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Basics on how to set up a drum rack

Dennis — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:42:09 +0000

Our rack expert Brent Barnett walks you through the basics on how to set up a front curved rack for your drum set up. This rack is the GRS400C road series. As you’ll see, keeping everything level is the key. Once you have the front curved rack in place you can begin to build out and customize using the GRS150C side rack. What tips do you have for setting up a rack? How are you customizing your set up?

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Interview with Chris Adler: Lamb of God

Dennis — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:23:52 +0000

We were able to sit down with Lamb of God drummer Chris Alder at the 2010 Mayhem tour to talk about drum hardware and the tour. In the interview Chris talks about the tour, the durability of Gibraltar hardware and how the drum rack makes his set ups faster.

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Samantha Maloney & Her New Gibraltar Drum Rack

Dennis — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:44:04 +0000

Samantha Maloney shows off her new Gibraltar Hardware drum rack. Brent Barnett worked with Samantha to design this killer new rack. In the videos Samantha talks about wanting a low profile rack and how it’s important to her playing style that the rack be symmetrical. She is currently drumming for Brother Clyde with frontman Billy Ray Cyrus.

The first video goes into detail about the design process with Gibraltar’s Brent Barnett taking you through the construstion and how he came up with his Low Rider design. In this interview Samantha talks about being inspired by the Gibraltar Stealth rack.

Part One

Part Two

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Gibraltar welcomes Samantha Maloney to the Team!

admin — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:40:15 +0000

Samantha is currently working with Brother Clyde. She has also performed with Shift, Hole, Motley Crue, Eagle of Death Metal, Peaches, The Crystal Method, and Chelsea Girls.

She chose a Gibraltar rack because of the quality of the brand and she will not need to worry now about cymbal placement. And her drum tech will love it too!

Her advice for aspiring musicians: Learn your rudiments. Learn how to read music. Practice to your favorite album. Wear earplugs!!

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Kevin Hastings on tour with Rihanna

admin — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 21:05:16 +0000

Kevin Hastings’s keyboard stand is a triple tier double-sided rack that holds his Korg M3 keyboard at a wild angle to fit his playing style. It was designed and built by Gibraltar’s rack team consisting of Mark Moralez and Brent Barnett.

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May 12, 2009 -- Kevin Hastings Rocks With Rihanna and Gibraltar

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New Drum Rack for Bryan Hitt of REO Speedwagon

admin — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:17:38 +0000

This rack was designed and built by REO Speedwagon drummer Bryan Hitt and his tech. After seeing all of the new chrome clamps on the Geosphere rack at NAMM 2010 Brian and his team came up with a new design for his tour.

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Video: the Making of Derek Kerswill’s Drum Rack

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 02:10:20 +0000

Brent from Gibraltar Hardware talks about the drum rack he designed for drummer Derek Kerswil. If you’re a touring drummer here are some good tips on how you could put your rack together, and why you should use a rack instead of stands. Derek did not want a huge rack, but did want the benefits of having the drums and cymbals in the same place each time he setup his drum kit without having to make small incremental adjustments.

Define Gibraltar Hardware in 5 Words or Less

Ken — Wed, 05 May 2010 00:58:50 +0000

In this video we asked our artists to describe what Gibraltar Hardware means to them…in 5 words or less. Watch what they had to say.

Can you describe Gibraltar Hardware in 5 words? Do it in the comments.

To learn more about Gibraltar products visit our YouTube channel.

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Gibraltar Geosphere Drum Rack at Sam Ash Hollywood

Ken — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:42:36 +0000

Designed by the crazy drum hardware scientists Brent Barnett and Bryan Scheidecker, the Geosphere Rack was the hit of the 2010 NAMM show. The talented duo is at it again as the rack is now on display at Sam Ash in Hollywood, CA. If you missed the NAMM show come on down and see it. If you can’t make it to Hollywood this video is the next best thing. Sam Ash Drum Shop manager John Parker shows off the rack and talks about the benefits of using Gibraltar Hardware. Check it out 7401 Sunset Blvd.

To learn more about Gibraltar products visit our YouTube channel.

Jagger of Opus Dai on tour with his Gibraltar Rack

admin — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 03:42:15 +0000

Jagger Gonzles, the drummer of the band Opus Dai we hooked up with a drum rack in our Extreme Hardware Makeover, has written to us form the road to to lets us know his rack is holding up great, and that he is getting great comments about the kit from the other bands, the crew, and the fans. He also sent us some great photos. Opus Dai is touring with Rishloo.

• Apr 15 2010 8:00PM Hero’s (w/ Rishloo), Modesto, California
• Apr 16 2010 9:30PM The Stork Club (w/ Rishloo & Kaura), Oakland, California
• Apr 17 2010 8:00PM Club House 24 (w/ Rishloo & Kaura), Sacramento, California
• Apr 18 2010 8:00PM Lil’ Red Lion (w/ Rishloo), Eureka, California
• Apr 21 2010 8:00PM The Trove (w/ Rishloo), Grants Pass, Oregon
• Apr 22 2010 8:00PM Twilight, Portland, Oregon
• Apr 23 2010 8:00PM El Corazón (w/ Rishloo), Seattle, Washington
• Apr 24 2010 8:00PM The Ike Box (w/ Rishloo), Salem, Oregon
• Apr 26 2010 8:00PM The Bombays Redding, California
• Apr 27 2010 8:00PM North West Tour, Chico, California
• Apr 28 2010 8:00PM North West Tour, Sacramento, California
• Apr 29 2010 8:00PM North West Tour, Stockton, California

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