The new PDP Concept line boasts a range of stands and thrones that includes a 2-legged and 3-legged hi-hat, snare stand, straight cymbal stand, boom cymbal stand, and a throne.

All of these stands feature heavy-duty steel tubing, double- braced legs, and a new Concept tube joint. Both cymbal stands employ a German-engineered QuickGrip clamp that functions as a toothless tilter and, when combined with Concept Series QuickGrip accessories, becomes a modular system that is highly versatile.

DW Product Designer, Ruben Steinhauser, comments:

"We've put a lot of thought into these new Concept stands. We knew there was a price consideration, but we didn't want that to limit the quality or features. It's a delicate balance."

When combined with available Concept Series QuickGrip hardware accessories, the cymbal stands can easily and inexpensively be turned into multi-cymbal stands, percussion stands, microphone stands, fixed hi-hat stands, and more. Steinhauser continues:

"The entire system provides a variety of useful mounting options for cymbals, sounds, drums, and mountable percussion instruments. It truly is a modular system."

The Concept Series snare stand is a robust workhorse that includes an offset ball-and-socket basket adjustment for exact snare placement. Both of the chain-pulled hi-hat stands are outfitted with slotted tension adjustments and XF (extended) footboards. To complete the line, an all-new heavy-duty throne with a contoured, active mesh top was also added.

Retail prices are as follows:

• PDCBC00 Convertible Cymbal Stand $136.99
  
• PDCSC00 Straight Cymbal Stand $127.99
  
• PDHHC20 2-Legged Hi-Hat Stand $199.99
  
• PDHHC00 3-Legged Hi-Hat Stand $181.99
  
• PDSSC00 Snare Stand $145.99
  
• PDDTC00 Throne $181.99