One downside is they are heavy, but I'm just using a size small on one tom, so it's not too bad. Another downside is a lot of metal hardware blocking the shell, but my drums have a black finish, so it blends in pretty well.įor size 14' and up, I prefer legs. My kit originally had a 15-inch 'hanging tom,' but the previous owner installed a RIMS Dynamount. It's definitely an improvement over 'hanging' a large tom, but I didn't like how it made the drum bulkier, it was still a little wobbly, and it made changing the resonant head a pain.
Also, those Gibraltar brackets were used, which required a drum key for installing the legs. So I sold the Dynamount, drilled the shell for legs, and haven't looked back. I also use the Pearl suspension feet and they made a noticeable difference in the before/after test.
