One of the key ingredients of a drum kit that often gets overlooked is the hardware that we use, essentially what holds it all together. Cymbal stands, drum stands, tom arms, seats, pedals can all be changed and bought separately, even though most beginner drum kits obviously come with them all included and do a adequate job to start off with.
As our knowledge and experience grows though, we are going to want to upgrade just what holds our kits together, and while we will start to experiment with different drums, symbols and even sticks, the stands and and set-up are of equal importance and shouldn't be overlooked. We can spend thousands on getting top of the range equipment, but if what is holding it together is bought on the cheap, we might as well be playing a couple of upside down saucepans!
As our knowledge and experience grows though, we are going to want to upgrade just what holds our kits together, and while we will start to experiment with different drums, symbols and even sticks, the stands and and set-up are of equal importance and shouldn't be overlooked. We can spend thousands on getting top of the range equipment, but if what is holding it together is bought on the cheap, we might as well be playing a couple of upside down saucepans!
