Yamaha SS-662 Snare Stand – Lightweight, Single-Braced

Great design with a caveat. Took a chance on this snare stand based on Yamaha’s reputation. I dug the ball design instead of the conventional way to angle a snare. It’s effective and has never moved. I knew that his stand could go very low because of it’s design. Well what I didn’t know is that it doesn’t go very high. At the highest setting, this Yamaha is still about 4 ~ 5 inches shorter than my DW3000. Now this is not a problem for mounting a snare, but if you happen to mount your rack tom on a snare stand, this…

best snare stand This new Yamaha snare stand design is great – the center ball pivot is a great innovation. It allows for much easier and more accurate adjustment – better than any other snare stand on the market. Plus the pivot point is in the middle rather than off to the side in the typical snare stand design. So pressure is distributed much better through the center of the stand – no more bent parts or slipping wing nuts with this baby! The mechanism to hold the drum works equally well and the spikes on the…