Bo Eder
Platinum Member
Attached is a picture of my primary bass drum pedal and my spare one. I keep forgetting how long I've been doing this and have come to realize that these two pedals are separated by 35 years of technological advances. Suffice to say, I've adjusted both of them to feel pretty close to the same. Having the plate on the Iron Cobra definitely makes it feel heftier under the foot, but not less fast. In fact, the new Iron Cobra's come with this opposition spring under the pedal plate to help push the plate back up against your foot (a negligible feeling, but there). So to make the Iron Cobra more match the 35 year old Flexi-Flyer, I took it off and now they almost feel identical. I do use DW beaters - I just got used to those for some reason over the years - the Iron Cobra comes with this rod you can change the beater heads out on, cool idea, but unnecessary.
Like Jojo Mayer, I've re-discovered the strap linkage (as opposed to using a chain or a direct connection like the Axis or Trick). And my foot has been feeling more at home with both of these than when I played a chain drive. Although I started out with a Ludwig Speed King back in 1975, and can play those pedals too, the strap feels better to me.
Can you guess which one is the spare?
Like Jojo Mayer, I've re-discovered the strap linkage (as opposed to using a chain or a direct connection like the Axis or Trick). And my foot has been feeling more at home with both of these than when I played a chain drive. Although I started out with a Ludwig Speed King back in 1975, and can play those pedals too, the strap feels better to me.
Can you guess which one is the spare?