With an aim to reduce the resonance of on the base of pad I installed some anti-vibration rubber squares to my 12" pads..
Here is how that went.
First I cut a square of paper and made some marks where the bolts would go.
And used it as a guide for drilling the holes. Small holes first..
Note: the plastic in the base here is quite thick. Like around 5mm thick.
Once I had the bigger holes drilled I added some double sided tape to the back of the vibration pad.
And bolted them on the INSIDE of my 12" pads. (error)
Why did I do all 3 of them before working out this would not work? Even with my higher shells I would have to keep my heads super tight to avoid hitting this..
I moved them all to the underside of the pads.
I think it looks good. Not that they will be that visible anyway.
(FYI) The plastic at the base on these pads is very think. Around 5mm.
Once I had done that I thought why not put the base piezo back in the middle
No. This did not work. The sensitivity was way down, which was nice. BUT it it's like you need to hit it with a certain force to get a 100% hit from it. There was no in between. Nothing, nothing, nothing 100% The base piezo will not stay here. I have a plan for that. When I work it out i'll add it the PAD mod thread I started.
As for the vibration pads. I have not tested them yet. But I can tell already just by tapping the base, it is much deader now.