ZJTL KAT Percussion KT-TBB Silent Strike Bass Drum Beater, Black,Silver

AWESOME BEATER! While searching for a solution to lower the volume of my drum kit, I came across these silent strike beaters.. While I experimented through trial and error to lower my drum kit volume but not sacrifice tone or playability I discovered a combination of things that may help anyone trying to lower the volume of any acoustical drum kit. So before I explain why I approve of these Kat silent beaters allow me to explain my set up. ALL RACK TOMS: I use Evans Hydraulic heads for my resonant heads ( both resonant & batter when playing at full volume) I USE BOTH (REMO silent stroke Mesh heads & REMO MUFF'LS) at the SAME TIME! for my batter heads... WHY you ask ? I found that the Remo silent stroke heads alone were too quiet (like striking a pillow of air with no tonal response) So try to use silent stroke heads in conjunction with MUFF'LS.. What you will find is a lower volume shell but you retain tone and your shells will sound like drums again, just at a lover volume. you can experiment with the resonant tension and batter tension to achieve the desired pitch. This solved my needs and so I try and share this as much as possible when I can. BASS DRUMS (2) 22" I use EVANS hydraulic batter heads in conjunction with REMO MUFF'LS for the batter heads I use Remo silent stroke heads for the resonant side just to close off the front of the shell.. ( has no functionality just looks ) I use an EVANS bass drum pillow taped (double sided tape) to the inside of the resonant head spanning the entire head and then taped to the inner side of the MUFF'LS plastic ring. NOW for the KAT SILENT STRIKE! These are mini tennis balls in black and are made of a dense solid rubber or foam ( no air inside ) They are firm ( not as firm as felt beaters ) but also soft if you squeeze them hard enough ( not too soft and deform during strike ) I use these on (2) Gibraltar direct drive pedals... They are long enough to reach the center of 22" bass drums. With the set up I explained above I found that these beaters lower the volume but still give a nice thud.. produces a more soft or warm sounding strike. When doing double (HEEL TOE) strikes the beaters respond very well. No need for drum patches as these are soft to the touch and should not effect the heads wear n tear. I really like these beaters and I can't seem to find any CONS to this product.. I will continue to beat the heck out of them and update this post if I find any issues, until then.. I am satisfied and like I said... these are my new favorite beaters.. TRY THEM OUT!!

Balls! Tennis balls, that is! (They really do appear just like smaller black tennis balls.) I practice my double kicks on a Gibraltar Bass Drum Practice Pad. With my usual beaters (either the plastic or the felt sides), they sound good, but can get loud and be a little obnoxious (to others, not to me); I understand, and sympathize. Sniffed around online and found these, and ordered 2 from Amazon. They arrived as promised (Thanks, Amazon), fit my Pearl Eliminator Redline double pedal perfectly. The little memory clamps/weights that came on my pedals also fit their shafts well. While no beater would be utterly silent, per se, these diminish the harshness of the attack by a huge amount, making things absolutely bearable for all involved, including those sitting 5 feet away. They have a nice bounce, don't inhibit play at all, and work very well on practice pads, actual drum heads, and mesh electronic bass drum heads. I can't speak to durability, but have seen online where they've torn under repeated hard playing; perhaps they were abused/stomped on, or perhaps they were used with hard rubber electronic bass drum pads, causing them to split at the seams. For my uses (technique/control/speed against a pillowy practice pad--not bash fests), I can see them lasting a good long time. Couldn't be happier with these. (Note: the price is for 1; I ordered 2 for double-bass playing.)

I live in an apartment and play electric drums. While I do have a drum riser to prevent vibrations to the floor and annoying the downstairs neighbor, the stock beater hitting the pad is still pretty loud. So I tried this out to help with the noise and I can honestly say it probably has taken it down to half volume than it was before. So if noise is your concern, this absolutely helps. My gripes are: 1. It’s softer than a traditional beater. So it requires more power to get a good kick. That being said, the convenience of having an electric kit means I can turn up the sensitivity which helps with that. 2. It’s basically a tennis ball and tennis balls bounce. If you typically bury the beater, this may not be for you because it’s going to dribble on the pad when you kick it in unless you use a lot of force. Overall I think it’s an excellent tool if being quiet is a must.

Great replacement for the felt beater I was using with a Yamaha DTX6K-X. Slightly quieter and slightly better rebound on the bass pad. Worth the money.

They work great on my v drum kit.

I bought this beater cause I didn’t like the filter one in my pearl p930. I upgraded my kick drum with a Simmons kp180 which is heavier and doesn’t move but I couldn’t have with a natural feeling. This beater is a game changer. You have to adjust the height of the pedal, sensitivity trigger, the angle and the spring tension (trial and error). After that I enjoyed playing my ekit, the rebound and feeling was great. The noise is lower I bought this beater because I didn’t like the filter one in my Pearl P930. I upgraded my kick drum with a Simmons KP180, which is heavier and doesn’t move, but I couldn’t have it with a natural feeling. This beater is a game changer. You have to adjust the height of the pedal, sensitivity trigger, the angle, and the spring tension (trial and error). After that, I enjoyed playing my Ekit; the rebound and feeling were great. The noise is lower, but don’t expect a big difference. Highly recommended. but don’t expect a big difference. Highly recommended !

I purchased two bass drum beaters. This lovely one for my Roland e-drums set… and a traditional white felt beater (Ludwig) for my vintage Ghost drum pedal I use with my Ludwigs. This “silent” beater worked GREAT with my Roland kit. I found the Ludwig beater to be very heavy and oddly balanced. Just for fun, I ‘borrowed’ the silent beater and set it up on my Ludwigs. Absolutely PERFECT! I do have a pretty heavy bass drum foot (all those years of playing Zeppelin) but you just can’t call this a silent bass drum beater! (ask my neighbors!) It has phenomenal feel and balance on my Ghost pedal… and my 22’ Ludwig bass drum sounds fantastic! I just bought a second silent beater to return to my Rolands. LOVE this bass drum beater!

It's great for my apartment. Much softer sound than a regular beater, Still sounds the same through my headphones!