Evans EQ-Pad Bass Drum Mute

For years I have had pillows and blankets stuffed into my bass drum as a means of muffling and dampening the resonance of the drum as I have always preferred the sound of a quick, short attack on the bass drum. Although I liked the dampening these provided, they did prove to be a bit unsightly when using clear skins.

I opted to try this product as a more compact solution and was pleasantly surprised by its quality. The pad has two sides that are designed to rest against the batter head just under where the beater sits. Each offers different amounts of sound dampening so can be easily configured to get the exact sound you are looking for. I tested both, before settling on the smaller, less dampening side. The material it is made of feels of good quality. Attached to the pad are velcro patches that can be stuck to the inside of the drum shell for a quick and stable installation.

Overall I found it be a quick and effective to use product with clear and immediate results. Highly recommended!

What a shame! Shame on Evans for putting their name to this! I was astonished how poor the quality was when pulling this out of the box. It is very thin with hardly any padding and the material used is really cheap. The Evans logo is a cheap vinyl print-on instead of a sewn-on rubberised badge. The stitching of the pad is also very poor and I could have done a better job myself with a sewing machine and that is saying something! There are no velco strips stitched to the top of the pad either (only the under side) so any layering of additional pads would be fiddly. You could 'stick' another EQ Pad on top but after time, this would lift off. Especially as the pads' material surface is wide-pore fabric.

I have a couple of the older design Evans EQ Pads and they are OK. So having read this new one is a little wider so giving a little extra spread on the bass drum surface, I thought it would be great. Not so! I would imagine this would have cost no more than a few cents to make in a Chinese factory and it shows. Terrible quality product and I advise you to look at something else for your drum dampening needs. To sum this product up - Avoid!

Filling your bass drum with too much "dampening " can make you kick more like a "tick ". Not enough and it becomes a resonant mess.
These EQ pads are nothing less than fantastic.
It really sets your bass drum free!
Of course, it won't tune your heads for you, but even if you don't tune your bass drum heads, this thing is magical!
If you're a head tuner (like me), then these pads make your bass drum a head turner. They really bring out the sound of your shell and heads more than anything ive tried before.
I used to be "a pillow guy", thought these types of things were snake oil, but I have to admit I was so very wrong.
Whether you play live, in the studio, your local bar or your bedroom, ditch those duvets and pillows that are choking your sound. Get these EQ pads. I even got a second one to put in my Break Beats kit. They're a game changer.