remote hi hat

drummingman

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Who makes the most responsive remote hi hat stand? One that feels most like a normal hi hat stand?

I really have not used a remote hi ha stand before. But I'm looking at messin with my set up and feel I will need one.

Thanks all!
 
That would be the Legacy Percussion Remote Speedy Hat by Legacy Percussion - this remote hat was designed by Bill Bachman:
http://remotespeedyhat.com/

Here's the most recent thread on this hat - they have a 3rd generation in the making so if you can wait a bit you'll get a stunning product taken to yet another level:
http://www.drummerworld.com/forums/showthread.php?

I have the 2nd generation - it's super responsive (actually a tad more responsive than my Speed Cobra regular hat - which confirms what the manufacturer is claiming), I'm very satisfied.

One thing that I don't like too much is that the hinge has some play when operating this hihat using the swivel technique. Which might be completely neglectable depending on your preference.
 
That Trick Predator looks very nice - clean and sophisticated design!
The one thing that sets the Speedy Hat apart from the competition and also greatly contributes to the super fast response is that it doesn't use a regular cable drive but a pulley system instead.
 
one thing I can see about the speedy, is for a double bass player (two bass drums, not a double pedal), it couldn't go on the outside of the pedal and come in closer, because the left beater would hit the cross piece.

although I do not have first-hand experience on this, it definitely appears that way.

if anyone can debunk that, that would be swell.
 
That would be the Legacy Percussion Remote Speedy Hat by Legacy Percussion - this remote hat was designed by Bill Bachman:
http://remotespeedyhat.com/

Here's the most recent thread on this hat - they have a 3rd generation in the making so if you can wait a bit you'll get a stunning product taken to yet another level:
http://www.drummerworld.com/forums/showthread.php?

I have the 2nd generation - it's super responsive (actually a tad more responsive than my Speed Cobra regular hat - which confirms what the manufacturer is claiming), I'm very satisfied.

One thing that I don't like too much is that the hinge has some play when operating this hihat using the swivel technique. Which might be completely neglectable depending on your preference.

That's an interesting design. The pulley idea makes so much sense! The only real limitation I see other than what has been mentioned that a traditional cable design offers is easier remote placement of the hats themselves, say to the right side of the kit for a right handed drummer.

To the OP where are you looking to mount your hats with the remote system?
 
That's an interesting design. The pulley idea makes so much sense! The only real limitation I see other than what has been mentioned that a traditional cable design offers is easier remote placement of the hats themselves, say to the right side of the kit for a right handed drummer.

To the OP where are you looking to mount your hats with the remote system?

I would be looking to put my hats right in front of my snare. I would move my rack tom to do so. This would more or less center my hats, although I may off center them a little to the left.
 
That would be the Legacy Percussion Remote Speedy Hat by Legacy Percussion - this remote hat was designed by Bill Bachman:
http://remotespeedyhat.com/

Here's the most recent thread on this hat - they have a 3rd generation in the making so if you can wait a bit you'll get a stunning product taken to yet another level:
http://www.drummerworld.com/forums/showthread.php?

I have the 2nd generation - it's super responsive (actually a tad more responsive than my Speed Cobra regular hat - which confirms what the manufacturer is claiming), I'm very satisfied.

One thing that I don't like too much is that the hinge has some play when operating this hihat using the swivel technique. Which might be completely neglectable depending on your preference.

That speedy hat looks pretty nice.
 
one thing I can see about the speedy, is for a double bass player (two bass drums, not a double pedal), it couldn't go on the outside of the pedal and come in closer, because the left beater would hit the cross piece.

although I do not have first-hand experience on this, it definitely appears that way.

if anyone can debunk that, that would be swell.
That configuration (two bass drums) seems problematic indeed. With one bass drum and a double pedal there's enough clearance for various positions (I just checked - at the kit I'm usually using a single bass drum pedal). Maybe Bill will chime in and give some more info.
 
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