Vic FirthUniversal Drumstick Practice Tips - 2 Pairs per Bag - Grey

Brilliant little gubbins, this. These little rubber ball type thingies fit on most sticks (I tried on Vic Firth and Regal Tip 5As and AJ2s myself) and allow you to use any reasonable firm surface as a practice pad. They will allow any drummer to drive anyone nearby absolutely mental by allowing the practicing of paradiddles, ratamacues and double flammed mills (whatever that might be) on the kitchen worktop, the desk, the bedpost, the window sill, the toilet seat, a bar stool, a postbox, a floor, a moon rocket, whatever you can think of. They are easy to pop on and off the tips of your sticks and can be carried in a pocket. If you use them on a practice pad it makes the pad even quieter and the feel of the sticks is pretty good when playing on any of the aforrementioned surfaces. Used on actual drums and cymbals, the UPTs make a mallety noise. If you turn up at a gig and need to make some softer sounds but you forgot the mallets at home, keep a couple of these in your stickbag and, voila, le mallets and you won't look like a disorganised twit.Defo worth buying a pack of these.

Decreases noise of sticks, useful on practice pad or a table.

I bought these to make my drum kit quieter. They dont really do that they are more for making sure that if you practice on a hard surface you dont mark it.

Decent quality

These were useful to produce more mellow sounds on cymbals however there was little to no difference made to the volume produced when drumming on snare and tom drums using the rubber tips. If you want them for cymbal variety effects go ahead but not great for quietening drums. Practise pads are better for quiet practising on drums. I don't regret trying them out but a little pricey for not muting drum sounds.

Bought these while starting drum lessons for the first time as recommended by my instructor. They are handy if you haven't got a drum kit yet to practice the basics, have a decent reverb and mimic the feel of hitting a drum kit but mainly useful for practicing rudiments and getting familiar with the sticks.

Excellent product from Vic Firth - Saves bring a practice pad with you and gives off nice accents/ghost notes as the rubber is 'gummy' and reacts upon impact. I would suggest getting a little drawstring pouch to keep them in. Two pairs is brilliant for when I am teaching a student. Check out #vfupt on instagram and twitter for photos and vids (my username is: scottburrelldrummer)

They are a great product to use and stay on the sticks as you tap any hard surface - as described. But I don't use them as much as I thought I would. Unless you have a well damped, sturdy surface they can make something like a table make a fair bit of noise. Not the annoying tapping of sticks but a proper thud. Good to have when travelling, but I'm back to using the Vic Firth practice pad because it's much quieter.