Best and worst tom mount systems

[Mr Pink]

Best is DW IMHO because it is quick and easy the swap out heads.
Tama is the worst I feel. Limited AND over kill.

[We_Love_Lime]

Cool.

[maniac0796]

Whats with all these random threads you start???

The Tama one is bad, but it's not the worst. The worst is the pearl one....

What i don't understand is everyone goes bitching about the starcast, but the RIMs system is practically the same thing...

[ThatOneDrummer]

i think yamahas suck...all the mounts either impale your drums or come really really close to impaling and that scares me...

[santi3hg]

I like the RIMS mount, easy for me honestly. I plan on having them for my custom drum kit, which is my next kit.

[HeLLmO]

IMO the mounts on the sonor designers are the best. i don't really know what the worst are, but i'm not the biggest fan of the pearl ISS, i like the omnimounts, but for some reason i'm not the biggest fan of the ISS.

RIMS is really cool though, because most custom companies can put hardware on the RIMS that is compatable with most mounting systems. which custom company do you think you're goin' with santi3?

[Zildjian]

Here we go again..Another tama bashing thread

[MeaninglessPhoto]

I like ISS mounts. I may be the only one who agrees though.

[Permanent Solution]

I liked my Tama starcast mounts. I just got a Yamaha with YESS mounts so I'll see how I like those once I get a chance to play it.

Thus far I can't get the toms on their mounts though even :-\ /feels dumb

[_R2D2_]

i don't like my pearl mounts. meh.

[metallas]

Yamaha's YESS is the best mounting system.
Pearl's is the worst.
I would never get pearl or tama drums, just because of the mounting systems even if their shells were the best.

[Caleb3221]

My favorite is easily Yamaha, with Sonor coming in second place. I don't know what my least favorite is, I haven't played anything that's really given me problems.

[_R2D2_]

i feel bad about my mounts now.:upset:

[Disgrace]

Ludwig Accent CS Combo mounts ftw!

[Kronos]

I'm not terribly bothered, but I don't care for the Pearl system (mainly on aesthetic grounds
Low-end Premier (Cabria etc) system is pretty bad too - all wobbly and unstable
Apart from that I don't really care.

[Berk]

My favorite is a snare stand, Or RIMS mounts.

I hate ALL pearl mounts and Yamaha mounts..

[mullets suk]

Worst mounts ive seen are pulse. But then there entire kit just sucks.

[Half Life]

I really like Sonor's TAR system, and Mapex's mounts. Very stable and they don't stick out obtrusively in anyway :thumb: The absolute rock bottom of bad is on basically every low-level kit...the dreaded L-rod piercing the shell. It's just awful.

[Maggot Dream]

The absolute rock bottom of bad is on basically every low-level kit...the dreaded L-rod piercing the shell. It's just awful.
Yup...I've been playing on one of those for about four years....

Hopefully getting a major upgrade soon though.

From what I've seen, Yamaha's mounts are great. I like the Mapex mounts as well. I'd never buy Tama anymore, I wouldn't want to take the risk of the mounting system killing my toms.

[Panopticon]

Yamaha's YESS is the best mounting system.
Pearl's is the worst.
I would never get pearl or tama drums, just because of the mounting systems even if their shells were the best.

That's pretty stupid tbh.

You can always switch the mounting system on a shell if you hate it that much.

[metallas]

That's pretty stupid tbh.
You can always switch the mounting system on a shell if you hate it that much.
Well I wouldn't trust a company that doesn't take the time to check if the mounting system works properly. Because that sounds to my ears like "I don't care about you and your drums after the sale"
Enough said?

[chewaz]

ludwig accent custom elite when they are new it sucks, but later it gets much easier to tune and do stuff

[NCDrummer]

i had to take the 2nd tom off my set cause of the mounting system..i'd hit the drum acouple times then BOOM it falls on the bass leaving some gashes to an already crappy set

[ofDooM]

as long as it works efficiently.

[White Rabbit]

Whats with all these random threads you start???

The Tama one is bad, but it's not the worst. The worst is the pearl one....

What i don't understand is everyone goes bitching about the starcast, but the RIMs system is practically the same thing...

Not they are not.....

Starcast is about twice as heavy , it bolts on to your hoops , which forces you to use tama die cast hoops , isnt as postionable as the RIMS system , only takes its own bracket

the GTS/RIMS on the other hand lets you use any type of hoops you want , is lighter and the bracket can be configured/changed to mount any arm you'd want to use to mount it.

that is a Big Difference

[Panopticon]

Well I wouldn't trust a company that doesn't take the time to check if the mounting system works properly. Because that sounds to my ears like "I don't care about you and your drums after the sale"
Enough said?

who are you to say it doesnt work?

What's it's job? To hold up toms. What does it do? Holds up toms.

It does it's job, it just has a few more inconveniences than the others.

[drummguy731]

I like ISS mounts. I may be the only one who agrees though.
don't worry my friend, i love pear too, hah

[spike9908]

YESS mounts are very nice, as are Opti-mounts. Whoever said they don't serve their purpose has clearly never tried them, they are bloody amazing. I have never had a problem with them.

Least favorite would be the shell piercing L-rod style.

[kev191]

I've only ever used a Yamaha cause its my first kit, and I found it easy to mount them.

[Aaron]

Pearl 2000 Series snare-stands. No competition.

[Quinto]

id have to say my favorite is the dw, or sonor, or mapex, the RIMS, which i have on my drums, make them harder to position, so do tamas, and im afraid of how little the yamaha mounts are, and how they pierce the shell.

[santi3hg]

IMO the mounts on the sonor designers are the best. i don't really know what the worst are, but i'm not the biggest fan of the pearl ISS, i like the omnimounts, but for some reason i'm not the biggest fan of the ISS.

RIMS is really cool though, because most custom companies can put hardware on the RIMS that is compatable with most mounting systems. which custom company do you think you're goin' with santi3?

This one I came to love, Dorsia Drum Co. Small company, but absolutely love the sound and the finish I'm getting on it. Woot!

[Sabian4015]

I kind of like the ISS mounts. They seem to do pretty well. Ludwid's mounting is good...but that's about all that I've dealt with honestly, and I don't have an complaints about ISS or Ludwig's.

[ofDooM]

id have to say my favorite is the dw, or sonor, or mapex, the RIMS, which i have on my drums, make them harder to position, so do tamas, and im afraid of how little the yamaha mounts are, and how they pierce the shell.

YESS mounts are pretty reliable. they may be incredibly close to the shell, but it would take a lot of force for it to actually make contact.

they drill holes in points of the shell where it does not vibrate, so basically theres no sound difference.

[Black Rose Immortal]

My favorite are mapex's mounts by far they barely cover any of the shell and don't add much weight at all.

[Seafroggys]

Of the ones I've played, Pearl is the worst, Sonor is the best.

[Kronos]

Not they are not.....

Starcast is about twice as heavy , it bolts on to your hoops , which forces you to use tama die cast hoops , isnt as postionable as the RIMS system , only takes its own bracket



No it doesn't.
The RockStar used the Starcast system, and had pressed triple flange hoops

[enishi]

what about the gretsch mouting system?:confused:











cuz i have 1.:smash:
i really cant tell lol..

[pitchfork]

Yess it ITS = best
starcast or optimounts = worst

[White Rabbit]

No it doesn't.
The RockStar used the Starcast system, and had pressed triple flange hoops

you cant get those hoops anymore can you know?


also you instead of picking up hoops that everystore that carries a decent drum line , you have to pay tama and order the hoops



The Gretsch is basically RIMS mount

[maniac0796]

You can use any triple flanged hoops on the staclassics, you just have to have the right connecters. But i'm not sure tama makes em anymore because all their lines with the starcast (starclassic and superstar) have die casts, but you might be able to buy the little clip things.

[White Rabbit]

http://images.misupply.com/products/full/Tama/47418.jpg

the hoops need holes for the mount

[maniac0796]

There are absolutly no holes in my rims. If one of my rims snapped or bent, i could go and buy a new rim from anywhere, and it would work with my starcast

I would go dismantle one of mine and show you, but i'm too lazy to take it apart, take photos, put it back together, and then re tune.

Or i might not have to retune it, i'll go see

[Drum Phil]

I LOVE the optimounts and sonors TAR mounts.

However im edgy about ball and socket arms.

[spike9908]

The starcast does(or did until Rockstar left us) not require die-cast hoops. My old teacher had a Rockstar with Starcast and triple flanged hoops.

[maniac0796]

And to back up what kronos, spike9908, probably zildjian, and i have been saying, i took off one of the clamps for my starcast and took some pictures!

With the clamp on, along with my triple flanged hoops
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y215/fbb_maniac/P9050115r.jpg

With the Clamp offhttp://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y215/fbb_maniac/P9050121r.jpg

Where are these imaginary holes i need to put the starcast on my hoops? Nowhere! Thats right, with the flanged hoop version of the starcast, you can use it on anydrum. And even with the die cast, you can buy the clamps, and use a triple flanged hoop if you ever had a breakage, which i serverly doubt with a die cast rim...

The die cast system basically get's rid of the clamps and you just have that single rod with the washers and suspension things going through a special hoop.

[ofDooM]

youve got the other starcast mounting; the better one.

[stevoibanez]

I love Mapex's mounting, as well as Sonor's and RIMS.

[pitchfork]

Yeah Mapex's ITS is pretty kickass, getting to on par with the Yamaha YESS mounts.

[jversluis88]

I've not played very many different drum sets in my two years of drumming. I have a Ludwig Accent kit, and while I'm not too fond of the concept of the tom mounts (the arms go right into the drums, as with most entry-level kits), they are sturdy and hold up well.

[CasB]

I think the LIFTS system peace uses is great, but if I'd have to choose, I would pick RIMs, because they can fit on any tom (well, if you buy the right ones they do :p). I don't really like Optimounts, although they do their job very well.