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Recently, I received a free set of drums that were missing cymbals and cymbal stands. I wanted an inexpensive set of stands to go with the inexpensive set of Meinl Brass cymbals I got. I plan to pass these on when I upgrade to a new drum kit. All the cymbal stands work great. I was happy the boom cymbal stand had a counter weight and I used it for my heaviest 20" ride cymbal which allowed it to swing out over my 16" tom. My only complaint is the hi hat stand. It's very basic and difficult to adjust.The positives: The packaging was in excellent shape, it was very easy to put together, the stands balance well and have a professional look, the snare stand worked as expected.The negatives: The hi-hat stand is definitely the weak point in this kit and will be the first piece of equipment from this set that will either break or you will want to upgrade to a hi hat stand with better features and manufacturing tolerances.Overall: This kit is worth it for the two cymbal stands and snare stand. You will want to upgrade the hi hat stand, kick pedal, and throne. These are the three pieces of equipment that build the foundation to a solid kit and it would benefit you to have the highest quality you can afford. The other stands will be replaced as they wear out and you get to a point where you frequently move your kit.

-UPDATE- CHAIN BROKE AFTER 2 MONTHS. Total POS. I tried to remove the screw that mounts the chain to the pedal, it's so crossthreaded that the screw was damaged by the screwdriver while trying to remove it, and once removed the threads were so chewed that it will not thread again. I attempted to do a quick repair to finish a jam session, but this thing is now rendered a single pedal instead of a double pedal, and I expect the other pedal will be following this one to the grave soon. Do not buy this.Well, Ill start off with the good:-Hardware is sturdy feeling, very solid, heavy, so far feels built like a tank.-Has double chains, decent springs, 4 sided beaters (1 round felt, 1 flat felt, 1 round plastic, 1 flat plastic)-Nice small toe stop that helps with using slide or heel-toe techniquesNow on to why I could unfortunately give this only 3 stars...It's really almost a shame to see something so solid and beefy like this so sloppily assembled. I get it, you get what you pay for, but its SO close to being an absolutely insane deal, but considering the assembly flaws, it's back to "what you'd expect for the price."The box for the product itself was totally crushed. This was not a shipping issue, the outer box was undamaged, but the inner box had holes in it and was smashed pretty badly. As far as I can tell, the only casualty from this damage was the instruction sheet, which was punctured and torn, but I've assembled similar products so I personally didn't need it.Next, the first thing I noticed upon examining the unit was the angle of the right pedal. The pin that attaches the pedal to the heel portion of the base was machined in at a very visible angle, causing the pedal to be also visibly angled off to the left at the toe. Action seems okay at the moment, but this angle is definitely going to cause some premature wear under repeated use. Next, the chain itself on the right pedal was pulled off to the left because of the previously mentioned angle. The screw that attaches the chain to the cam via a small plate can be loosened to straighten this out, but only partially, since the main cause is the angled pin near the heel. The plate at the end of the chain was also attached at a steep angle, so I had to loosen that to straighten it, which very slightly improved the angle of the chain, but because the hole where the pin that attaches the pedal to the baseplate was simply machined improperly, this cannot fully be fixed.The next problem... cross threaded set screws. The worst one, by far, was the set screw on the memory lock for the left beater rod. The angle this was screwed in was very steep and very visible. When I unscrewed it, it was covered with metal shavings. It screwed back in okay for now, but I suspect that after repeated use (which likely wont happen, I wont be repositioning the memory locks any time soon) that the threading will simply be stripped out and I will have to drill it out and re-tap it.This brings me to another problem, which was more of an odd design choice rather than an assembly/manufacturing defect... the set screws themselves. The kit comes with a nice, heavy duty drum key, which is great, but the set screws have this weird flare on them, which is likely a cosmetic choice, but it prevents the drum key from fully seating, and over time these are probably going to get rounded off because of that. The large drum key also is a tight fit when trying to tighten down the beaters to the cam, so I tossed it in my parts bin and i'm using a smaller drum key. Still doesnt fit over the flared set screws properly, but it doesnt rub up against the adjacent set screw on the beater rod attachment point.Carpet pins. They're too short. If you have berber or other thin, tightly woven carpet, these will probably be okay, but I have somewhat plush carpet, and they don't come out anywhere near long enough to dig into the carpet, and so they very quickly slide around. For me, this is only a problem on the left pedal. I'm using an roland v-drum kit, and the kick trigger has nice big spikes that do the job so the right pedal stays in place. This makes the left pedal totally unusable for me at the moment, within just a few doubles the pedal has slid so far forward I cant properly reach it. Beyond that, the carpet pins themselves (at least on the left side) were cross threaded very badly and it was extremely difficult to get them to turn. I wrapped some rubber around them to prevent damage and used a wrench to get them through, but they're less than 1cm when fully extended. The ray of sunshine in this issue is that the baseplate on these pedals has some predrilled holes that I can use to mount this to a board, but until I can fabricate that or figure out some other solution, I simply cant use the left pedal.Tension spring adjustment- For my liking, these were a bit loose, but not bad, right out of the box. Unfortunately, I cannot seem to get much of any adjustment range out of these. After backing off the lock, the adjustment knob itself is very difficult to turn. It feels like its probably also cross threaded, but if I strip that out, it will render the pedal pretty much useless, so I'm not messing with it anymore. Both tension spring adjustments feel like this. It's also possible that there is just no more adjustment range on them, either way it's not exactly ideal, but as I said, it came fairly close to being dialed in to my liking right out of the box, I just wish I could get a bit more tension.Summary:The assembly defects are really unfortunate. If not for the careless assembly of this, it would be hands down the most insane deal on a double kick pedal you'll ever find on the new market. It's double chain drive, heavy, solid metal, and aside from the angled pin I mentioned and the crossthreading, everything seems surprisingly well machined and seems very sturdy. Unfortunately, I can't really recommend this product, even at the low price. If you're looking for a double kick on a low budget, I'd recommend picking up one used at around this price. On the other hand, this may purely be a QC issue, and if you roll the dice and get one that is properly assembled, it might be awesome, but considering how obviously visible the defect is on this pedal that took me all of 2 full seconds to notice, I wouldn't bet on it personally. I won't bother returning it as Amazon is cracking down on the number of returns, and if my number of returns is limited, I'll wait until it's a bigger purchase, but I also won't be risking any more purchases from Griffin. I'll fabricate a mounting board and use this as an emergency backup pedal until the chain breaks, then I'll scavenge parts from the left pedal and turn it into a single kick, until that breaks, then it's going in the trash. So close, Griffin, if these things were assembled cleanly I'd be singing your praises everywhere, but it was just too sloppily built and kind of a sad waste of heavy duty materials.

Nice stands at a great price, all as promised, icer than I expected.

Review: Cymbal Boom Stands & Straight Cymbal Stands Combo (Pack of 2) by GRIFFINPurchased on Amazon.com from GeekStands.comBrand: GriffinModel: LG-PK B80 C80Not only am I a music review journalist, but I am also a musician, I would like to say professional, but as a true musician, I am always a student of the art. Recently I found myself in need of some new cymbal stands. I live in an area void of music equipment stores that carry a wide range of products at reasonable prices, so like many, I wandered the vast wastelands of the internet to find my treasures.I came upon the stands by Griffin as offered by GeekStands.com, offered at prices that are only pennies above wholesale, most at 50% of the price at other stores. So, I took a chance and ordered 2 sets… WELL WORTH IT! GeekStands processed the order super-fast and I received the stands just a couple days after ordering. Upon opening I found the products were top rate, not factory seconds or marred / damaged in any way, super clean and just what I needed.I went to their website, and I found that their prices are insanely low, just imagine, 4 high quality stands for the price of one… can’t beat that with a drumstick!If you are looking online for drum accessories and equipment, stop at GeekStands amazon pages first, you won’t be disappointed.Joseph TimmonsDrummer / Music JournalistIndiePulseMusic.com

Works great for me and I'm a heavier guy.

Works well

quick easy setup