I, like many, started with the usual 3-sided Gibraltar (and slight variations of such) before I happened upon some custom racks that Gibraltar designed for various drummers. Then I thought... that makes sense, especially since it's so easy to work with the rack tube with a pipe cutter.
A little about my design... I wanted something that didn't have the cross bar over the bass drum. I always felt like that bar got in the way of the looks of the drums. So having the drums more visible overall was a desire. Also, I wanted less clutter with the cymbal mounts and multi-clamps. I ended up using rack tube boom attachments on the tops of all the rack tubes which allowed me to insert cymbal boom arms (or tom mounts) right into the tops of the rack tubes. The only 2 cymbal booms that use rack clamps are the ones hanging off the tops of curved bars. I also put together a single-legged snare stand that attaches to the vertical tube that the rack toms are mounted to. I used memory locks on everything, and it's a 2-sided rack system, so it's actually pretty easy to tear down and transport. Keep in mind, this is a work in progress since I tried to mostly pieces that I already owned. I gotta say, it was a lot of fun putting it together!
So this is what it looks like... excuse the picture quality, I took them with my cell phone. You can get the idea though.
Now show me yours!