Adoro Silent Sticks - SSX - Quiet Drum Sticks - Quiet Drumsticks Ideal for Acoustic Music - Reduced Volume with Full Sound - No Sound Insulation Wall Required - 1 Set

To be clear, these will never replace my favorite sticks. But even though I am generally not very heavy handed with my sticks and have learned to play with controlled dynamics, sometimes certain requested songs really need that "full drum" sound, but the volume standard set by the venue makes it difficult to use sticks. And I'm not a fan of using brushes, broom brushes, rutes, etc. purely for volume control as they shift the timber/tone of the kit significantly...and not all musical contexts lend itself to their effects. Thus enter these so called "Silent Sticks". What I like: 1) They do their job while still allowing for a fairly full drum sound. Whether riding on the cymbal/hats, playing tom grooves, disco patterns, half-hat punk patterns...these sticks delivered. I even had folks come up and compliment me on how well the drums balanced well with the rest of the band and in the room. They would inspect my setup. The playing cut through the band, but did not overwhelm the venue. 2) They are lighter than 7As, BUT they still have weight thanks to the rubber grips that make it feel like I am still swinging something. 3) They retain a good rebound and don't feel dead on the strike. You can double stroke on it or do a hihat mohler technique easy enough. 4) Aesthetically, I find them pleasing and professional looking. I know what matters most is the sound and handling, but this added cherry on top is welcome. 5) It pairs well with the RhythmBytes Groove Lite small venue cymbals as well as my Paiste PSTX's. I can get doesn't crashes with them let alone decent riding sounds, too. However, be mindful of...: 1) You can only really strike anything with the tip. For example, the abs plastic is a hollow tube, so to crash a cymbal with the shaft risks breaking it. It even warns you about that in the packaging. So as long as you use as intended by them, they will last. That said, I do get good crashing results with the tip...and if you pair them with thinner cymbals like Paiste PstX's you can have massive control over volume while retaining a good quality sound. 2). My usual grip is traditional, but these sticks seemed to not work well with me in that group. So I switch over to match grip. No biggie. Traditional tends to get me a thinner result with them. 3) With regular sticks, you can shift the timber/tone depending on where on the head you strike. With these ones, you are pretty much limited to staying at the center of the drum of you wish to maintain a good usable tone. 4). Though you can do multi-stroke rules, I wouldn't generally advise it as the results sound too weak. Single strokes provide the tone I am looking for. So you'll get very comfortable doing 16th's on singles. 5) To get the best tone, you do need to provide a strong stroke. All in all, they aren't my favorite sticks! But they are my favorite sticks for situations where I need to tame even my controlled playing. In fact, I will be ordering a new pair that way even if one breaks, I'll have more ready. It has become a necessary part of my toolkit.

I set up an acoustic drum set for my son in the basement, and was way too loud for my wife. The sounds reverberated through the whole house. I was desperate to to damper not only the toms, kick and snare but the also the cymbals were killing us. I got a set of Eastrock Drum mute pads https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BBG834QC?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title that included cymbal mutes. They were great for the toms and even the kick but the snare and cymbal dampeners left much to be desired. The cymbal pads made the cymbals sound clanky and totally took the dynamics out of the cymbals. I saw a set of Low Volume Cymbal Pack Mute Cymbal Set https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FT13ZMD?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1 but was very skeptical for the $60 price. I figured they would sound terrible and damage quickly. To my surprise they sounded great! I prefer them to our Zildjian ZBT set we have. Nice sizzle and dynamics at half the noise level. We also paired them with a set of Adoro Silent Sticks https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094YJ9SCG?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title and we are very pleased. The sticks significantly reduce the sound and have great feel and rebound. As far as the snare goes, my son just covers with a t shirt and with the sticks, it really helps the volume without sacrificing the feel. Still working on this and will update if I find a good solution for the snare. I'm hoping these Sticks will last! I paid about $136 for all three (pad, Mute cymbals and silent sticks) and was money well spent. Get the combo, you won't be disappointed!

They work nice- but they tend to break easy( 3rd set now).

These sticks are amazing. They really do reduce the volume while letting your acoustic drums sound natural. There's only two downsides, you lose the feel of natural wood sticks, and they don't bounce well. Doing a decent buzz roll is unlikely. I feel like it's well worth the trade off, since it allows me to play at a lower volume and avoid using e-drums. I will be buying more of these sticks.

Product is too light.....zero rebound. Worthless to me. If you are a drummer that plays primarily quarter notes and eighth notes and have zero arm strength and do not care about stick rebound, these may be ok for you. But if you depend on stick rebound for rolls, and play 16th notes or ghost/grace notes etc....this is not going to cut it. I purchased a set of both the sticks for acoustic kits (black) and the sticks for electronic drums (blue) The sticks for the electronic kit were so light that often the hit would not trigger (so, even though you tapped the drum, the sound did not register....and my pad threshold is set to 1 on a scale of 32-so it should register the slightest tap). There is zero rebound - so no bounce....many drummers depend on the bounce for stick control....only exception is that the sticks worked well on my ride cymbal....but so do my nylon tipped sticks so no points there. Personally, I would get more satisfaction from purchase of a $1 cigar and using the other $50 I spent on these to light the cigar (and I don't even smoke) They are quiet...but they will cramp your style to such an extent you will never use them. So, I guess they will last forever as well as you won't use them. haha

I was skeptical about the utility of these sticks for anything but practice. However, the band I was regularly performing with highlighted vocals and I needed to better control my volume at live gigs. I use a Yamaha EAD10 on my kit. Once I made some very slight tuning adjustments and a change to my EAD setting, these worked amazingly well. The band and sound tech loved the new sound. And they seem to be holding up very well. I love the weight and grips.

After using these sticks at practice and getting comfortable with them, I used them at a gig and found them to be quiet enough, more so than regular sticks. They are balanced and have a good feel. I did find that you can’t get a decent roll going as the nylon web at end of stick gives too much. I will use these for practice with the band, but have gone back to regular sticks and using sound dampening on all drum heads.

These actually help control the volume of the drums in small venues as long as drummer doesn't increase force to compensate. More convenient than a plexiglass cage.

Good reduction of sound on drum heads and cymbals. There is an understandable reduction in feel/technique when compared to using regular drum sticks, but they perform their function well. Seem well made and should last a while but overpriced for what they are. For silent practice late at night I use on a couple of moongel pads to play around with various sticking patterns/rudiments and it is the quietest setup I have found, really almost silent. Techniques available using this method are limited but it is ideal for me when too late to play on a standard pad or acoustic kit.

Espectaculares. Buen agarre, rebote similar al de una baqueta normal. Reduce bastante el sonido sobre los pads de mi batería electrónica. Un acierto.

Ich habe schon mehrere Paare in meiner Sammlung und bin sehr zufrieden. Anfangs fremdelte ich etwas und betrachtete die Sticks skeptisch von allen Seiten und Perspektiven. Nach etwas Eingewöhnung an die komplett neuartigen Sticks, ist es sehr schnell völlig normal und soooo viel leiser. Ich spiele auf meinen E Drums nur noch mit den Silent Sticks. Und auch Doppel base spielen geht jetzt mit einer echten Doppelfussmaschine in meiner kleinen Mietwohnung. Bisher hat sich noch keiner beschwert. Die Teile machen richtig Spaß und sehen auch cool aus. Auch die Silent Beater kann ich wärmstens empfehlen. Natürlich ist der Widerstand nicht so doll wie bei einem echten Beater, aber es geht ja um die Schallreduzierung und das klappt auf jeden Fall. Es ist sehr viel leiser. Und das ist ja auch der Hauptaspekt beim Kauf der Sticks und der Beater. Wer also auch noch kein eigenes Haus besitzt und sich wegen der Nachbarn, Eltern oder Wg Mitbewohner einschränken muss, dem kann ich ein Set absolut empfehlen!!! Statt für viel Geld am Schlagzeug rumzuwerkeln, tauscht man einfach nur Sticks und Beater aus und das Ergebnis ist genial. Leiser spielen für wenig Geld. Auch auf dem Akustikset im Proberaum hat es gut funktioniert und ist auch hörbar leiser. Die blauen Sticks sind für E Drums. Die schwarzen für akustische Sets. Aber jeder wie er mag. Toll sind auch die neuen roten Sticks. Die E Drum Sticks sind etwas leichter als die Akustikvariante. Ich bleibe der innovativen Hamburger Schmiede treu und bin gespannt, was in Zukunft noch so kommen wird. Absolute Kaufempfehlung und tolle Arbeit!!!

These make my wife happy

La sensación al tocar es muy similar a la de unas baquetas de toda la vida y son muy silenciosas, tanto con la batería electrónica como con un pad.