Let me just start off by saying that I am 6'6, 215 lbs (yeah, I'm a big guy) but I have owned two different DW 5000 thrones, and a Roc-n-Soc Nitro, and all three of those name brand thrones were way more comfy (even with me being a large lad) and way easier to set up. I'm honestly surprised that only one other reviewer mentioned the inconvenience of there being no instructions included in the box… it's not exactly IKEA furniture, but it was still a pain in the rear to put together, if I'm being honest. And speaking of pain in the rear… I have heard from other drummers that cloth top seats are always way more comfortable than the often cheaper leather tops, but such was not the case with my DW 5000 thrones; they are absolutely DW 5000 quality, no complaints. And my Roc-n-Soc throne was the most comfortable throne I've ever had, but I had to make the tough choice of selling it for more money to pay for college, but then figured I'd take advantage of the "Bing Bang" sale, and get a throne that came with a backrest, instead of buying one separately. Due to my bigger exterior, as well as genetics and a car accident when I was in high school, I have severe back pain, and a condition that said pain stems from, that's only gotten worse as I've gotten older. Anyways… while I wasn't concerned about the leather top of the throne being any less comfortable than the cloth top of my Roc-n-Soc Nitro, I also wasn't aware just how little support the very small seat of this throne had. As in zero support. None to be found, whatsoever. Not only that, but the "adjustability" of the lumbar support thingy (cuz it is most certainly not a legit backrest) is a joke. You can get like… two… different settings with the backrest height and how far away/close it is, and that's it. Also, the included "backrest" is not sturdy at all. The throne includes a rubber stopper (it took me like 15 minutes of stumbling with it to realize that's what it was for, thank you Mapex for wasting my time with the lack of instructions) that is meant to keep the backrest in place, but I leaned back on the rest to pop my back, as one does, and that stopper popped right out, and I haven't seen it since. But even with said rubber piece of mystery (I asked myself "where does this go?!" for probably 13 of those 15 minutes) wedged in there, good luck with getting the lumbar support to actually support your lumbar, because that baby is spring-loaded! And the spring just *might* be stronger than that of an Iron Cobra kick pedal. All in all, this throne should probably only be marketed as being of use for children, because even someone in the 5 foot range would probably be just as uncomfortable as I was. Sore back. Sore legs. Very sore dairy air. 0/10, would not recommend. Save yourself the headache and get something better than this thing. But hey, at least I didn't have any problems with it wobbling once I tightened everything down! So here's at least one review that didn't complain of that!

nice

I`m a 200 pound professional drummer who bought 3 of these in the past, and every one of them have broken where the threaded pole goes into the base. All in the same place.

don't buy it! you won't be happy wit it!

Really well built for the price, my first chair with a backrest. So far, I've stuck a couple 2 hour sessions with it, and has worked quite well. Never had a bad Mapex product!!!

This throne I think is made for child not an adult. Just a bit small.