MDT4 Drum Throne Round : The reviews were right! It's great, until you move.

A great interim solution. But if you move, the stability game is over.

I was tossing up between this and the €100+ Tama. I read all the reviews before buying but you never know... so I took the gamble. And they were right. It's a quite alright bit of kit, but has some downsides.

The good:

The bottom half is solid. Really good.

It is light! A good light. Not a flimsy/weak light.

Very affordable.

The bad:

The top half... not solid. If you swivel at all (really like 10 degrees) everything loosens. The seat clamp loosens, the main shaft clamp loosens and the helper collar loosens.

The main threaded shaft has a lot of slack. Resulting in the seat swaying 1cm or so at the top. Doesn't sound like much, but it is when your playing.

Maybe some plumbers tape in the threaded shaft would stop this wobble.

The cushioning really does reduce to almost nothing. Manageable once your in the "playing zone".

Conclusion:

It's certainly not bad. A great interim solution or backup. Try plumbers tape to stop the thread wiggle and add a little Ikea stool cushion.