Drum throne and stands for tall guy

I'm 6'7". My shoe size is 15. I need a drum throne that is adjustable to be high enough so I'm not constently playing flat-footed. Also a kick drum pedal that will accommodate my huge feet so I can play heel-toe. Also a tom stand (13"tom) that is high enough that I don't have to lean over forward to play the drum. Maybe also a hi-hat stand that will accommodate my outsized foot. You may all laugh but it's a real problem. My go-to kit is a Gretsch Round Badge 22, 13, 16;, COB snare in Emerald Green Pearl. Too tall, feet too big. Help.

Stan Levy could do it and few others Huge men (maybe woman +/-
And don't EVER sell that Gretsch Set!!! Pics when you some time
Don't get to 'see' Emerald Green Pearl that often anymore

hi there. i use an ahead spinal glide throne that goes quite high, maybe try one?

as for stands, i have size UK13 feet (US 14) and i use pearl eliminator hi hat stand and pedals, and they fit my feet on quite comfortably, i do believe DW offer a longboard version of the 9000 pedal, this may be an option for you?

if you mount the 13 on a snare stand, it may be a problem for most snare stands, HOWEVER you could use a concert snare stand, theyre a bit taller than regular snare stands so may be good for you






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Maybe I can help you with the throne part. I’m about a foot shorter than you at 5’8” and I went with the DW 9000 round throne lowboy version. It’s the same as the regular DW 9000 throne but can go a little bit shorter. Maybe you wanna check the regular 9000 version out. And on the DW site it says how many inches it will go up and down, which I’m guessing most companies will have on their websites when it gives the specs of their thrones.

If you find that a tall throne base still isn't tall enough, the Pork Pie "Big Boy" seat adds even more height. Very comfortable seat too.

Also a kick drum pedal that will accommodate my huge feet so I can play heel-toe.

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If it still isn't high enough (which I doubt), you can add a Porter & Davies and catch two birds with one stone.

frnkfrkl said:

I'm 6'7". My shoe size is 15. I need a drum throne that is adjustable to be high enough so I'm not constently playing flat-footed. Also a kick drum pedal that will accommodate my huge feet so I can play heel-toe. Also a tom stand (13"tom) that is high enough that I don't have to lean over forward to play the drum. Maybe also a hi-hat stand that will accommodate my outsized foot. You may all laugh but it's a real problem. My go-to kit is a Gretsch Round Badge 22, 13, 16;, COB snare in Emerald Green Pearl. Too tall, feet too big. Help.

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You are only 2 inches taller than me and I have played for over 35 years on regular sized kits.
The only difference is your shoe size I'm size 12 so not quite that big.
For bass pedals there are tons of Long Board pedals.
Same for hi hats. as for stands for toms, I don't want the toms covering my face high that is NOT ergonomically correct (Nico Mcbrain) but I guess it worked for him. Tom stands can get your toms quite high if you need them to.
Finally throne, do you want to play with your legs at much higher than 90 degrees? a bar stool might do the trick... No, there are several thrones that will allow for quite a bit of height even to the point where you will be playing with your toes and not so much with your heels. (Which can be also not a good thing). Look at the toms on the left of the picture below, do you need them higher than that? and those are regular tom stands.

Longboards aren't for big feet, they change the leverage of the pedal. You may be fine with them, or it may screw up your playing. I suggest you get your feet on some longboard pedals before you spend money.
I realize you may have big feet, but you don't actually use your heel in heel toe, it's more ball of foot and toe. So if you can do it on a regular pedal you won't gain anything with longboards.

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Longboards aren't for big feet, they change the leverage of the pedal. You may be fine with them, or it may screw up your playing. I suggest you get your feet on some longboard pedals before you spend money.
I realize you may have big feet, but you don't actually use your heel in heel toe, it's more ball of foot and toe. So if you can do it on a regular pedal you won't gain anything with longboards.

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I agree longboards aren't for big feet, but they do help if you (like me and the OP) have big feet.
I also agree heel toe is not done with your heel on the pedal or at least most people I see doing it have their heels of the pedal touching the floor then slightly raise them to do the toe part of it then lower them to do the heel part of it but that lowering and raising is never more than maybe an inch of the ground.
I also agree the OP should try some longboard pedals before spending any money, the longboard part is not the most important part of those pedals, there are tons of factors that will affect how they feel to someone that has never tried them.. for example: the Pearl Demon Drive pedals felt super heavy to me (I was not used to how those were setup and didn't change any settings) in contrast the Axis feel super light and I immediately was able to do things I was not able to with any other pedals.
Fast forward to present time (that test was done around 2010) and knowing what I know now, I can say with complete confidence that you can make most pedals (mid range with enough adjustments) work for you and work well.
I am still rocking a set of $250 double bass pedal that I got about 16 years ago from an Ebay store called 7ball music or something like that, I have never adjusted anything on it (maybe I should) but lately I have significantly improved my double bass speed and consistency, (not so much stamina but I'm working on that). I stumbled upon the correct technique (for me). I guess it may be exactly what others are doing but when I tried to do what was shown I was not able to "unlock" the technique. So maybe the OP will find his pedal and other items and let us know how it went.

I wonder if something like this would be helpful since it only has one post going down to the base?

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