Tama CB90R Rubber Beater

I purchased two of these and although they are supposed to be for the Iron Cobra pedals I use these with an electronic mesh head kit TD-30 Roland set up. I use these rubber beaters because the feel & balance on them is good for me personally and because they are good to mesh heads in general. Mesh drum "skins" do not like felt (it tends to eat away at them generally) and these solve that problem for me very well. The beater is actually being utilized with direct drive double pedal (Yamaha) and it fits fine so you may be able to use it on other brands but they can vary so keep that in mind.

They perform well on my acoustic kit too, giving more punch than felt beaters do, but less attack/dynamic volume than wooden beaters so they are versatile-well worth the purchase if you need a beater or two. Well constructed, nicely packaged, and fabulous price as ever with Thomann. I recommend them, especially if you use hybrid or electronic set up's as they come into their own in these settings particularly. You might like them for a softer hit (as with any rubber beater) on cowbell foot set-ups?

I've used the Tama Iron Cobra pedals since I started drumming and have always used the felt heads. They're soft but dense and don't get mis-shaped over long periods. I recently, however, purchased a practice bass drum pad and thought I'd order these along with it, to test out how good the rubber is compared.

As you might imagine, the heads are extremely solid and a lot more dense than the felt ones. If you've ever had problems with the actual heads turning upwards as well, you don't have to worry about this with the newer revisions of them (like these). After trying them out, I was extremely pleased with them. They bounce nicely and don't feel a lot different, but have a nice definite attack on them.