Vision Vlx Pics!!!

[wylderdrummer]

These are my babies!! I cant believe how awesome they sound!!! I use a drum dial, and these things SING, the bassdrum is KILLER and the snare is awesome..

[skywalker2]

very nice! but with the amount of cymbals you have, you need a nice ICON

[Genius Switch]

A rack would definetly fit your kit well, but from my experience using ANY rack doesn't really save you time during set-up and transport like everybody wants you to believe. I actually go back and forth between stands and my ICON depending on the gig and or how much I can manage to fit into my car. I wouldn't want to get stuck using the rack everytime if I only needed one cymbal and two rack toms for a smaller gig. It's just too much stuff to pack and move, even if you get a case for the ICON. (It's just as heavy, if not heavier than traditional stands with double braced legs.)

So to answer your poll - use both. I use the rack when my kit's at home, and then I take off all the cymbal booms, tom arms, and clamps and revert back to using tripods for most weekend gigs.

[Hilbert]

Well, I;m the only one who has voted the cumbal stands and not the rack because I like the whole forest of stands :cool: There is nothing wrong with a rack, with some drums it can be really cool anyway!!

Just personal opinion...

Hilbert

[Freaze]

i'm not a big fan of how the rack looks like but i think that in your kit its the best option

[thismercifulfate]

The new Pearl 900 series hardware is great, I don't see why you should get a rack instead.

[MAC424]

Well i voted rack, but i usually say 5 piece drum set up are not big enough for a rack. However, considering that the ammount of cymbals you are using and how you like them placed. A rack would be a more cleaner and easier set up for you. I would also assume that youre going to be taking all these cymbals with you to a gig, and if so the rack is gonna save you some time for sure.

[motleyh]

I actually go back and forth between stands and my ICON depending on the gig. Me. too. I use a rack if I'm playing a 6-piece or 7-piece setup, but for a jazz gig I might go to a 4 or 5 piece using 3 cymbals on 2 stands. No point in dealing with the rack for those times you don't need it.

Also, you may play in some venues where there's just not enough space for the rack -- small clubs, theatre pits, risers, etc.

It's good to own both and have a choice.

[SleightOfHand]

I dont like racks I think they look stupid so you know my answer.

[The Dorian]

The kit's not even big enough for a rack??

That's not a high amount of cymbals.

Looks like there's absolutely nothing wrong with how you have it now. I think buying a rack would be "breaking something thats not broken" (instead of fixing what's not broken). Racks can be even more of a pain to transport than stands. And with the awesome value of the 900 hardware in general, why would anyone want that to go to waste?

[MattKeaton]

Rack? Save your time and money dude...
thismercifulfate had the perfect response.
Especially since you have the BB-3, you might as well make use of it. Seriously... a rack isn't necessary. If you think they are 'cool' then that's another story I guess :p
Call me dumb but I can't see how your splashes are attached?!?! :confused:

[Danuk]

nice kit man!

[spirit]

I agree with the rack thing, I got the old dr1, jeff porcaro rack and with the ten clamps its a heavy monster, the only gain is i dont have to bend down much, a little better for my bad back, (Sciatica).
It does mean i can hang all my toms and cymbals amd looks great too!

[BRX rad]

beautiful kit man!!!! def get the icon!!!!!!!