Is it just me or have mesh pads on electronic drum kits become the "organic free-range kale" of the percussion world? Like, you can't walk two feet without someone telling you their kit has mesh heads now-superior feel! Better rebound! Neighbor-friendly! Next, will my mesh pad start giving me unsolicited life advice or start making my coffee?
Serious(ly sarcastic) question: do these mesh pads actually make that much difference in your practice, or are we just collectively agreeing to pretend we're one lug-nut away from a real snare? Anyone actually go back to rubber pads willingly, or is that the social faux pas no one admits to anymore? Let's spill the beans before Roland patents breathable mesh for trumpet valves.