I've been using them since they were unveiled at NAMM earlier this year and they work great. I've only had one bad experience with them which was on a gig last month, it flew off the stand along with my splash cymbal. Apparently they will bend slightly over time. Other than that, they're wonderful and allows easy and quick adjustments.
I bought these with high hopes after Tama's quick clamps failed. Nope! They flew off in the first concert!!! And no, I wasn't even bashing. I'm playing in a country /folk band with a hybrid cajon set up, a splash and a crash cymbal. I hit the cymbals medium hard during a song finally, one Pinch Clip flew over my head, the other went halfway up the threads. This bothers me because they are steel, meaning they will chew up and destroy the threads on the cymbal stands, and that is not a quick or cheap fix. The only plus is that I bought the red color, so I could find it on the floor to return it for a refund.
I've been using them since they were unveiled at NAMM earlier this year and they work great. I've only had one bad experience with them which was on a gig last month, it flew off the stand along with my splash cymbal. Apparently they will bend slightly over time. Other than that, they're wonderful and allows easy and quick adjustments.
+MrMartell2012 Awesome man, minus the flying splash cymbal (you must have been seriously going for it)! Definitely a cool product :)
What if you hit it with a stick, will it fly off?
Haven't hit it with a stick yet, but I'd say it would resist that pretty good unless you really cranked it!
I bought these with high hopes after Tama's quick clamps failed. Nope! They flew off in the first concert!!! And no, I wasn't even bashing. I'm playing in a country /folk band with a hybrid cajon set up, a splash and a crash cymbal. I hit the cymbals medium hard during a song finally, one Pinch Clip flew over my head, the other went halfway up the threads. This bothers me because they are steel, meaning they will chew up and destroy the threads on the cymbal stands, and that is not a quick or cheap fix. The only plus is that I bought the red color, so I could find it on the floor to return it for a refund.