The only advantage I've noticed out of moon gel is that you can quickly apply them or remove them between songs if need be. That's pretty much it.

Thank you so much for the info!

I use drum dots and gaff tape and clear moon gel. It depends if I practice I use clear moon gel or if I'm on a gig I use drum dots and gaff tape 😎🥁💯💪🏼

For me, it depends on the context. Sometimes tape, sometimes moon gels, wallet, e-ring, it really depends on the room, how you hit that day, how tired you are etc.

Can you link the brand you buy or something? I'm trying to find even one Gaffer's tape that's well reviewed and going nuts. I can only find ones for $17 that people say are cheap crap and leave residue like duct tape and don't stick very well.

Use both

scotch 410p is a great moongel alternative

Interesting!!!

I love moon gel. Gaf tape has literally ripped heads at my school that they've tried to take off

You do have a point when I’ve been out listening to bands drummers in some cases that I’ve seen is I’ve seen tape on there drums not moon gel.....

Bro sweep your floor

They don't rattle like mufflers

Will try the gaff tape. Thanks!

Use the Evan's rings better,and for snare,a big fat snare drum

Thank you for sharing I will give it a try 💯!

Thomas Lang- DRUMTACS!

Gaffer tape looks ugly

Moongel makes every snare/tom sound like a cardboard box imo

You can get clear moongel just a fyi

Do people still use this stuff?

I don’t now why

I find this video at odds with my personal opinion. All your complaints about moon gel, not sticking, flying off on your stick, getting dirty, ruining heads with perpetual residue, not usable on resonant heads... are non issues for me and my experiences. I hope they would be for you too! They're super sticky right out of the case. I have literally never hit a moon gel with my stick and taken it back with me. Just realize the amount of surface area of tacky sticky moon gel stuck to a head in comparison to a stick tip that hits it for one second. If the moon gel gets dirty wash it. Yes it won't last forever but they are CHEAP. We've all seen the stick chips on them but if they're beyond repair its time to get new ones. And they started off offering 4 in each pack and now its six, as well. They're not $5 OR $10, they're $7. Period. $6.99 every time. If you know how to tune, which I'm not saying you do not, a pack of moon gel on 4 drums could last 6-9 months conservatively. If your moon gel is on a head long enough to leave a residue then its *probably* time to replace the head anyway. I only ever saw residue because it was on the resonant for like 2 years which leads to your final complaint, not being usable on resonant heads. The roundest yet most controlled, most versatile floor tom sound I've ever gotten was on a 16x14 maple floor tom with a moon gel cut in half, INSIDE the drum on opposite sides of the resonant head. It was so good I didn't change that resonant head for that long. Just needed half of one on top and moved it around as needed. I... just... I've used moongels for close to 10 years and my only complaint was that it was blue, an issue which isn't even one any more as they're offering it in clear. A single roll of that tape is $20 and you have two. You've spent $40 on dampening three drums. Take care of your $7.00 moongels when you get them and they'll return your investment far greater than black tape on white drum heads any day, which in my opinion is a bit ugly / sloppy looking.

Lmao I don’t even use gels on my drums I use them on my cymbals