Cymbal Stands

A cymbal stand holds a crash, ride or china cymbal at the right height and angle above your drum kit. On this page you'll find cymbal stands of both basic types together: boom stands, which have an extendable arm at the top, and straight stands, which carry the cymbal directly above their centre. The range includes stands from Tama, Mapex, Yamaha, NRG, DW, Pearl, Tamburo and Gibraltar, from lightweight models for rehearsals to double-braced stands. Almost all of them are made of steel, and you can set both the height and the tilt of the cymbal on them.

Boom stand or straight stand?

A boom stand has an arm at the top that you slide out over the drums. This lets you place the cymbal above the bass drum or a tom-tom, while the stand's legs stay out of the way of the pedal and other stands. That is why it is most often used for the ride and crash on a larger kit. You'll find them on their own on the Cymbal Boom Stands page.

A straight stand carries the cymbal directly above its legs. It is simpler, folds up faster and takes up less space in your bag, so it fits anywhere there is free room by the kit, for example for a crash next to the hi-hat. You'll find them on their own on the Straight Cymbal Stands page.

What should you look for when choosing a cymbal stand?

• Height — the straight stands in our range reach a maximum height of roughly 1,300 to 1,450 mm, and boom stands go up to 1,200 to 2,100 mm depending on the model. The minimum height is usually around 690 to 850 mm.
• Legs and weight — double-braced stands such as the Mapex B400 Double Braced or Gibraltar 6709 can carry a heavier ride and stand more firmly. Lightweight series like the DW CP6710UL Ultralight or Tama Roadpro Light are easier to carry to rehearsals.
• Several cymbals on one stand — the Mapex B990A Double Stand and B995A Triple Stand hold two or three cymbals at once and save space around the kit.
• Flat-base legs — on the Pearl BC-150S and C-150S Flatbase, the legs lie completely flat on the floor, so the stand takes up little space in your bag.

If you want to mount a cymbal on a stand you already have, or on a rack, you don't need a whole stand. An arm from the Cymbal Booms, Arms category is all it takes. For the hi-hat you need a separate stand with a pedal, which you won't find on this page.