THinking about buying a VH-11, HH stand advice

[kurth83]

My teacher has me doing big-band and some jazzy stuff, the FD-8 isn't cutting it.
He has a VH-12 with his TD-20 and doing foot chicks work a lot better.
The momentum of a downward moving mass makes the chicks controllable and much less fatiguing
than on an FD-8.

I had a little sticker shock when I priced one though, maybe RMC or ebay to the rescue.

I have never played acoustics, so I don't know anything about HH stands.

Do I need a high-end HH stand? (about $300 from what I could see at GC)
Or will one of the $129 jobbers do?

Seems like there are a zillion options like direct drive, liquid drive, remote cable,
I just want it to feel good and be lightweight if possible. Simple is better.
SInce my platform wiggles I do think a tripod rather than a bipod would be better.

Edit: reading some GC reviews the DW CP-7500 seems close to what I am looking for.

Edit2: stopped by GC and played on the Zildian Gen16's, I might want that hat over the VH-11,
price is nearly the same too.

[ItsMe]

I have one of these and its fine and enough to pay IMO

[jonm42]

I just set up the below VH-11 with Gibraltar combo, and so far its most excellent. Got it from musicians friend.com for $125 including shipping; got here in three days.

[jimorlando]

I also have the DW7500 and I am very happy with it. It might be an issue if you go to double kick pedals where the 2 legged model might be more appropriate.

[jimorlando]

Get on line and research the prices for each model you are looking at. There is a lot of price variation.

[kurth83]

I ordered the VH-11 from Sweetwater and the DW CP-7500 stand from Guitar Center. If I don't like the stand I can buy another one thanks to GC's return policy. I am hoping it arrives tonight - in time for the long weekend. :-)

[hairmetal-81]

Have fun exploring them ...and please report back!

[kurth83]

It came in yesterday, I never had a real HH stand before, luckily I am mechanically inclined, lots of adjustments and fiddling to get it right, and once adjusted, it played exactly like I hoped for. Although I basically just followed the instructions to get it right.

The mechanical adjust knob for the open/closed sensor allowed me to dial it in perfectly. There is a nice sweet spot where it is very controllable.

It is an expensive piece of kit IMHO, but I didn't have any other options that were cheaper.

The DW CP-7500 is supposed to be light weight - which is why I bought it - and while it may be lighter than its double-braced brethren, it isn't exactly light either.