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Just picked up the Gibraltar 350GC rack from Guitar Center, on sale for $270. (It's also available online for $280 from MusiciansFriend.com. Great deal! And it's bigger than it looks. It has the big (46") curved front bar, 2 24" curved sides, and 2 vertical legs (36"?) with T-stands. It also comes with 2 leg-mounted cymbal booms, several locking collars (on the T-legs and horizontal bars), and 4 multiclamps.
This rack is a lot heavier than the aluminum V-Custom rack. It's steel, chrome-plated, and looks great. Everything fit just fine: Snare, hi-hat, trigger bar and brain on the left arm, 2 crashes on the booms, 2 toms on the front bar, ride, 3rd tom, and an extra PD-7 on the right. I picked up new all-steel L-rods for the toms (unlike the Custom's rods, which have a plastic-covered end). I also adjusted the legs so that they extend towards me. (They arrive with the post centered on them, but almost all of the weight is on the drummer side of the front bar!)
The rack feels solid, clamps are a joy (they are solid and they all split for easy relodcation). And everything now feels so *adjustable*! All pads are in very comfortable locations, and the whole set-up feels much more solid than the stock rack did. Haven't fiddled with triggers, but I suspect I can reduce crosstalk settings a bit.
One note: I moved the right post in about 15" from the end of the front main bar because it's just too wide. The extra bar length just sticks out now; I may cut it off after I play for a whiler and am sure I like the width I set up.
For moving, like the custom rack, I'll just be removing the pads and brain, folding the cymbal booms in close, and pivoting the side arms and feet inward for compactness. Cables are very neatly routed along the inside of the horizontal bars, attached with periodic velcro strips. I also ran the cables along the inside of the vertical posts, guaranteeing enough slack when the side arms are folded inward.
So far (1 day after set-up!) I love this rack. Although it'll be a bit heavier to carry. But it's a great deal for $270 at Guitar Center. Looks cooler too!!!
[This message has been edited by drmoze (edited March 05, 2001).]
Just picked up the Gibraltar 350GC rack from Guitar Center, on sale for $270. (It's also available online for $280 from MusiciansFriend.com. Great deal! And it's bigger than it looks. It has the big (46") curved front bar, 2 24" curved sides, and 2 vertical legs (36"?) with T-stands. It also comes with 2 leg-mounted cymbal booms, several locking collars (on the T-legs and horizontal bars), and 4 multiclamps.
This rack is a lot heavier than the aluminum V-Custom rack. It's steel, chrome-plated, and looks great. Everything fit just fine: Snare, hi-hat, trigger bar and brain on the left arm, 2 crashes on the booms, 2 toms on the front bar, ride, 3rd tom, and an extra PD-7 on the right. I picked up new all-steel L-rods for the toms (unlike the Custom's rods, which have a plastic-covered end). I also adjusted the legs so that they extend towards me. (They arrive with the post centered on them, but almost all of the weight is on the drummer side of the front bar!)
The rack feels solid, clamps are a joy (they are solid and they all split for easy relodcation). And everything now feels so *adjustable*! All pads are in very comfortable locations, and the whole set-up feels much more solid than the stock rack did. Haven't fiddled with triggers, but I suspect I can reduce crosstalk settings a bit.
One note: I moved the right post in about 15" from the end of the front main bar because it's just too wide. The extra bar length just sticks out now; I may cut it off after I play for a whiler and am sure I like the width I set up.
For moving, like the custom rack, I'll just be removing the pads and brain, folding the cymbal booms in close, and pivoting the side arms and feet inward for compactness. Cables are very neatly routed along the inside of the horizontal bars, attached with periodic velcro strips. I also ran the cables along the inside of the vertical posts, guaranteeing enough slack when the side arms are folded inward.
So far (1 day after set-up!) I love this rack. Although it'll be a bit heavier to carry. But it's a great deal for $270 at Guitar Center. Looks cooler too!!!
[This message has been edited by drmoze (edited March 05, 2001).]
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