• Well built and good features but not easy to break down/set up

  

  As reviewed by Jeff on 4/2/2011

  Like most products from LP, this table is very well-made and is built to handle serious professional use. It also has lots of thoughtful features, including the ability to add "extender wings" to each side to allow for more gear (always!), a rubberized table top, specialized holders for triangles and other hanging items, optional casters, and it even comes with a free gig bag to store it all. My chief complaint with this table is the fact that it uses very large 3" wingnut-headed screws to attach the upper rack to the top surface. And, similarly, you must unscrew long bolts to attach the cross-bar support that goes between the two legs. Again, this thing is very sturdy when assembled--there's almost no way it will tip over which may not be the case for a table sitting on top of a cymbal stand. But very time you break this table down and set it up again, it requires several minutes to screw and unscrew these bolts. (And I'm in constant fear of misplacing them when I put it away.) This is VERY annoying! It seems they could have used some other type of fastener that would have been easier to get on and off more quickly yet provided the same level of strength. Basically, if you don't have a roadie who can show up ahead of time and set this table up for you, count on allowing several extra minutes for setup--and God help you if you lose one of the bolts--they are essential. Competitor's tables typically use cymbal stand-style compression clamps to mount the table to the base, which are easy and familiar, although no one else seems to offer a similar upper rack attachment for their table. Yes, you can configure a similar Gibraltar rack system with pretty much all of these percussion mounting options (which admittedly would probably be much easier to assemble/disassemble), but it will cost you twice as much. Trust me, I looked into it. If you have "residency" style gigs where your band or orchestra gets to stay on stage for weeks on end, or you just need a nice, neat system for keeping your percussion toys handy and organized in a studio, I would recommend this table without hesitation. But if you're playing bar gigs as a percussionist in a jazz-rock band (as I've been using it), it is a bit annoying. It's also pretty large when assembled, so you can't really keep it built in your car/van or expect to walk through a crowded bar with it. Also, while the free storage bag is a nice, welcome touch, it seems a bit flimsy and probably won't stand up to much gigging. All in all, it is well-made and has tons of great features for the price. I just would think twice about it in terms of portability.

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• Well made, and tons of features--but not exactly portable

  

  As reviewed by Jeff on 4/2/2011

  Like most products from LP, this table is very well-made and is built to handle serious professional use. It also has lots of thoughtful features, including the ability to add "extender wings" to each side to allow for more gear (always!), a rubberized table top, specialized holders for triangles and other hanging items, optional casters, and it even comes with a free gig bag to store it all. My chief complaint with this table is the fact that it uses very large 3" wingnut-headed screws to attach the upper rack to the top surface. And, similarly, you must unscrew long bolts to attach the cross-bar support that goes between the two legs. Again, this thing is very sturdy when assembled--there's almost no way it will tip over which may not be the case for a table sitting on top of a cymbal stand. But very time you break this table down and set it up again, it requires several minutes to screw and unscrew these bolts. (And I'm in constant fear of misplacing them when I put it away.) This is VERY annoying! It seems they could have used some other type of fastener that would have been easier to get on and off more quickly yet provided the same level of strength. Basically, if you don't have a roadie who can show up ahead of time and set this table up for you, count on allowing several extra minutes for setup--and God help you if you lose one of the bolts--they are essential. Competitor's tables typically use cymbal stand-style compression clamps to mount the table to the base, which are easy and familiar, although no one else seems to offer a similar upper rack attachment for their table. Yes, you can configure a similar Gibraltar rack system with pretty much all of these percussion mounting options (which admittedly would probably be much easier to assemble/disassemble), but it will cost you twice as much. Trust me, I looked into it. If you have "residency" style gigs where your band or orchestra gets to stay on stage for weeks on end, or you just need a nice, neat system for keeping your percussion toys handy and organized in a studio, I would recommend this table without hesitation. But if you're playing bar gigs as a percussionist in a jazz-rock band (as I've been using it), it is a bit annoying. It's also pretty large when assembled, so you can't really keep it built in your car/van or expect to walk through a crowded bar with it. Also, while the free storage bag is a nice, welcome touch, it seems a bit flimsy and probably won't stand up to much gigging. All in all, it is well-made and has tons of great features for the price. I just would think twice about it in terms of portability.

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