Billdidit Coady Compressor

Hi all! I’m back with a new review!

The good people at Billdidit, who brought us the Coady Clutch and cymbal blast rim have done it again! This time they bring us the Coady Compressor! This is a pretty cool re-design on the cymbal hi hat clutch, and when used in conjunction with the Wash control spring, you get a pretty cool clutch.

Basically, the clutch mounts on the hi hat stand rod similar to how a regular clutch does but the difference is that it doesn’t get mounted to the top hi hat cymbal like standard clutches do. The top hi hat rests on the bottom hat. Now, I know you’re asking yourself “How do you get an open hat sound?” Well, that’s where the wash control comes in. The wash control is a device that has an adjustable spring that separates the hi hat cymbals and you can control how far they separate by adjusting said spring. 

So what advantages does the Coady Compressor have over standard clutches? Well, I  think that that is up to the individual drummer, but I’ll give you my personal opinion anyway…As a heavy hitting drummer, I have the issue of the retaining nut that holds the clutch onto the top hat cymbal coming loose while I’m playing a gig and have to tighten it back up every 4-5 songs, but since this clutch doesn’t have that nut, my problem is solved. I also think that it will lower the effect of key holing on the top hat cymbal as well. 

So while some people may call this product just a re-invention of the wheel, I think they did a good job and thought very intuitively as to what it would solve for drummers. Good job Billdidit!

Ok, now the best part! Yes! You guessed it! I have a Coady Compressor to give away! I know many of you aren’t Facebookers so I’m just going to require that to enter the drawing, just post a comment on this review!

Good luck!

Tru Tuner

Hello people! I’m back!

Today’s review is on the Tru Tuner. This is a new device used to quickly tune your drums. Out of the box, it’s a little confusing; luckily they sent me some pretty good instructions! Once I got it set up I realized that there is a little bit of a learning curve to using it. After a while of playing with it, I think I finally got it down.

Basically, it’s designed to tighten down all the lugs simultaneously and apply equal amounts of tension. It comes with modified keys that go onto the drum’s lugs and then fit into holes in the plate. You tighten the lugs by moving the plate in a circular motion…this takes practice. The first time I did it, I had some of the keys going into the wrong holes (there are holes set for different diameter drums) and putting the keys in the wrong holes makes it REALLY hard to function properly. Once I figured that out, things worked much better. It does a really good job loosening and tightening evenly. The only issue I noticed is that as they rods tightened down, it became more difficult for me to turn them.  I may have still been in the learning curve though so I’m not going to fault the device.

Overall this is a cool invention. It seems big but it was designed to fit in your cymbal bag, so with that in mind, its size is acceptable. I’m not sure of its practicality in a gigging situation because by the time you set it up you may have been able to tune or remove the head with a standard drum key. I could see this coming in handy for someone who has to maybe change the heads on a kit or multiple drums though.

I am in need of more products to review so if you are a company, feel free to contact me, if you know of something cool you want reviewed, please contact me at timekeep69@aol.com.

Until next time!