Yamaha HW-680W Double-Braced Hardware Pack

This hardware is elegant, simple, very sturdy and just plain works. Everything does what it is supposed to and does it with no fuss. Yamaha really knows how to build hardware. The elbow and tilting joints are high quality castings and not stamped metal like many other stands. For being single-braced, the stands are easily as stable and sturdy as some of the cheaper double braced stuff out there, even with the boom extended and a heavy, thick ride cymbal on it. The bass drum pedal is about as no-frills as they come, yet with proper spring tension adjustment, it plays quite nicely. It's never going to feel like a high-end pedal, but if you need something that folds up and fits in hardware bag but still plays nicely, this pedal is fine. Snare stand is adjustable in all the right ways and works perfectly for holding my 14x5.5" snares. One very nice touch is that you can fold the snare basket arms up straight for transport/storage without turning the clamp knob. The hi-hat stand is also no frills but works fine and is very stable and solid. The only niggle, and it's a minor one, is the hi-hat spring adjustment is a little too easy to turn the tension down on. It doesn't have quite enough of a "detent" so it's moved while in transport in my gear bag. On the other hand, I particularly like the design of the included hi-hat clutch, though the supplied clutch felts were too thick and I had to tear about 1/8" off of one so the top hi-hat wasn't clamped too tightly, even with the adjustment nuts backed all the way off. I'm able to carry all of this gear, with the stands collapsed and the hi-hat stand top tube removed, in a single 14x36" gear bag. Total weight is probably 40-50 lbs? Great for gigging!

These are super durable high quality stands. I have very expensive cymbals and these are supreme stands and many arm attachments fit securely on them

I'm glad I didn't cheap out on this drum and cymbal stand set with adjustable pedal because as a recreational drummer this set will last me a lifetime. Nicely built hardware here it looks and feels professional quality.

Super light weight, so far seems to be holding up. .

As always, Yamaha comes through with fairly light, compact and high quality hardware. Every one of the items in the pack is great for what it is. There has been a steep price increase since I bought it a couple months ago, but this pack is still worth it.

Full featured, well built stands.I expect these to outlive me!Pros:• Very solid and stable. Won't fall over easily.• Lots of adjustability, both cymbal stands can be setup as a boom style or standard.Cons:• Heavy, whole kit weighs over 30 pounds.

Well, my cymbals are just regular zilgian and sabian cymbals. So unfortunately they don't levitate on their own.So I have to find some sort of stand to put them on.And these stands are sturdy and work.Well for what I need.I'm very happy with them!

I really like this set up, but the bass drum beater keeps coming loose while I am playing. I'm just cruising along and suddenly I have no bass drum. Have tried tightening and adjusting, but the mechanism continues to loosen. Everything else works great.