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KBrakes 512: Stop your kick drum from sliding!

KBrakes 512: Stop your kick drum from sliding!

  KBrakes 512's is an anchoring system designed to stop your kick drum from sliding away from you as you play. With 512 stopping points KBrakes 512s dig directly into the carpet locking your kick drum in place. KBrakes 512s also creates a more solid drumming experience with a large base and shock absorbing material. Designed with intent inside of the 512 shaft is designed with a similar shape to your kick drum spur meaning that instead of losing your low end and tone into the floor with the spikes they are actually lifted off the floor giving your kick...

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KBrakes Grips and HiStops Review

KBrakes Grips and HiStops Review

KBrakes Grips are designed to allow you to play your drums on any hard surface without any slipping issues. With KBrakes Grips you have the option to leave your drum rug at home. This Sonor kit is equipped with KBrakes HiStops which are designed with 256 stopping points on the bottom along with the KBrakes Grips attachment for hard surfaces. With this combination your kit will be locked down on carpet or hard surfaces.

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Watch this GIANT kick drum in action

Watch this GIANT kick drum in action

Joey Bones just got an amazing new Love Custom Drum drum kit and it's awesome! He's getting his first taste of playing those awesome drums on a hard surface without a drum rug by adding KBrakes and the KBrakes Grips attachment. The KBrakes Grips are an attachment that allow you to play your drums on any hard surface without a drum rug. Watch him kick this drum with the force of 10 men and watch the drum not move 1 mm. Big Drums, Big Beard, Big Beats, No Creep! 

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KBrakes Experience and how to install

KBrakes Experience and how to install

Tim Ortman from "Lunch Break Covers" talking about KBrakes and even shows us how to install them. Tim like many others suffers from his kick drum sliding around on him while he is practicing or playing a show. Even with his drum spur spikes fully exposed and digging into the carpet the drum still slides. Tired of pulling his kick drum back every few songs Tim has discovered KBrakes and tells us how the 256 stopping points on the bottom of each foot dig into the carpet stopping your bass drum in it's tracks. Tim is now a happy drummer and...

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Check out KBrakes on the The Drum Heads Podcast

Check out KBrakes on the The Drum Heads Podcast

Check out KBrakes on the The Drum Heads Podcast talking drumming, funning and silly stories. On this episode Daniel asked me about one of my craziest stories while on tour and I don't think he was quite expecting the weirdness of the story that he got.  We did get to catch up on what's been happing with KBrakes and about the new products that we just launched a few months back at Summer NAMM!  Check out the pod cast for more antics and silly stories about drumming, drums, and drummers!   

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