Drum Tips - Gaffers Tape

Gaffers tape looks a lot like duct tape but it is different! (for drummers it is definitely better than duct tape!)

Gaffers tape has a mat finish, not glossy or shinny like duct tape so that the bright lights on a movie set do not reflect off it and create lighting problems on the set.

Gaffers tape is a thick, high-quality cloth tape that absorbs high frequency tones well. It works great for muffling toms, and is very strong so in an emergency it can mend many broken parts on a drum set.

I have used it to tape stands together when they failed, and taped drum heads up to get through the rest of a show. Keep a few old snare drum heads with you and you can cut one to any drums size and tape it over the existing broken drum head for a very quick fix during a show.

Your local hardware store probably doesn’t carry it but it is readily available online. Here is a link to the amazon page:

Gaffer's Tape

Unfortunately, gaffers tape is more expensive than duct tape, but well worth the extra price.