interesting question ! Well I played & own all Simmons types pads...& don't like them at all... Except this magic Shape & look !!! I must find a way to make them bouncy & "injuriesless"...one day maybe... I dream all the time that Dave would have done some 10' once to make them easy to incorporate in a normal kit ... the very small he did weren't ver precise in triggering (the rubber would come off easily...& with the piezo technology they were very sensitive to crosstalk...) actually the Huggers were horrible look but had a nice precision & bounce... I love the drumtech Polepads & Rimpads (very comfortable & dynamic, no cross talk at all ,"thanks to the FSR technology first used by Simmons" ......etc ... very efficient on all my modules & unbreakable !!! ) The best touch ever for the moment... I also love the drumkat touch ! Very bouncy rubber ! I find too hard the Trapkat but it's OK ... I like the dynamic of the ddrum3 & 4 set with Mesheads ...especially the 10' ... & their ability to absorb the schock, their precision in "pianissimo" hits... I like very much the Roland pads in 12' , I don't find the 10' as good ... even if I prefer that sort of size generally.. But the bounce on a 10' is not so good ... I never tryed the Hart Dynamics, there are not much in France... They probably react like the ddrums... I have to check them as they have a very good reputation... & I love the look of the ACUPADs especially in Gold finish... they have the same sort of ufo & sci fi spirit that we all love in Simmons ones... I must say that we had in France an Edrums Pads' manufacturer who used a very good rubber (like "real feel" practice pads ) they were called "Mididrum"... I also loved the Dauz pads in 12' & 10'...the 8 was Ok but a bit too hard... I think the rubber pads are bringing a very pleasant electronic touch, but they are easy to deal with ... the Mesheads are someting else...very good , but there is taht weird sensation of a sliding contact (I use Nylon tips) About the BD pads , I didn't find another thing that these F.A.T pedals... I'm not convinced by these yamaha & Roland things ... My Hexabass is not so bad (if you don"t play it loud) ... I definitely prefer the real thing, a 20' (like Phil Gould)...even a 18' ...(but I love the 22' & 24' sound...) I always use a ddrum acoustic trigger or the FAT just close to my regular BD pedal...depends if I need a single electronic sound or if I wanna double & reinforce my acoustic BD... what about you ? & you guys ? Patrice. Le 30 mars 08 à 20:02, rolandbrenner@netzero.net a écrit : > Gee Pat, which one of those is your favorite?!?!? - Roland > __________________________________________________________ > Be a professional. Click here to earn a psychology degree. > http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2211/fc/Ioyw6ijnep4IvD6uyLtG4jahkw0MjuiOhVxS3IniVoAo3KXmYM1Nlo/ > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Re: [Simmons Drums] RB Stix / SDSV mesh heads / Coffee Tables / Etc... .........
2008-03-30 by Patrice Jacquot