Remo RT-0008-00 8" Gray Tunable Practice Pad with Ambassador Coated Drumhead

This pad is great. It's not very quiet, but the point of a good pad is to feel like your playing on an actual snare drum. If you want quiet then you should get one of those pads with like 10 inches of rubber on the top. And I think it feels pretty realistic. It's easy to tune with the included tuner. Great rebound. Love the color. Very durable and sturdy. I was scared at first it would be to small but nope. Perfect. I would definitely be buying the next size up too. I honestly love this pad. And it isn't too expensive. Most high end pad is 50 at least. But this works just fine. Gets the job done. If your looking for a cheap pad this is the one. Also I know this doesn't mean anything but it's so pretty. The plastic head is a little reflective. And the black and red cors are vibrant and solid. It has been a year and it's still like new. Not really any scratches. Not holes. Hasn't lost its tune. Y'all, this pad is awesome.

It works just like all the 5-star reviewers said it would. It is small, but I read that’s good for target practice for where my daughter is hitting the head with the tips of the sticks. It’s not meant to be sound-absorbing, and it isn’t. It has a good amount of sound to hear if you are playing the song correctly, and a much better feel than the random objects she was previously playing off of. But it’s not as loud as a drum. It even screws on to her xylophone stand if we take the xylophone off. It’s also so portable and was a good price.

So the best thing about this pad besides it just being a great, bouncy drum pad w/replacable head is that you can screw it on top of most cymbal stands so you don't have to buy a new stand for it. You can also just prop it up on your lap or a table or chair and play. The coated head provided can also support some brush word (although I'd recommend the larger pad if you are going to do alot of that. Most importantly for me it has that it has rims so you can practice rimshots or use the rim to substitute for another drum or cymbal/hi-hat. This will create noise - not as a great as real drums - but if you live in an older apartment it may bother neighbors. I have another pad (from a different company, I'm sure Amazon sells them as well) for late night playing that is softer but doesn't have rims or a coated head for brushes.

Great drum pad for a beginner! Durable and sturdy.

"Back in the day," (1980's) this was the gold standard for practice pads, i.e. the type instructors recommended for practicing rudimental or orchestral snare. Since it's more like a snare drum than the gum rubber pads, you can practice playing softer dynamics closer to the rim. It's also very useful that it has a rim (most gum rubber pads lack it), so you can practice playing on the rim. I can't prove it, but it seems to create less impact on the wrists to me than my gum rubber pad; I think there's more cushioning between your wrist and the hard surface below the "head." If you get the version with coated head, you can practice brush playing. And it's tunable, so you have options with the tension. I had my first Remo pad for 35 years; then it was destroyed in a flood. Now I'm on my second one.There is only one downside I've found: it's noisier than the gum rubber pads. I live in an apartment complex with lots of neighbors and open windows around, plus I like to practice at night. So I have one of each type of pad. But the crisper sound of the Remo pad also helps you clean up your technique, since any sloppiness is easier to hear than with the gum rubber pads. If you don't need the absolute quietest pad, I still think of this as the "gold standard" for practice pads.

Great pad for accuracy.As for the 'noise', practice pads are not necessarily designed strictly for noise reduction. That's part of it but their primary function is to accurately replicate a drum by feel...namely the snare drum. You want the 'noise' because you are listening for the imperfections in your playing to come out, or maybe your working on dynamics...in either case a more quiet pad is not going to pick up all the subtleties in your playing because it quiets by dampening the note. You want something that is 'unforgiving' to truly see where you are at. This is a great pad for that. Not to mention, it is also tunable so you can simulate rack/floor toms as well.I understand the need for a quiet pad and have several. They are great for when it's late at night or when you can't make a lot of noise. I can sit it in front of me on the bed and practice while my wife is asleep or while we're watching TV etc...It all boils down to the right tool for the right job.NOTE: some reviews say this pad doesn't mount to cymbal stand. It mounts fine to a Cannon stand I bought specifically for it.

The media could not be loaded. I'm no professional at drumming but this is perfect for my needs. Life got busy for me and I stopped playing drums, plus moved into an apartment and couldn't bring my drums with me :( . This practice pad is perfect to help me relearn the drums again, starting with simple practice. I like Remo, I feel like it is reliable. This practice pad is built sturdy. I don't use it on a stand, just the table and it works great. It doesn't move or slip around at all. I love the sound of it- but I'm the type of drummer that just loves to be loud and hear what I am doing. I also love the gritty feel of the surface. The bounce is perfect! Not too bouncy, not too not bouncy either. Sure Remo is not top of the line for drum products, but this is built well, even heavier than I thought it would be. Very happy with this purchase!Note: The video I uploaded is just a simple one meant to simply show the practice pad's natural bounce and sound. I hope that it can aid you in making the decision to buy it or not :)

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