Rock Band: Bangin on Mousepad

Alright, anyone who plays Rock Band knows how loud the drums can be. Loud enough to drown out the music coming from the game itself. Fortunately, ingenious gamers came up with a cheap, easy, fix that involves mousepads and some rubber cement. While this solution certainly quiets the drums enough that you can actually hear that drum beat that you're...pretending to play, it's not quite as durable as the drum pads underneath.
After about a week i'd noticed the pads on the red (and to a lesser extent, green) drums were starting to, well, i guess fray would be the word to use, around the center where the drumsticks made contact. After three weeks, the red had a sizable wound near the middle and all the pads had begun to fray noticeably. Although still considerably quieter than the drums alone, the worn part is slightly louder. I don't know if i bang on my drums harder than most of you out there, but if you use this solution, maybe consider doing something to your sticks to soften them (plasti-dip?) otherwise after a few weeks you're going to be beating a dead...mouse...pad.

here's a pic of the red drum's current condition: