DW Go Anywhere Five-Pad Drum Practice Set with Stand
The Go Anywhere set is five drum practice pads laid out like a drum kit and mounted on a single stand. It is meant for drummers who have no kit at hand but want to keep working on four-limb coordination.
What sets it apart
- Five practice surfaces, including a bass drum pad
- 8 in and 10 in pads, laid out like a drum kit
- A single, sturdy stand that does not wobble when you play
- Works all four limbs together
- Natural feel and rebound, according to the manufacturer
- Bass drum pedal: you mount your own
What you cannot work on with a single pad
A single pad develops your hands: consistency, rudiments, rebound control. It develops none of what makes a drumset player, meaning the coordination of four limbs doing four different things at once.
A set of five surfaces at different heights and distances brings that dimension back into practice. Moving from snare to tom, keeping the right foot going, accenting with the left: these are movements as much as strokes, and they fade quickly when you only practise on one surface.
Made for tight situations, not for comfort
To be honest: nobody prefers this set to a real drum kit. It exists for situations where a real kit is impossible — an apartment, a student dorm room, a tour in a van, a room you can only use once a week.
In those situations, the useful comparison is not “pads versus a kit”, it is “pads versus nothing at all”. Three thirty-minute sessions a week on five surfaces are worth far more than one two-hour rehearsal every other week.
Set up the stand like your own kit
The layout is adjustable, and it is worth taking your time the first time. The goal is not to make it look good: it is to reproduce the distances and heights of the instrument you actually play.
The closer the copy, the more of what you practise carries over. Put a tom pad ten centimetres too high, and the motion you learn will have to be relearned when you get back to the kit.
Specifications
| Number of surfaces | Five |
|---|---|
| Sizes | 8 in and 10 in pads |
| Foot pad | One bass drum pad |
| Stand | Single, sturdy construction |
| Pedal | Your own, single or double |
| Purpose | Four-limb coordination |
What it is for
- Coordination practice when no kit is available
- Students living in residence or in an apartment
- Tours where the only kit you get is at the gig
- Four-limb independence practice
- A second practice station, at a relative's home or at the office
Compare with other manufacturers
Practice pad sets from other manufacturers:
| Manufacturer | Comparable model | What differs |
|---|---|---|
| Gibraltar | Pad set on a mini rack | Mounted on rack bars, a more modular configuration |
| Evans | SoundOff | Pads that sit on an existing drum kit, with no stand of their own |
| Remo | Mesh head set | Real drum shells fitted with mesh heads, with a larger footprint |
| Vic Firth | Individual pads | Surfaces sold one at a time, with a stand you put together yourself |
Frequently asked questions
- What pedal do I use with it?
- Your own: the foot pad is designed to take a bass drum pedal, single or double.
- Can you really work on coordination with it?
- Yes, that is its purpose: five surfaces at different heights and distances bring movement back into your practice.
- Does it replace an electronic drum kit?
- No. It makes no sound of its own and records nothing: it is a purely mechanical practice tool.
- Is the set easy to take with you?
- That is the whole idea: DW calls it Go Anywhere and says it is easy to set up.
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