VIC FIRTH SALUTES 2008 WGI World Championships
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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT:

BILL BACHMAN'S HEAVY HITTER PRACTICE PADS

Heavy Hitter Slimpad (HHPSL)

The Heavy Hitter Slimpad features a "slim" 1/8" gum rubber pad on a 12" sturdy wooden base. The extra thin 1/8" gum rubber pad gives the player a more accurate feel of a high tensioned marching snare. It's the perfect size and weight to throw in a backpack for the drummer on the go.

14 mil mylar laminates for the HH Slimpad are also available, giving the player maximum articulation and a more accurate feel of a Kevlar-headed drum.

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Heavy Hitter Quadropad-Large (HHPQL)

Perfect for the marching tenor drummer, these pads were designed and laid out to exactly match the ideal set of marching quads. The pads are spaced from the playable part of each drum, just inside of the drum shell’s bearing edge.

The large Quadropad includes 2 rubber "spock" drum pads, giving the player the ability to set up 5 drum or 6 drum configurations. “Spock” drum pads are made with thinner gum rubber than the 4 main quad drums, allowing for a more authentic feel. Sturdy wooden base features open cell foam rubber for the ultimate in skid-resistance.

The drum pads included on this set approximate the accurate playing areas of 6", 10", 12", 13" and 14" inch drums, and are laid out accurately and cut for ALL playing areas, both standard and “scrape”.


Heavy Hitter Marching Bass Pad

The Vic Firth Heavy Hitter Bass Pad features the original “barbell” design which mounts on a cymbal stand for vertical and quiet practice of the marching bass drum. The player can see stick angles, stick heights and “side-to-side line up” while practicing on a 14” wide set-up — just like an actual marching bass drum. The Basspad offers sturdy steel construction, a mounting post designed to fit all brands of cymbal stands and 1/4” thick gum rubber pads for a realistic feel.

Watch Heavy Hitter Pad creator Bill Bachman demonstrate the Marching Bass Pad!
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