I play the quints in band, and I was just wondering where a good place to buy a heavy-hitter quadropad online was...

Also...what types of sticks I would use on them and if the laminates are any good...

You can buy a heavy hitter pad pretty much at any online store that sells marching percussion equipment. I got mine on samash.com. If you go to vicfirth.com and find the heavy hitter pads it has a button that says buy now and has a list of all the places you can buy them.

I would suggest using any type of snare sticks on the pad. I like using Colin McNutts or Ralph Hardimons.

And although I do not have the laminates nor have I used them, i've heard that they help immensly in making the pad the most realistic.

I'm definitely going to get one now. It seems like it would really help my technique because I will be practicing on a pad that has the drums in all the right places...

One more thing:

What kind of stand would you use to play on it cause I have a concert snare stand at my house. Or would I be better off just putting it on a table or counter-top?

I bought mine at percussion source for $110, $20 cheaper than Musician's Friend.

The pad is made out of gum rubber, so when you scrape, the sticks "stick" to the pad, So I got laminates. laminates are a definate must if you want to do any sort of productive scrapes.

I use a pair of vic firth scojo tenor sticks. Mallets like MT1A have no rebound, like hitting concrete with them.

If your school or whatever program you play with uses large tenors (10, 12, 13, 14) get the large pad, but if they use 8, 10, 12 13, get the small

It didn't fit on my snare stand, so I ended up getting a keyboard stand, and it's perfect, but a table or counter top is good too.

So, I would get:
Large Pad,
Laminates for Large Pad,
keyboard stand (you can get one for $20 at guitar center)
ScoJo Vega tenor sticks


oh, it is not black like in the picture.. it's purple.

Alrighty, sounds like a plan!

oh the spock pads have to be attached, so if you get the large, and want quints, just use one, but for six you can use both... same way with the small pad

Just bought it at Steve Weiss. It was about 10 dollars less there with the laminates than at Sam Ash without the laminates...


I'll post when I get it...I actually might need help to putting the laminates on >.<

My snare stand worked when I put it on it, so it may or may not, just depends on the brand. Go ahead and try it though, easier than finding a good size table.

I also got mine from Steve Weiss. I use Vegas on mine without laminates. I just place mine on the desk in my room on top of my slim pad and it is at about the right height.

also, if you were in percussion in middle school the bell kit stand works pretty well

i used my bell kit stand it didn't work. (then again it's Pearl, not Vic Firth)

I would imagine the pad would shake a lot on a bell/snare stand.

that's strange it works for me and it only shakes when you play a lot on 3 and 4

that's what I meant 3-4, and I don't particularly like how much it shakes

I bought my quadpad from a local music store for about $100 and I put the pad on a keyboard stand I bought from Guitar Center. As for the sticks, I just use Vegas.

I DID THE SAME THING!!!!

i have the heavy hitter pad also, buy some innovative percussion fs-2t the t stands for tenor works great on tenor pads and also on the drums

I'm through and through a Snare-er, but I seriously want one of these so bad. For no specific reason. I just have to have one.

ok i am also looking to buy one, and the cheapest i have found is like $102 dollars at steve weiss WITH the laminates, and that is about 10 dollars cheaper than anywhere else without the laminates. BOTH pads, small and large, come with two attatchable spock drums, i used to think the small one only had one, but it has two as well. the quadropad has the added advantage that on the bus to and from competitions, you can fit 4 snares on it instead of having them all bring their own pads. and they're all looking at each other and its wonderful. so i'm gonna buy my own.

I LOVE THE QUADROPAD!!!

It's perfect...best simulation to a real drum

One con: with the laminates on, it makes the pad about 75 percent harder than normally. I actually broke a stick on it just by playing a mezzo-forte...

this pad rocks! i just use snare sticks on it.

I have a quick question...

If I were to take off the laminates, what would be the advantages of it??

Not going to do it yet, just wondering; just give me a list of pros and cons of the laminates....

Well, without the laminates, your basically playing on tenor-laid-out slim pad. The laminates make the pad feel like the actual drums, which is people usually always have the laminates on

ok i got pros and cons.

pros:quieter and cheaper.

cons:can't really scrape or sweep, you cant hit sideways very good at all basically.

I'm gonna get a tenor pad and was wondering what your opinions are. I want the Vic Firth heavyhitter because it's got a good reputation. But I found this new pad, it's calld the Quad Mod. Have any of you heard of it? If you have would you suggest it over the heavyhitter? Any suggestions would help. Thanks.

If you haven't seen the Quad Mod here is the website, tell me what you think of it.

http://modquad.stevensdrum.com/

look through the reviews section on the navigation bar

ok well
1) there are threads like this already on DLO. look at them
2) Like JacketTenor3 said read the reviews
3) I have the Vic Firth HH Quadropad and its awesome. definately worth getting.

agreed^^^^
get the xymox maurry gusseck tenor pad...it has rims...and its the same size as a set of sixpacks
the hh tenor pad doesnt quite line up but you can put laminates on it so you can play scrapes
both have thier pros and cons

hh is just like a set of quints or six packs, and you can scrap, get hh

What? The HH pad was designed by Bill Bachman- the same guy that helped design the Dynasty cradle. The HH pad zones are ideal playing positions.



If you can't play sweeps on a pad without laminates, you have some technique issues to fix.

it doesn't for me. mine is ross i think(never heard of them though) but it works fine, but the tone sounds really weird if its not on a completely flat surface, but i don't mind.