Evans Realfeel RF12G 12-inch Practice Pad (Black)

If you struggled with some motivation, this pad will make you really want to practice. I love mine.Remember to not choke the pad on your stand, instead let it be a bit loose so you get a better tone to practice withExcellent quality. Will last a lifetime!

Good item

The media could not be loaded.  Very nice quality product,very nice bounce and best for practice ,smooth and precise strokes are seen, preferable product

Simple super

so far so good. durability and playability is excellent

Ich habe vor etwa einem halben Jahr angefangen auf einem e-Drumkit (mesh) zu spielen. Ich mache das im Prinzip nur um mir selbst eine Herausforderung zu stellen. Die Lernkurve ist vorallem am Anfang beeindruckend steil. Es macht großen Spaß. Das pad nutze ich um die Standard-rudiments zu üben und habe noch nen passenden Ständer dazu gekauft. Sehr zu empfehlen

I've been drumming since I was 8 years old. With a busy life, it's not always easy to get time to go play my full drum kit. I finally decided to order one of these to keep in the car with a pair of stick for when I get the urge to tap out some rhythms! So glad I did. It's my travel drum buddy. It's very nicely crafted, made in USA. As someone who uses Evans drums heads, I had no question this would be a quality product. Get yourself one!

Exceptional quality practice pad for the price. I’ve read some reviews saying there are better options available, but I’m still extremely happy with this purchase. Good responsive feeling which makes practicing rudiments so much better.

ottimo prodotto per l'allenamento, vista la necessità di esercitarsi con i rudimenti.

The first thing you need to consider when choosing a drum practice pad, is the actual material that the pad is being made of. Not all practice pads are created equal. Traditionally, the better-quality pads are made from natural, or "gum" rubber, whereas the cheaper pads are synthetic. Furthermore, since many, if not most, of the pads are being manufactured overseas, you may encounter pads that are currently being marketed as "natural", which are in fact, "synthetic".The natural gum rubber pads provide more rebound, or "bounce", than the synthetic pads do, but they are not as quiet as the synthetic pads. The synthetic pads provide a noticeable reduction in tone, but do not provide anywhere near the rebound properties of a natural gum rubber pad.There are synthetic pads available on Amazon which provide 95% noise reduction! That is about as quiet of a pad as you are going to get. The natural gum rubber pad, such as the Evans line of products we are reviewing today, sacrifices some of the noise reduction for rebound, but it is still within the acceptable range, perhaps somewhere around 85% cancellation of the principal tone.Traditionally, natural gum rubber pads were easy to spot, since they always came in the same, pale amber color.Now, before you get your bowels in an uproar, please be aware that the only drummers who actually require a natural gum rubber pad, are those in marching band and drum corps, who play short rolls and rudiments. This type of drumming calls for as much rebound as you can possibly get. Yes, you may play short rolls and rudiments on a synthetic rubber pad, but you are going to have to press down harder on the sticks, in order to achieve the desired effect. And you can only press harder for so long before your hands are simply going to give out.We tried a dozen or so of the most popular makes, models and sizes of drum practice pads available, and we feel that, dollar for dollar, this particular model, provides overall, the best value for the money.That being said, if you are planning on mounting this unit to a standard 8mm threaded cymbal stand, make sure that the Masonite pad base comes equipped with a female, threaded 8mm tee nut fastener. Also, you may discover that when mounting a practice pad on a cymbal stand, the upper tubes of the stand might rattle with the vibrations, which can be a little annoying.When using a pad on a conventional snare drum stand with a basket, the pad is being supported underneath on all three sides, hence the eight-sided design of the pad base. However, be sure to check your snare drum stand basket beforehand, to determine if the basket will actually accommodate a six- or seven-inch pad. Most baskets will accept a 12" diameter pad, but not all snare baskets will accept the smaller diameter pads.We sincerely hope that the drummer will continue to make music for a lifetime.