Got tired of expensive and poor quality mic stands. Decided to use several cymbal boom stands and added this adapter to attach the microphones (Neumann 184's, U87's, Manley, Schoeps ) to the head. Works perfectly and vastly superior to most mic stands. Much more stable and flexible. We use Latch Lake mic stands too, but they can be overkill when several mics are required. This solution is rock solid and a great alternative to poorly designed mic stands.

I got two of these almost a year ago. Didn't plan on actually mic'ing above a cymbal that was being played but I had a couple extra boom stands to set up for overheads or rooms. First go, the rubber broke in two and left my 47jr hanging by the cord. Bummed it didn't work but didn't blame Gibraltar. Pretty sure it wasn't meant for a LDC. Then discovered that the rubber part will un-thread and the bottom and top threaded back together. So I removed the rubber from the second one also. It is solid this way.

But, every time I went to arrange the mic the bottom part, threaded to the stand, would come undone. I added another knurl so that it can be tightened and the mic can be adjusted separately. Works like a charm. Now I've got two boom mic stands that will never slip.

If you mic up your whole kit at your shows, this adapter works great with a cymbal boom arm to mount your "Under-heads" to an existing cymbal stand that will blend in with drum hardware.

Despite the negative reviews, thse are pretty awesome. I do agree that they are flimsy. But first off, to my knowlege, nobody else is making anything that does what these do, second, it's not like you're spending big bucks. I bought 2 of these to create overhead mounts for my kit out of tubing and boom arms (Came out gtreat) and these did the trick. I will say, I was almost scared I was going to break one, as I was making adjustments. So there is truth to some of the complaints you see in these reviews. Just treat these things with care, and when making adjustments, be sure to losen everything first. I'm happy with the results and plan on buying one more for my snare mic.

This thing is perfect. I'm a drummer who sings, and have always had trouble with weak or worn down mic stands that can't hold a heavy mic upright for long, like the Shure beta56 I use for singing…. Never again. With this tiny but very useful adapter, I turned one of my sturdy DW9000 cymbal stands into the best mic stand ever! I even use a gooseneck between this part and the mic, and can now hook up a small percussion table to put my vocal effects pedal and in-ear system pedal board right on the same stand, and IT WON'T MOVE!! I think every one else reviewing this part is just not appreciating how useful it is, so don't be fooled. The plastic isolating piece can be screwed off easily, and the part becomes even lighter. If you're looking for true isolation from bumps into the mic stand, you need a different device, like the floating stands for studio microphones. But if you just need to hold a mic on a cymbal stand for live settings for sturdiness, this part is the one.

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My drum kit is pretty large, and the room it fits in is very small. So small that there is room, but very little room for a mic boom stand. This was the solution I'd been looking for, or so I thought.

I attached this, and a simple overhead mic to a Gibraltar cymbal boom, which I had attached to the left side of my drum rack. Every cymbal on that side of the rack set the mic off due to the transference of energy from the cymbals being hit. So much for that shock mount, it doesn't even do what it's supposed to.

The only way I could ever justify telling someone to use, or even buy these is if they need overhead mics for their kit, they don't want want to buy actual mic boom stands, and happen to have cymbal boom stands not in use at their disposal. Buying these would probably save you a few dollars in that case, but that's the ONLY scenario I could ever justify buying these in.

In short, just use a separate stand(s) for your overhead mic(s). Your floor will be more crowded, but it'll save you from this headache.

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I'm really not sure what qualifies this a shockmount but it seems like just a piece of hard plastic. Had this mounted to a drum rack and the SM-57 on the snare that was in this picked up a vibration from a cymbal that was also mounted to the drum rack. Nice idea, but poorly executed.

The item has a great idea wrapped in a weak and non road worthy design. I bought 2 of these. The first one snapped off the shock mount the second time I used it. The other one wobbled so bad that I quit using it. Frankly, I`m surprised that they still sell it. I`m a fan of Gibralter gear, but this little item doesn`t cut it.

It not only snapped as soon as I tried to get it tightened, but the bottom piece got stuck onto my cymbal stand so I had to borrow a drill and wrench to get it off.

Great concept, but lacks ay kind of road-worthiness. Made it through two gigs, and failed on the third. The isolation rubber is not built well and lacks the strength to tolerate simple tightening of the mic clip onto the adapter. I see that "1.0 (Just Not right For Me)" is the lowest level of review, but the phrase should indicate that this product is probably not right for anyone in its current design. Too bad. I liked the features...