Nick is proud to announce his endorsement of Protection Racket. - 10/07/2008 |
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| Few decisions in my life have been as easy as this one; I have been a satisfied Protection Racket customer since 1999, they have never let me down, ever... Their attention to detail is simply staggering, and the case construction & materials are far beyond high quality, from the 'Racketex' waterproof outer, 'Propadd' dual density foam protection to the 'Propile' fleece inner that polishes & cleans your drums while they are in the case. They have literally developed the best materials possible for each individual component and when they are put together in a Protection Racket case it creates something that is far greater than the sum of its parts... And all this is before they add features like indestructible, waterproof, rot proof zips. Bonded nylon stitching that doesn't deteriorate and holds the case together even if an area of stitching is breached. Webbing handles & seams that give a staggering 1,500 kilo breaking strength. Totally rust proof & indestructible satin finished nickel plated steel zip pulleys. Luggage tags, size labels & countless other innovations that in my opinion make Protection Racket cases the best in the world. This opinion was reinforced to me recently in such a clear way that I will never use a none Protection Racket drum case ever again. One of my cherished (& expensive) drum kits was protected by a mixture of Protection Racket cases & 'Hardcase' brand hard cases, this kit was toured & rehearsed on for 7 years & was constantly being transported, each drum was transported in the same way & treated in the same way... A few months ago I was cleaning the drum kit & noticed a lot of wear & scratches on the drum I was cleaning, on closer inspection I realised that only the drums that had been in the hard case's were showing the excess wear & scratching. The drums that were in the Protection Racket cases were all still perfect.  The rust on the lug screw also goes to show just how well the 'Propile' fleece removes surface moisture. As far as I can tell, the drums move around in the hard cases no matter how tight you fasten them, the tiny amount of foam in the top & bottom of the lid just isn't enough to hold the drum in the centre of the case during transit, consequently the drums appear to be rubbing against the hard plastic sides of the cases, and the shock is passing directly through the hard unforgiving plastic directly to the drum. I have heard a lot of rubbish talked about the difference in protection between soft cases & hard cases, and firstly I don't consider Protection Racket cases to be 'soft cases' as such, as far as I am concerned they are semi rigid cases. But whatever you call them Protection Racket cases absorb shock & protect from scratches far better than any hard case I have ever seen. I have experienced the very real & expensive proof first hand... In my opinion, any drum would survive better in Protection Racket case from any fall than it would in a hard case, the unique design of the Protection Racket cases gives all round thick absorbent shock protection that dissipates the shock damage before it reaches your drum & even spreads the load if the drum strikes a sharp corner or ridge. The hard case simply passes the shock directly onto the drum & the hard plastic sides can damage your drum even if the ground doesn't. In the extremely unlikely event of a drum case being crushed with sufficient force to damage the extremely strong residual shape of a drum, by being run over by a tour bus for example, it won't matter what type of case it is in, the drum will still be matchwood, the only difference being the one in the Protection Racket case with be cleaner, scratch free matchwood, oh... and the odds are the Protection Racket case will still be fine to use on your new drums once you have washed off the tyre marks & got rid of all the sawdust... This is why professional musicians all round the world trust Protection Racket to take care of their valuable instruments, to see Nick's profile & see a full list of protection Racket Endorsees visit http://www.protectionracket.co.uk and click on the Endorsees button. The current Protection Racket catalogue can also be viewed online Here |
