Gibraltar SC-GCMAMC Multi Clamp Chrome

I have tested this in diverse settings before reviewing.

I use another rack clamp-not rotatable- that looks a lot like this one, on a 60 cm side wing piple, onto which a wide range of standard (boom) rods and stuff can be clamped.
Such as modules, a side snare, cymbals, anything.

The pipe itself is clamped onto the hi-hat stand with another heavy duty Gibraltar clamp with extra wide clamps. Just to be sure.

If you're attaching a lot of weight onto a side wing pipe connected to your hi-hat stand or cymbal stand, it will fall over.
So you need to secure them to another stand, and the non-rotatable rack clamps will do.
Maybe use a 2nd pipe with their bomb proof pipe extension.
Everything is secure now.

So now, if you want to clamp anything else on your secured side wing that's *not* straight up vertical, that's where this rotatable clamp comes comes in. You can adjust any stand/rod in as much angle as your space prohibits now.
The angle option with the drum key adjustion works beautifully, and the angle option makes it really multi-usable, as advertized.

For stabilizing any stands -with a lot of weight attached to it- I could also use cheaper options such as an extension (stabilizer) pole with 2 clamps on each side, but this solution is really much more versatile and flexible.

But let it be said: the moment you start gigging with these clamps, you will experience the need of covering in any way them during transport in a hardware bag
Otherwise the shiny chrome will splinter off fairly quick.
That’s why I transport them in a mic. bag with dedicated sleeves in it.

Love my Gibraltar rack. Yes they can be heavy and it looks like your moving house when you turn up with it all bagged up - but i wouldn't go back to separate stands for full kit setup. I went to town on memory locking everything and in 15mins I can have a 7 pc kit with 6 cymbals set back up exactly as I previously played it. I think they'll always divide the drumming community but I'm a convert if I'm taking my full kit out it will always be my racked setup. If I only need a small set up, i'll just leave my whole rack set up at home and take a few stands and the bits i need. Recommend - memory lock everything! I got a couple of these when I moved over to a rack setup - haven't really had to use for the advantage of the adjustable angles that it can provide - I like everything to line up and be vertical etc. If you are not going to use them for the benefit of the angle adjustment, just go with the none adjustable ones as they seem just a little sturdier.