WaitForItDrummer
Senior Member
And even in that picture, the toms are up way higher than they need to be, probably because it's a catalog picture and they want to show off the grain of the kit.
On my Ludwigs, the tom is off to the side enough that it actually sits slightly below the highest point on the kick's shell. That may take some getting used to if you have always put your toms on the kick and you like having your second rack tom right next to your floor tom, but honestly, I don't really notice it any more.
Another point, which another poster brought up, is that you are setting up your rack tom arms in a way very common among novice users of those arms - i.e. short and at right angles. The way they're actually meant to be used is at almost full extension, with the top joint angled back at you. This moves them closer together, and closer to you.
Instead of this:
... set them up like this:
Notice how the up-tubes are almost fully extended and the top tubes are almost pointed at the drummer's throne? That's the recommended way to use those L-arms. Try that and see if it doesn't make some difference.
I agree guys that this looks better than my setup... In reality, if I extend the L tubes this high, the top of the toms will be almost around my shoulders (with a high throne setting) not making for great comfortable playing... I'd rather have the toms almost as low as the snare...
So I'm thinking loooower is better as in the attached picture of miss C.
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