DJ Slipmats: Butter Rugs VS Dr. Suzuki Scratch 

Just getting back into the game and came across your review. Purchased some Dr. Suzuki Technics Scratch editions and they are fantastic! Big difference between my OG Technics slipmats from the 80s to these slippery and ultra thin slipmats. I subbed, but then realized you retired recently. Late to the game, but glad you kept these videos up to be discovered! Congrats and best wishes!

I used to make my own slipmats in the eighties by cutting out the plastic that came with most records back then..

Thank you I’m gonna definitely get the Dr. Suzuki’s slip mats, the butter rugs I have aren’t slippery enough, it’s like they get tighter every year.

Glad you're back! Been a minute!

I'm using Butter rugs for couple of years now and recently I bought Dr. Suzuki's skratch slipmats. The thing is, when you use Dr. Suzuki's with slipsheets they are noisier than Butter rugs, but it seems that all static stays in slipsheets so the slipmat itself is basicaly antistatic. Dr. Suzuki is bit ticker and feels better, but without slipsheets basicaly performs the same as Butter rugs. For mixing I prefer to put butter rugs under standard felt slipmats, but that's only me.

I’m thinking of going back to standard slipmats from my butter rugs. The rugs are great for scratching but for beat juggling they’re a bit too slick, when I give them a little back spin they fly!

I'll take them all!

If your looking for that original technics slipmat plastic slipdiscs, 'undermat', You can cut one out from inside of a cerial box, Or shopping bag. You will find the right material. Its very hard to find the original. But Dr suzuki do a good mat. OR if you have some orignal technics boxes, There is a thin plastic used to wrap the dust cover and turntable with red writing on it, You can use that. Its very slippery and anti static.

Do a demo bro

Kareem, I've been told different thing about the Butter Rugs. What side is up? The felt side or the shiny side? Most people say felt side up to protect the record but that puts the logo down.

Hey have you ever noticed static on the Dr Suzuki slip sheet? My just sticks to the turntable..

Best of both - butterrug bottom, suzuki scratch on top is what I rock. Wanted to try some Frosted Plates but never tried em. Pretty sure butterrugs are made to be put *under* another slipmat, to replace the way DJs used to use a sheet of plastic cut out under the slipmat. I never saw the plastic Suzuki slip discs when I was shopping back in the day, butter rugs kept me going for a decade now.

Quick heads up to anyone using the Butter Rugs; the shiny (logoed) side goes on the platter and the soft, cotton wool type side faces up, i.e. is in contact with the vinyl. Not sure why they were demonstrated the other way around in this video...

Witch ones come with both slipmat and then thin paper I have the rane one

Butter rugs dont compare to Dr suzukis like not even close , i thought rugs were dope but Suzukis are perfect for everything

I like Butter Rugs... but I'm #TeamDrSuzuki

i hate my d-style tablecloth they give me static

I love my dr. Suzuki better then my butter rag

Hey Kareem whats up dude...?

Are the Suzuki's slippery dawg?

habla mucho y no prueba nada

Where did u get the plates for ur stanton decks very cool i have the traktor butter rugs work great for my needs