Drum Pad Tier List + Rants (GONE WRONG) 

Yup. Threw my Xymox in the trash!!!

Disclaimer: This is all based off my experience. If you disagree or have something to share (or correct), feel free to leave a comment to change my mind! I’m very open to discussion about everything I spoke about. To those requesting more reviews: I do not have the means to purchase every pad, I just have played on quite a bit of pads throughout the years. Donations are welcome though ;)

fun fact: i ordered a drumslinger summer before my 7th grade year (2018). it was delivered without notice late freshman year (2021) i waited 3 whole years for it

Drumslingers been doing well lately, I got my pad in a week, and so did my 3 buddies that ordered some from the ready to ship page! However you’re right, they haven’t been great in the past lmao

Great video! Very informative. We are curious how are pads would be ranked.

I bought a Xymox tenor pad in August of 2018 (the end of my freshman year of high school) already knowing that the company had a notoriety of long shipping times and poor customer service, but I took the risk anyways. When I told my dad like 3 weeks in that nothing shipped he told me to keep emailing them to which I did. I sounded more frustrated with every email I sent; luckily I got a response to every email. The pad arrived in January of 2019, so I only had to wait about 6.5 months for the pad to arrive. I know for sure I wouldn't have gotten the pad if I didn't keep nagging and I'm lucky it only took that long knowing other people's stories with the company. It feels like I bought it at the end of a point where they actually shipped pads. I've seen more videos talking about Xymox in the past two years than I had for the 4 years prior when I started getting into marching percussion which was around 2016. It also felt like there was a lot more complaints about not receiving any pads where most of the things I saw were people's orders arriving after a year+. Either the company somehow got worse or more marching percussion content creators had surfaced on the platform warning viewers not to buy from them. I personally think the latter, but it could be a mix of both because I remember hearing somewhere that the company went under or something so the chances of getting a pad now is quite literally 0% up from the solid like 17% chance before the company supposedly went under.

haha, these xymox edits are hilarious, I ordered in 2019 and hasn't arrived yet :0

Have you tried the Brash drums pad and if so what are your thoughts? Also I can agree with the new realfeel. It feels pretty good but damn the pad hands are insane.

I just own a HUN-U 12 "U-12" marching snare pad few months ago and it sounds amazing. I used that a lot it's basically a Japanese version of RCP idk if they still exist. I ordered off from Amazon I don't have no issues about it (not really) but other than that it's awesome. I'm still thinking wanna get a RCP marching snare pad for a backup I'll see how's my money going. 💜👍👍👍

I, as a high school freshman, placed my order exactly three years ago on March, 25th in 2019. I am still waiting to this day as a senior in high school :)

I absolutely love my Prologix vortex tenor pad, it was great for preparing for past auditions best pad I've ever owned. It's also great for writing to make sure everything feels right. I want to try the tenor Ram Pad but if I'm gonna shell out that kind of cash I might as well have just played on my drums.

Drumslinger. Bill Olsen provides great customer service and stands behind his products. I own two- the 13 inch Corps Pad and the 12 inch Marcher Pad. Both were delivered in only three weeks. The pads are a work of art.

IMO the prologix green should be ranked above evans rf. It feels way better than the evans rf. At first I thought that green logix was an ordinary feeling pad because that's what they say in their website. But man when I played on it during the drumline workshop event here in the Philippines. I was surprised. It feels fantastic, and quiet❤

Xymox doesn’t even deserve to be in any kind of quality test or anything else other than a court room honestly. Don’t give them this kind of press even if it is just clickbait

I cut the black rubber side off my vic firth double sided pad.wasnt easy but it helped the feel and tone of it alot

Can you review Beetle Percussion (specifically the Carlos Botello pad)? Rampad Pro series too

My friend got an rcp active snare pad and it feels really nice

My dad managed to find the yellow real feel at like a savers for $2 and it feels great

I own 2-Rampads symphonic & marching pads love them 😁

you should review the carlos botello pad and the bus pad both from beetle perc

i have the outlander 12 inch and i want a new pad

I’ve heard the term “pad hands” a lot. What does it mean?

I've had an Invader v3 for awhile. I actually think it is the best pad I've ever owned and really wish they existed when I was in high school. However, the older I get the more I stray away from high tension. I find myself placing rags on the pad to lower the volume and tension quite often. I prefer that feel much more and am probably going to look into the quieter rubbery pads such as the Vater or Vic Firth Stock Pad.

Update on Xymox, they got their shit together this year and I got mine in around 2 months. And my friend got his tenor pad in around 3 months. They still don't ship within the listed time but it is much better than they have been.

Perfect vid

Very true about xymox, it happened the same thing with my purchase, they never shipped my order

Hanflag green labels for a lot of companies. I own a Hanflag pad but got a RCP laminate, it has a ton of rebound but feels more realistic with a laminate. I would only recommend a Hanflag(Hun) for private use, as it is loud & resembles a real snare too much to practice & warm up

OG slimpad and new slimpad definitely feel different. My room mate has OG, I have the new one. I've played them side by side. og is bouncier, almost unnaturally so, but fun as fuck to play on. minor thing I noted: during your review of the slim pad, you said you like the old slim pad more; then when you reviewed the old slim pad, you said you'd never actually played one!

Yooo! You had a pad making video iirc? Do you mind making it public (that’s if it exists 😂). It’s been 4 years since I’ve ordered my Xymox.

The black innovative pad is the same exact pad as the offworld outlander, innovative percussion pays offworld for rights to the pad so they can slap their logo on in, if you have both side by side you can see the have the same serial number

Hey man i dont know if youve saw them but rudimetal drummers make great pads if you can get pne i would the take a few weeks to ship BUT they have great customer service and the pads feel amazing there a s plus in my opion

my first pad was the hq real feel oh my God is it still one of the best ive ever had. started drumming in 2004 and the only other pads that have come close is the offworld invader v3 and the original vic firth slimpad. im hoping the new slim pad is back to the og but hail to the king hq real feel

I ordered a xymox tenor pad September of my freshman year hs. Had to email them constantly and didn't get it for 9 months, I had to threaten to sue those mfers before getting my pad finally.

when you got the zymox pad did you like it

I think i might have a drumslinger pad When i bought my bellset i got a pair of mallets, sticks, and a drum pad as well and it has an actual head and looks very similar to the picture

Do the invaders feel like the shuttle?

My battery tech actually has a tan real feel! Planning a heist on it 😈 (jk) (But I have thought about it)

Hot take, xymox isn’t terrible, atleast from my experience lol. My first xymox pad was second hand so I got it immediately so that wasn’t bad. I then ordered a tenor pad believing that I wouldn’t get it for a while but it actually showed up in about 2 weeks. I thought it may be a fluke and ordered a hybrid snare and sure enough about 3 weeks later it arrived. Most recently the reserve snare pads were 50% off so I ordered one for my dad (who is also a drummer) for Christmas, and it got here in just over a week. I’ve had a good experience with them but I know a lot of people haven’t.

RCP pads are actually really good in my opinion, i would give them s or high a tier

A little late to the video but I've emailed xymox over 20 times over multiple email accounts just to get bot replies after my first email actually was responded to but I ended up getting ghosted. Still haven't got the pad almost 3 years later, and I never will. Sucks cause their pads I have played on have been nice. Invader v3 all the way

Yup never got my drumslinger

You missed the Barney real feel 🥺

The stock pad is my literal child how dare you.

Ely, I know drum slinger has done poorly in the past. I have talked with the owner bill Olson he had medical problems which stopped him from making orders but now he's back in business and has fulfilled every order since.

Vater OP

Drumeo P4?

I'm pretty sure the owner of drumslinger got deathly sick but its no excuse that they still took orders.

reflexx?

You forgot the remo practice pad

happy 5 year anniversary of you getting scammed

😢😢😢😢😢

it sucks that xymox pads feel great. However, there's no point in buying something that is good quality if you'll never get it.

I've actually never had issues with xymox. I know everyone does. Ive bought 2 quad pads, a tenor kick, a hybrid snare, and a table pad from them. My original 2 quad pads took about 8 months, but i knew that going into it. Everything else i received within 1 month of purchase

I liked the s-hoop 😢

xymox is trash quality. Offworld invader is the best pad

I ordered a xymox pad my freshman year of highschool… I’m a sophomore in college and still haven’t received it 🥲