The KickStrap promises to stop bass drum creep

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Keep your kick drum in place without using a drum rug

KickStrap Kick Drum Anchor: webbed strap with metal ends to stop your bass drum or hi-hat pedal creeping during performance
The KickStrap: keep your bass drum in place on hard floors (Image credit: Music Shipping Company)

If you have ever had to set your kit up on on a hard, smooth floor, you’ll understand the frustrations of having your bass drum or hi-hats ‘creep’ away from you during your set. The obvious solution is to use a rug, but this is not always possible due to space - or the fact that you’ve forgotten it for the third gig in a row.

Enter the KickStrap, a simple yet potentially gig-saving accessory that promises to keep your bass drum anchored, even on a marble floor. One end of the adjustable, heavy-duty webbed strap hooks around your bass drum pedal, while the other end attaches to your drum stool. 

The KickStrap is available in either half-inch or quarter-inch plate thicknesses to suit any pedal

The KickStrap is available in either half-inch or quarter-inch plate thicknesses to suit any pedal (Image credit: Music Shipping Company)

The KickStrap is available from Music Shipping Company in two configurations, to fit half-inch or quarter-inch pedal thicknesses (£10.00 each), or as a pack with two KickStraps of each thickness (£19.99).

Stuart Williams
Stuart Williams
Drums

I'm a freelance member of the MusicRadar team, specialising in drum news, interviews and reviews. I formerly edited Rhythm and Total Guitar here in the UK and have been playing drums for more than 25 years (my arms are very tired). When I'm not working on the site, I can be found on my electronic kit at home, or gigging and depping in function bands and the odd original project.