DW Drum Workshop CPPADTS5 Go Anywhere Pad Set with Stand Product Description:
- Portable 5-piece pad set
- Natural feel and rebound
- Allows for ultra-quiet practice
- Heavy-duty construction
- Easy setup
Product Description
The DW complete Go Anywhere Practice Set includes two 8" drum pads for tom and cymbal, two 10" drum pads for snare and floor tom, one bass drum pad, stand, and all mounting hardware (pedal not included).
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful.Perfect for what I need
By M. Todd
I really wanted to get an electronic drum set, but I don't have the cash for it right now so I purchased this practice kit instead to pass the time. I can say that I thoroughly enjoy it. At first when you get it home and out and set up it feels funny because every pad just makes a different tone of a practice pad and your ears want to hear those typical drum sounds. Once you get over that though it becomes a really great tool to practice your chops without making anyone around you mad. One draw back to the kit is that the pad that was supposed to extend out to the left to mimic the hi hat does not stretch out far enough to give you the normal feel of where you might place your hi hat on a real kit. To compensate for this you can actually just by a hi hat stand, cymbals, and get a mute for it and use the 4 pads as a snare and 3 toms. That way you can also work on your left foot action with the hi hat also. That's what I'm eventually going to do, but for now I just deal with the hi hat being a little off. That's my only despair about this set up. Other than that I love it. The pads are a lot smaller than a normal kit so after playing with this for a little bit you'll be dead on center with your kit!
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.Great
By William Peters
I'm currently stationed in Iraq with the 1st Cav Band, and our current building is pretty loud to practice set in. So I saw this practice pad set and thought I would try it out. So far I really enjoy it, its the job done and doesn't require a lot of noise or space. Right now I'm using my Iron Cobra double bass pedal and futz practice pedal for hi hat. It works pretty good for practicing different grooves and working on 4 way independence. It's easy to set up anyway you want for many different configurations, I set mine up just to simulate hi hat, snare, low tom and ride cymbal... Works pretty good for me. I say its a good buy and worth the money for anyone just wanting something simple and quiet to practice set. Also the practice pads come off real easy and you can use to practice snare stuff on a table or your lap if you like...
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful.Needs More Work
By Jerry P. Danzig
This product is a great idea for drummers who need a way to practice without disturbing others, but in my experience, it needs further refinement.The chief problem is the bass drum pad: it's adjustable only up-and-down, not backwards and forwards. If you have a chain-driven pedal with a non-adjustable throw like me, you will likely find that the beater doesn't make contact with the pad. Even if you do have a pedal with an adjustable throw -- who wants to adjust your pedal every time you practice? You don't need to fiddle with your pedal every time you set up a real drum set, because you can adjust the height of the bass drum's feet easily to suit the throw of your pedal.I solved the problem here by buying a DW Hardcore Beater, which has an unusally pronounced 1-1/2" offset, but this set me back an additional $30 I would rather have kept in my pocket.I also found that the platform to which you attach your bass pedal isn't thick enough to enable a secure mount. I found my bass pedal sliding around, causing constant readjustments. I solved this problem by gluing a rubber pad to the platform using contact cement -- but this solution set me back another $10.Finally I encountered a manufacturing defect in the "cymbal" pad, which didn't screw down on its arm tight enough to prevent the washer underneath the pad from revolving and making an irritating "ching" with each stroke. I solved THIS problem by removing the washer altogether; I'm not sure what purpose the washers serve any way.I also found DW less than helpful with this last problem. I contacted their customer service and asked if these washers were really necessary and if so, would they send me another one or two to fill the gap under the cymbal pad. To my surprise, they answered that there should only be one washer under each pad -- this answer makes no sense, as you always add washers (or use thicker ones)in situations like this. Their advice was to bring the whole unit back to the retailer and have it swapped out. What a pain!I thought DW was comprised of drummers making drum equipment for drummers, and I am disappointed both in the minor but annoying shortcomings of this device as well as their dismissive customer service.UPDATE: it is unfortunate that you can't adjust the pad arms vertically; in particular, the vertical proximity of the "hihat" and "snare" pads makes it hard to play the hihat cross-stick as you normally would on a drumset. I hope DW will address these various shortcomings in a future Go Anywhere Pad Set!
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