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Top Rated Drum Practice Pads

By SnareDude 1 Comment

drum practice padsAt Snare Drum Reviews, we know you need to be able to practice your snare drum rudiments at 3 AM, so you need to find the best snare drum practice pads for the money. Even though we bust our butts to cover everything about snare drums, sometimes we have to look off of our site to serve you.

Whether you’re looking for the best Evans , Vic Firth , Offworld or Remo practice pads , one of the best places to look is Amazon. If you just need a pad to muffle your set or looking for a complete set of drum practice pads, they’ve got a ton of responsive customers wanting to tell you what they think of their purchases. Obviously, this is a huge advantage to you because you can see what real drummers really think of the stuff they’ve bought.

How We Rated Them

Einstein need not apply. We’ve simply looked at the top rated drum practice pads on Amazon that are priced under $65.00 and have more than 3 stars with at least five reviews. Then, we’ve talked to our staff and picked a favorite as “Our Pick”.

What we’re looking for here is drum practice pads that have solid reps and are great values. Take a look and tell us what you think.

Top Rated Drum Practice Pads

List of the Top 5 Drum Practice Pads, Read Reviews, Ratings, and Compare Prices.

  • Offworld Percussion Invader V3 Practice Pad **Our Pick** [Check Prices – Read Reviews]
  • Evans 2-Sided Practice Pad, 12 Inch [Check Prices – Read Reviews]
  • RealFeel by Evans Apprentice Pad, 7 Inch [Check Prices – Read Reviews]
  • Remo Practice Pad, 8 inch [Check Prices – Read Reviews]
  • Vic Firth 12 Inch Double Sided Practice Pad [Check Prices – Read Reviews]

Because we know we’re not the last word in drum practice pads, here’s a site with their own opinions about them.

  • BestCovery has its own take on what are the best drum practice pads.

Keep in mind that when you click those links, you will be leaving our Snare Drum Reviews site and we cannot be responsible for the opinions and ratings of those sites.

The Offworld Percussion Invader V3 Up Close

Here’s a video with Micah Brusse where he talks about the Offworld Percussion Invader V3 practice pad. I apologize for the video and audio quality. I still think he makes the best review of the pad I’ve seen.

Among his likes are:

  • the Invader has a rim like a real snare drum which gives you the correct feel and angle of attack
  • the surface has good definition on the low end which is better than other gum rubber surfaces
  • the surface gives the most realistic response of any snare pad surface
  • the flip side of the pad is also a viable playing surface which provides more of a challenge than the main side

 

You can find the Offworld Percussion Invader V3 on Amazon here.

Tell Us About Your Favorite Drum Practice Pad

Is there a drum practice pad that you love that didn’t make our list? Do you have your own story about any that are on our list? If so, pleas leave us a comment below and tell us about it! Let us know what you think of our list of top rated drum practice pads.

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  1. Daniel says

    November 11, 2014 at 4:54 PM

    This is the pad that i use it is the Xymox 12 inch reserve pad it is amazing. I used the Vic Firth single sided pad for about two years and the i got this pad and it is amazing it is a truly great pad.

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