If you want to keep up your chops even when you can’t play your drum kit, you’ll want to invest in a solid practice pad. You won’t need to spend too much, a good practice pad is pretty cheap. However, there are some interesting options out there. Here’s our recommendations to get you started.
Review: Zildjian Reflexx Conditioning Practice Pad
The Zildjian Reflexx conditioning pad is designed to give you a little more of a workout than a high-rebound rubber pad. Even though it's marketed as a pad for conditioning, it can work great as an everyday practice pad and is very quiet.Check Pricing or Buy...
Review: Vic Firth Double-Sided Practice Pad
The Vic Firth double-sided practice pad offers two different playing surfaces, one softer and one harder, and has a solid wooden base that isn't overly bulky.Check Pricing or Buy NowAmazonGuitar Center Feel and Playability This pad plays very well and it has excellent...
Review: Drumeo P4 Multi-Surface Practice Pad
The Drumeo P4 multi-surface practice pad is pretty neat and it stands out due to having four different playing surfaces all on the same side. I was a little skeptical of this one before playing it, but after using it for a while it's one of my favorite practice pads....
Review: Donner 8 Inch Single-Sided Practice Pad
The Donner 8 inch single-sided practice pad is a nice, portable and budget minded practice pad option that even includes a pair of drum sticks, which is nice. It plays like a harder practice pad and doesn't have any major drawbacks.Check Pricing or Buy NowAmazonFeel...
Review: Sabian Quiet Tone Practice Pad
The Sabian Quiet Tone practice pad is a unique offering in that it is essentially a standalone drum hoop with a single ply mesh head. It is much more quiet than most other practice pads with rubber or mylar drum head surfaces.Check Pricing or Buy Now Amazon Feel and...
Review: Vater 6 Inch Single Sided Practice Pad
The Vater 6 inch single sided practice pad is a great option for a portable pad that easily fits into backpacks and other smaller bags. It offers a soft rubber surface that is more on the quiet side in terms of practice pad volume.Check Pricing or Buy Now Amazon...
Review: Vater Chop Builder Double-Sided Practice Pad
The Vater chop builder double-side practice pad is an excellent option for drummers that prefer a couple different surfaces for working on techniques or for warmups. The red surface offers a softer, more quiet rubber while the black surface is a harder rubber.Check...
Review: Remo Tunable Practice Pad with Silentstroke Drum Head
The Remo Silentstroke practice pad offers the same design as Remo's other popular practice pads, but with a much more quiet drum head. The volume levels are reduced significantly when compared to the pads with the Ambassador coated head.Check Pricing or Buy Now Amazon...
Review: Remo Tunable Practice Pad with Coated Drum Head
The Remo practice pad with a tunable drum head is one of the more common and easily found practice pads on the market. These pads have excellent feel, rebound and definition, but are also one of the louder options.Check Pricing or Buy Now Amazon Guitar CenterFeel and...
Review: Offworld Percussion Invader V3 Practice Pad
The Offworld Percussion Invader V3 practice pad is designed more for marching snare drummers with their approach to materials and surface. Let's take a closer look at this one.Check Pricing or Buy Now Amazon ReverbFeel and Playability The Invader V3 practice pad is...
Review: Prologix Method & Method Mini Practice Pad
The Prologix Method Practice pad is a good pad for drummers who prefer a traditional style of practice pad without a rim, and it has two size options. Let's take a closer look a this one.Check Pricing or Buy Now Amazon Feel and Playability This practice pad is...
Review: Prologix Green Logix Practice Pad
The Prologix Green Logix practice pad is designed to feel like a traditional gum rubber practice pad while also providing the presence of a rim. Let's take a closer look at this one.Check Pricing or Buy Now Amazon Feel and Playability This practice pad provides what...
Review: Evans RealFeel 2-Sided Drum Practice Pad
The Evans RealFeel 2-sided practice pad is designed to offer two different practice surfaces and can be a good option for a more quiet practice pad. These pads are pretty popular and you've probably seen them around.Check Pricing or Buy NowAmazonGuitar...
Review: Movement Drum Co. 4-in-1 Drum Practice Pad
The 4-in-1 drum practice pad from Movement Drum Co. offers flexibility and portability that many other drum pads don't offer, but it also comes at a slightly higher price. It's a worthy buy for drummers who want the features it offers, so let's take a look at what's...
