Let's be real, there's not a one size fits all muffle. Almost every drum company has their own gel, tape, or weight and it’s always one size to use for all the different drums.
But not every drum needs that exact amount of muffling depending on the gig, live, in the studio, or heads.
We wanted to customize our tone, whether that's cutting the muffle down or using more to make the sound exact to our preference. And because we’ve seen one too many bad muffles...and we mean we have SEEN. IT. ALL.
WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT THAN ALL THE OTHERS?
It can be customized by cutting it to any desired length. It ships in 6 foot lengths and can be used in temperatures as high as 220°.
Tom Tone Muffle allows you to muffle any size tom or snare as much as you like without having to deal with the usual gel/tape getting dirty, coming off, and not lasting or having to use only one size type of muffle.
Fair warning: this isn't a fast or easy muffle to use. If you prefer the faster weights, dots, and covers we suggest being patient with trying this and start with 1 roll.
Once it’s on the head it’s made to stay so it’s not like the other reusable muffles, it’s made to last longer than the heads.
WHY DO I WANT THIS?
This is a little different than your usual drum muffle or dampening product. Unlike gel, tape, weights, or covers that are over the entire tom you can customize how much muffle you want and choose your length based on each drum size and desired sound.
We will make a note this isn't a fast paced product, it takes a little time to dial in how much muffle to use and find tune your style. It's not for everyone, we love the big fat snare drums, drops, and snare weights - they serve their purpose. This one serves the drummer who wants to tailor their tone.
WHERE DO I USE IT?
You can use this muffle on any kind of drumhead, whether it's on the batter or resonant and coated or clear. We've had artists experiment with placing it underneath the reso and batter heads but most prefer on top of the batter head. You can place this anywhere on the head but near the tension rods (outer edge) keeps it from getting in the way like most mutes.
WHEN DO I USE IT?
We have found artists love this in the studio when trying to dial in a specific tone that the other kinds of muffles can't dial in. For live we found artists liked the idea of having a discrete muffle to place on toms that wouldn't fall off. When you’re trying to get a bit more technical for the sound or you want dampening to be different for each of your toms, this is when it comes in handy.
HOW DO I USE IT?
STEP 1:
SELECT YOUR LENGTH
We recommend minimal length to start off with for the smallest sized rack toms 6"-10", and gradually going up for 12"-14", and floor toms 16"+. This is all preference so depending on how much you like to dampen your sound, you can select your length based on that.
STEP 2:
HOW TO APPLY
Less is more. Each roll is 6ft long so there’s plenty to cut. For your first time using it, if you're not sure how much you want to use start with less (you can always add more).
The reason we say this is because the adhesive is very strong, if you apply it to the drum and then try to take it off and move it the adhesive more than likely will come off the muffle and you will have to recut a new piece.
We recommend cutting the muffle with scissors and firmly applying it to the outside edge of the drum. Press on the muffle for a good 15-30 seconds to make sure it stays.
