(1-PACK) Griffin Remote Hi Hat Stand

Fantastic seller, product shipped out with tracking info within hours of placing order. This Griffin remote hi-hat stand is an INCREDIBLY good value... you can't get anywhere NEAR this quality at this price point. I owned and used a DW (almost $600 at the time) for years and this, at least on first impressions, is absolutely on par with it. Impressively sturdy construction, buttery smooth action, wide range of tension adjustability, bottom hat seats firmly and well protected, top hat clamp has tons of room for adjusting how loose or tight your prefer it to be, pedal base is way more stout than I had expected, it's built like a tank. The adjustable cams are a really nice feature, the pedal action and response is fantastic, no lag at all. I was a little concerned that the lack of legs would make it feel less stable or allow it to migrate while playing, but that hasnt been an issue at all. Its heavy and has rubber pads or claws you can use depending on the floor surface. So, I actually like the fact that it DOESN'T have legs cuz it takes up less real estate and doesn't crowd the other pedals. Griffin appears to use a slightly more narrow gauge cable than I remember from the DW remote hat stand, but it actually seems to be a bit of an advantage. There's less mass to move, so less latency in the response. Not that I ever had an issue with the DWs pedal response, but this definitely has a nice quick crisp feel. My only question will be long term durability... if it holds up as well as it seems to be built then I'll be even more impressed. I really was hesitant to buy this because it was so cheap and I don't like to cut corners on gear, but I figured even if it sucked, it was cheap enough to be worth giving it a try. EXTREMELY glad I tried instead of forking over $500 - $600 again on a bigger name brand... even if it lasts half as long as my DW, I'd still be ahead of the game to buy another Griffin a couple more times.

This is either a SERIOUS bang for the buck, or the 'bigger names' are fleecing their customers. This is cheap, works great, and enables great ergonomics. Why not just play cross like everyone else? Better question, go sit on a traffic cone. Some of us have back issues, shoulder issues, etc. I keep this centered behind my snare but you can put it on the far right as well. The pedal has not stand, which made me hesitant, but it stays up and in place. Haven't even had to put velcro on the bottom. But disclaimer, I dont get very fancy or aggressive with the hihat pedal, so you do with that what you will. But absolutely worth it to buy this over the $300-400 versions out there.

I began doing research for remote hi hat stands a few months ago when I decided to expand my kit. I came across this piece for $120 and I started looking more into it. I was skeptical at first mainly because I was not able to find any drummers who owned this and it cost half the price of other stands by bigger brands (the closest being the pearl rh2000). I asked so many questions all over the Internet, is the cable long enough? Will it be sluggish? Is it good quality? until I bit the bullet and bought one. Well I just set it up with 10" mini hi hats and I must say, having not owned cable stands before, this thing is awesome. It's pretty smooth and extremely durable. I have it clamped on my ride stand on the right side with the pedal on the left. It has adjustable tension which is a great feature and its solid. There are only a couple of problems I've encountered so far. The cable is pretty stiff and bulky, but like I said before I've never owned a cable stand before so I'm not sure if this is a common issue. Even though the tension can be adjusted its still a little sluggish at times, probable something that can be solved with some kind of lubricant on the cable. Over all for the money this product is great so far. It's fun and a great way to expand the drum kit. Great for remote hats for effects or getting more versatility for your main set of hi hats.

Purchased the Griffin Hi Hat cable and I this turned out better than I thought. A great value. Perfect for my alternate side hat on the rack system. Durable, smooth. and truthfully I like the feel more than My Iron Cobra hat stand. I might just get another one and use on my main Hi Hat side. Great price.This thing is solid. It does what I need it to do. Thank you everyone at GeekStands. I will be ordering more from you.

Considering that most remote Hi-hat stands cost over $300 and I have never heard of Griffin, I was skeptical at first. However, this stand is great and does what it needs to do and at a way more affordable price than other options. As others have mentioned, there is no clamp that comes with this stand so you will need to look for something that will work with what you have. The other thing about this stand is that the pedal does not have any legs. Typically, remote hats have support legs on the pedal to prevent sliding. This is not the case with the Griffin remote hat; it only has spurs meaning it will need to be used on a rug/soft floor and will be completely unusable on a hard surface. Perhaps Griffin should consider making a deluxe version of this stand with a clamp and legs. That said, it is well worth the money to make a repositioned hi-hat possible in your setup.

Like others, I found the action to be very stiff. I had to take it apart and lubricate all the moving parts. Some people might not want to be this hands on and mechanical. I spent over an hour getting this to work smoothly. It works fine now, but honestly the construction is on the cheap side. I was trying to save money. The good brands cost 3 times what this model costs. If I had to do it again, I would have bought a used quality brand one for a little more than this cost. It would probably operate more smoothly and would last longer. If you chose to buy this, instead of the WD-40 others suggest use a spray can of silicone lubricant. WD-40 will evaporate away over time and then you are left with no lubrication again. I used a can with the little spray straw. Hold the entire assembly upside down by the foot pedal. Hold the foot pedal up high so the whole thing is dangling down. Stick the spray tube down into where the cable goes into the cable sleeve. Spray a ton of silicone into there while squeezing and actuating the pedal. This works better as a two person operation. I used about a half can of spray and worked it for about 5 minutes to really get it all down the cable sleeve. Huge improvement and no disassembly required. I actually did some disassembly, but if I had to do it again, I would just do the upside down flush the cable sleeve with silicone technique and I'd be done so much faster. There is also also significant friction in the plastic pieces in the black plastic tension adustment part. I dissassembled and lubricated, but again, in retrospect I'd probably have been as well of just flooding it with silicone spray and working it back and forth to work in the silicone. If you use silicone, don't use the environmentally friendly ones, they contain water that will get trapped in the cable assembly and rust. Use a silicone spray that says something like "Warning, flammable, contains acetone and petroleum distillates, avoid breathing vapors".

I've read all the reviews referencing the stiff action and have tried everything that's been recommended to soften the action but there has been no change in the operation. It's so stiff in fact, that it feels extremely unnatural. Not sure about everyone else but I didn't feel hardly any difference when adjusting the tension knob from 0 to 10. I followed the instructions to make sure the cable is free standing without kinks or full circles but just can't get it to feel right... However, despite the other reviews that claim the hardware is cheap and unstable, I would totally have to disagree. The pedal and stand are very heavy duty along with the hardware and moving pieces, it all looks and feels like quality material. Unfortunately, I'll probably be sending this hihat stand back. Great price for a descent product but not ideal for multi-use hihat functionality. Would be great for double-bass drummers needing an additional hihat to stay in the open or close position.

You’re going to pay more than twice as much for the lowest end of some of the other name brands. If you’re looking to experiment with a remote hi hat this will absolutely do the trick. I’ve been using this as my main set of hats because I wanted the hi hats closer to my snare since I play a middle pedal set up (Offset Eclipse double pedals). I’ve played this thing hard for the last few months using open and closed hi hats and it’s held up incredibly well. I believe it mentions this is in the instructions of the product but just make sure that you check all nuts and screws to ensure they are tightened but not over tight and you should be good!