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by tarandfeathers_Archive
dontfeartheringo wrote:I should have some sort of special symbol for my posts that manages to convey that all of these answers are delivered with a bit of good-natured (but tongue-in-cheek) bluster. I don't honestly think that NO ONE needs a boom stand... I am speaking from a comic construct that assumes certain absurdities, one of which is that EVERYONE wants to hit the drums as hard as they possibly can and that everyone is a 6' 2" 230lbs guy like me, with orangutan-length arms and "anger issues."Many, many years ago, a friend and I were planning to do a drum fanzine, which ultimately never got off the ground. We were going to have rules in each issue, one of the rules I made up was:If you need a boom stand to get something where it's convenient to hit, there are too many elements in your drumkit.The only other rule I remember was that a drumkit should always have an even number of toms, with the exception of a kit with only a floor tom. Or possibly that having two rack toms is only acceptable if you also have two floor toms. It was a long time ago... I know we had a ton but that's all I can remember right now.I feel pretty much just like DFTR, although I'm short and slight, and I don't really hit as hard as I used to, I just don't have any use for a boom stand. I am also to use this, how you say, 'big motherfucker' of 22 or 24 inches, and also only the 'medium motherfucker' of 20 inches to make a crash. The boom, she can bring only sadness for 'motherfucker' like these. Edit: That said, here we have a definite not-wanker who uses boom stands with pride, and rightly so:Hardware wise I'll second Tama, especially the Iron Cobra and it's associated Hi Hat stand. Gibraltar is also nice, good stools. Go for double braced if you can.Also: Yamaha kits: Tomi from the ever-brilliant Circle used to use one of the mid-line Yamaha kits, Stage Custom or something. I used his kick (20" I think) and floor tom for a show, they sounded great and seemed solid. I was not playing any kind of jazz or world music at this show.
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