QT silencer pads - any good?

[fiojamdrummer]

Has anyone used these? I'm thinking of getting some as I've been really out of practice lately... I used to rent a place where I could play my drums with no noise problems. However, I've had to move from there and am now about to move into a new place where noise will be an issue... I need to reduce the noise levels to keep the neighbours happy. Do these QT pads do the trick? How do they feel to play? At the moment I can only practice once a week when I take my kit out to our band practice venue.

[Talos]

Yeah theyre great, I only have them for the toms and the snare and theyre great for practicing fills, I heard the bass pad sucks but.

Theyre not too quiet, yet theyre not too loud, theyre just right for practice.

[alexmonty12]

I bought some, and they're awesome. It's not too much louder than someone talking.

[fiojamdrummer]

Great! I was also looking at the Sound Off Pads... they are a little cheaper. How do they compare to the QT pads? Are they just as good or is it better to pay a bit more?

[fiojamdrummer]

Bump :)

[fiojamdrummer]

Bump bump...

QTs, Sound offs or Vic Firth drum mutes?

They all the same or is one better than the other? :)

[die2end]

try the percussion plus heads that are made out of a wire screen mesh and work great. they give you the same feel of a regular head.

i looked for the site and found nothing on them but i have 2-14",
10", 12", 13" 16" and a 22" for sale they are in good con. i just don't need them anymore. send me a email or IM and i'll get some pics for you with them on my set.

[MyDefiance]

The QT pads are allright.

What i tend to do is pad all the drums and play with a stick and a hot rod, because i dunno what sort of damage the cymbal pads are doing to my cymbals by not allowing them to vibrate properly. plus they sound better with a hotrod than they do with the crappy clang with the pad on.

The bass drum pad can be a pain in the ***, i cant heel/toe properly with it on, but its better than having my kit being taken by the law ninjas at the Council.

[ToneDef™]

Ok, a set of these just arrived in the mail. Problem: No set up instructions. How do you attatch the bass drum pad? Got 2 of these weird elastic band things with it but I can't figure it out.

[Talos]

Wow, what a bump!

Ermm, my mate has a bass drum silencer, Ill ask him when he comes on MSN.

[The Leper Messiah]

Mine didn't come with elastic bands haha, it just goes inside the hoop. I have the Vic Firth set by the way.

[pitchfork]

The elastic band things go on the lugs, hang on a min ill find you a pic.
Okay maybe I won't, i saw one on ebay the other day :lol:

[ToneDef™]

Yeah i searched the forums rather than start a new topic for something so small.

Mate, if you can find a pic that would be great. I can't see how they'd fit the lugs tbh.