V-Club Layout Question

[tonycpsu]

So my V-Club kit will arrive early this week... I am adding on a CY-12H for the hi-hat and a PD-120 for the snare. That leaves me with two extra pads. My questions:

1. Is there room on the V-Club rack to mount these extra pads? It looks pretty compact. Does the rack come with any extra clamps/hardware?

2. I'm guessing the CY-12H comes with some kind of thing to mount it to my rack? If not, will I have to buy an extra clamp to hold the extra rubber pad?

3. The PD-120 is going on a snare stand, and the V-Club rack looks kinda cramped. Am I going to be able to comfortably fit the PD-120, the CY-12H, and the five PD-9's on my V-Club rack?

Thanks for any and all help. Also thanks to everyone who helped answer some of my other newbie-esque questions.

-Tony

[Rythmstik]

Hi,
I've got a V-Club as well, and just added a Pintech SE102 DZ pad, with a boom arm extension. On my top bar, I've got two PD6 toms and a CY6 on the cymbal stand that comes with it. I think there is still room for another pad up there. I've got the SE102 on the right-side wing along with another PD6 and there's easily enough room for 2 more pads on that side. The left-side wing has a PD6 for a hi-hat and the TD6 module. I have a PD6 snare (I'm going to swap that with the SE102, tonight) on the other left-side wing, with a homebrew Ewoodblock mounted on it. I could put another pad or two on that as well, if I wanted. The V-Club rack is a little small, but it is one of the things I really like about it - I got real tired of lugging around my TAMAS and all the stands. Anyway, I hope this is of some help.

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[Sjoerd]

Hallo,
About a month ago I bought the TD6 Club set.
I upgraded it with CY15R, KD80 Kick, PD120RD and CY12HH.
I used the the HiHat PD6 clamp to mount the C12HH, and the snare clamp to mount tom4
So now I have all the trigger inputs used (4 toms and remaining PD6 on cymbal stand as China Cymbal and/or Splash cymbal)
Remember to get two insertion cables to hook up the extra toms to the TD6 module.
It's a little crowded on the rack (the CY15 is also on it) but It all works (and sounds) wonderful.

Cheers ... Sjoerd

[tonycpsu]

Originally posted by Sjoerd:
Remember to get two insertion cables to hook up the extra toms to the TD6 module.Cheers ... Sjoerd

Insertion cables? Doesn't the V-Club come with enough cables for these? And don't the CY-12H and other pads come with cables? Did I make a boo-boo by assuming I'd get cables to hook these damn things up???

[Rythmstik]

Originally posted by tonycpsu:
Insertion cables? Doesn't the V-Club come with enough cables for these? And don't the CY-12H and other pads come with cables? Did I make a boo-boo by assuming I'd get cables to hook these damn things up???

The TD6 has two special inputs for the toms that are dual mono. You can use a radio shack stereo to mono y-cable to add two pads to each of these inputs. As delivered, it has cables for all your PD6s and CY6s, the Hi-hat and kick drum trigger.


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[tonycpsu]

Originally posted by Rythmstik:
As delivered, it has cables for all your PD6s and CY6s, the Hi-hat and kick drum trigger.
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Well, that's a relief, but how about the CY-12H and PD120 that I ordered... Do those come with the necessary cables or do I have to order more?

[This message has been edited by tonycpsu (edited May 20, 2002).]

[Rythmstik]

Originally posted by tonycpsu:
Well, that's a relief, but how about the CY-12H and PD120 that I ordered... Do those come with the necessary cables or do I have to order more?

[This message has been edited by tonycpsu (edited May 20, 2002).]

My limited experience has been that pads usually come with cables. I suppose you could be ordering them from someone who doesn't include them, but I'd be surprised.


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[Caspar]

Check-out this pic of my kit. I think you should put the 120 on a stand then the rest can be mounted on the rack. You'll need clamps though....
Groet,
Cas
http://fragmantle.vda.nl/images/pinkster/025.jpg

[tonycpsu]

Originally posted by Caspar:
You'll need clamps though....
Groet,
Cas

Kit looks great... Where can I get these clamps? Are they standard, or do I need to buy some special Roland clamps?

[Sjoerd]

Hee Cas,

Nice picture, Nice kit..Did you change a practice pad into a cymbalpad?

Do you use a ' normal' stereo amplifier and boxes to amplify your kit instead of expensieve Keyboard amp or PM3?

groetjes uit het amstelveense

Sjoerd....

[Caspar]

"Is the person in the picture vomiting because of the wall or something else?"
Ha ha ha! Yeah, that's one "special" wall!

"Where can I get these clamps?" They came with the rack but I believe you can get them by piece as well.

Hey Sjoerd, hoe is het in Amstelvillage? I changed the practicepad into epad yes, works excellent!
Yeah, I send the signal through a behringer mixer to an ordinairy stereo-amplifier. It did the thing for me.
Groet, Cas

[MikePorcaro]

Hurry, Sam Ash is having a close-out on a
Roland Trap Stand (RTRAPSTND) for $99.99.
The main reason I bought it was because it comes with 4 clamps (to hold the extra rubber pads) which cost about $30.00 a piece alone. I needed 2 clamps, so I just spent an extra $40.00 and got the stand.
I've combined the 2 stands together, and it looks pretty good, plenty of room for everything. The new stand has a gray color to it. I basically took a hacksaw to the V-Club stand and made custom extensions to the new stand. I hope to have a picture of it on here soon.

[JeffVA]

tonycpu,

May I ask where you got your v-club from and what price you got?

Thanks,

Jeff

[Stixx777]

For extra clamps I us Sound Percussion stuff, I have seen the clamps for under $10 and have changed all my boom arms to the Sound Percusion ones for $20 bucks a pop. They are the heavy duty ones that are know like $25 I think I got them as a special guitar center promotion for under $20. They are great and fold down much better then the Roland arms. The clamps are identical to the Gibraltor clamps just cost about a third less. By the way if anyone is interested I have a V-Pro rack I'd be willing to part with, no tom arms but the plastic part, and 3 or 4 boom arms with holders.