Customer Reviews

Gibraltar GBDP Bass Drum Pads

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This may not be totally silent, but it's a lot quieter than a bass drum. With a good pedal (even a dual) attached, it is stable and doesn't move on a carpeted surface. This pad provides a lot of opportunity for practice, and the device is durable and long lasting. The construction and materials are better than adequate. I give this a strong buy recommendation for those who are looking for practicing when you have to be quiet!

This thing is FUN! You can jam to any CD or mp3 player and avoid disturbing your neighbors.

It's a no brainer! Practice makes perfect, and this Gibralter practice kick pad pays off!

p.s. Get yourself a hi-hat stand, hats, and mufflers for them to go along with this item. Your feet and calves will get some exercise, and your skill will get better.

Bought this for hooking up a Reed Switch driven bass pedal for Rock Band (www.scorehero.com in the hardware forums for info). It worked good, it is not quiet by any means. If you have your own house and like the thump, it is great but you will probably need to pass on this idea if you are in an apartment or something (unless maybe if you are on the ground floor). I'm not a "real" drummer, but it does seem to be a little mushy. Overall I was happy with the purchase.

I have been drumming for alittle over 8 years now and i have been threw a good bit of pads but this one by far is my favorite. On the back side of the pad that you cant see is a spike to put in your carpet, or were ever you desire to. Once that is down and the two silver spikes are down on the side the thing does not move. It of course is not as loud which is very good for nights or if you live in some kind of group facility.The fill of the pad will build up muscle in your legs so it does build some chops. i give it a 5 because it is a great product, Would definily buy it again.

This is a great pad for practicing your feet in that it is obviously much quieter than a bass drum, so your practice time can increase dramatically.

You can work on your feet alone on this pad, or accompany it with a pad for the hands, and get both a great hands/feet and coordination workout (focusing on alignment (unison) and/or linear, etc.).

Totally happy with the pad. I do a lot of hand practice on a pad in the garage to avoid annoying the roommate. I added this and an old pedal (I recently got a double pedal) and am now good to go. With this pad I can save about 30-45 minutes of full kit practice time for other stuff. I do a lot of speed and finesse foot work now on this pad. Also, hand to foot rolls are easy to practice now.
The pad is totally sufficient for these endeavors. The feel is nice, very like a drumhead. No problems attaching the pedal. I got a small throw-rug to put beneath the pad, it doesn't move.

I got this to get a better feel on my fake Rock Band drums. I am using the ION drum rocker kit with the Rock Pedal. The addition of the beater on my Rock Pedal and the Drum Pad gives the bass pedal a whole new awesome feel. There's now a nice satisfying thump with every hit, which is not too loud, but definitely lets you know it's there. It might be a bit loud for apartments or people who live above others, but on my ground level it's fantastic. The thump also pierces through all the other noise in multiplayer, so you need to be able to keep a beat if you don't want to mess up the rest of the band.

The momentum of the beater changes the feel of the pedal as well, and makes keeping long strings of beats much easier. Quick double and triple hits are also easier, but you do need to adjust to them.

Great addition of real feel if you can stand the extra sound.

This pad is really great. I bought it because I wanted to my kick pedal to actually hit something solid when playing rock band. This worked perfectly. It's not super quiet, but way way better then having an actual bass drum. The actual padding is almost like an ion drum pad (rock band premium drumkit), but softer. It looks quite solid in construction. It hasn't moved at all on me when using it on a carpet surface. It was defiantly worth the money in my opinion.

I like this a lot. The base is solid, the head feels enough like a real bass drum, and it's quiet enough for apartment living. I just wish I could play my real bass drum at home.

If you play double bass or if you want to, just buy this. You can play anytime of the day whenever you want, watching tv or whatever. Excellent practice tool for single bass too.

So the kick pad is very hard and does not sound natural at all. It does not at all feel like my kick. I wouldnt buy it again if I had the choice. Rock on!!!