Gibraltar SC-GCK10 Conversion Kit

At first I was very excited. I needed to turn my 18" floor tom into a Bass drum. So I look at the Pearl holder but it's only in 16", so the Gibraltar kit was the only choice really.
I looked a demos on Youtube and yes it was very interesting and promising. Couldn't wait to put my hands on one, and given the stiff price of ¤174 I thought, that might be a good investment.
This is well built and solid and heavy so it's reassuring.
The spikes are REALLy pointy so use a carpet otherwise you'll scratch the floor, any floor ! Soft carpet or a mat only. I regret there wasn't an option with rubber feet.
I find it very difficult to level the feet with the pedal holder. It is nearly impossible to have it straight. Whatever way you put it the bass drum pedal is lifting from the back. So this is poor and it really feels it's going to snap, either the little "L" shaped clamp or the pedal itself ! Not good.
The real downside of this kit is the tom holder. Although it is cleverly made as one would think at first, it is very weak also. 1 practice, on a very rock song (Free Bird from Lynrd Skynrd) and the tom holder just got loose, resulting in a drop of the tom on the snare drum... in the middle of the song! Thank goodness it was during practice and not live at a gig as it was not ideal. The nut just went loose. Incredible! I am tempted returning this kit but it's over 30 days now... It's a big let down and I feel like I've been ripped off.
To summarise, the spikes (feet) and pedal attachement is ok, but it feels like it could snap any moment, and the tom holder is very weak and not solid enough for rock. I believe if you play jazz it'll do but don't expect playing anything too heavy for too long or you'll have your kit on your lap !

Gedacht war es zum Umbau eines 18er Standtoms zur Bassdrum. Dank des durchdachten Railmounts gibt es endlich auch die Möglichkeit das Tom auf der Bassdrum zu montieren. Ist stabil und sieht gut aus. Die Beine sind auch sehr formschön, haben aber leider keinen Gummifuß, was auf Holzböden unschönes Ergebnisse hinterlässt. Aber funktioniert und das reicht. Den Lifter benutze ich nicht. Alles in allem eine sehr teure Lösung mit kleinen Kinderkrankheiten. Aber allein der Railmount macht das wieder gut.

Fazit: Wer Wert auf Design legt ist damit gut beraten. die günstigere Pearl Variante funktioniert aber genauso. Nur ohne Tomhalter.