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wonder how it compares to trick pedals
that duo-deck feature is pretty baller i must say
Oh snap, i just noticed something majorly different in the designs. Trick's dominator actually seperates into 2 identical single pedals (which i do frequently, since my studio/ rehersal kit is a true double kick and i just use a double pedal on my single-kick gig kit). I can't tell in the photo of the double demon if the slave pedal can be used independently (does it have a spring on it?). If not, that is a major advantage for the Trick pedal.
I played them at NAMM and they are a significant improvement over existing direct drives...
I know, I have had both the Axis and Trick since they first came out. I have been playing direct drive type pedals for about 20 years.
There are significant differences, first off, the ball bearings used in the new Pearl are an entire order of magnitude smoother than what Axis and Trick are using. You haven't felt smooth until you've tried these.
The action is smoother. The pedals feel glued to your feet.
The slave pedal gives MANY more oscillations when the beater is put into motion than does the Trick. The slave on the Pearl feels better than most main pedals.
They convert from long to shortboard in minutes. They can be used as two singles or a double.
The linkage between the pedal board and the solid "strap" is ball bearing mounted. This is something that I have always wanted. In a direct drive pedal, if that linkage is not perfectly straight it tends to wear unevenly and screw things up. That problem is eliminated with these pedals.
It's adjustable 9 ways til Sunday.
I don't really care about how many adjustments a pedal can make, the most critical thing is that the pedal feels like an extension of your foot. These pedals do that beter than any other.
I would suggest not buying that new pedal you were looking at until these new pedals hit the stores.
The price will be about the same as the Tricks. Prices for pedals like these are high because of the increasing cost of quality. It is often 10 times more costly to go from 99% quality to 99.9% quality. In actual fact 99.9 is 10 times more accurate than 99%( 1 bad out of 1000 instead of 1 bad out of 100).
As you near the limit, progression becomes more difficult/expensive.
Are the Tricks and Axis pedal bad? Hell no. But the Demon Drive is the next level.
I am guessing it won't be popular among Christian drummers...
With how established you are here, you're obviously not a Pearl rep. But besides the price, are there any flaws with this pedal?
I only had about 10 minutes total playing time on it so I can only give first impressions. I can't vouch for its long-term durability or how well all of the adjustments hold up after years of abuse.
Looks like a compromised version of the trick. Stretch strings the next level? GMAB!!! Seriously, it's a step backward. Look at tricks easily adjustable compression spring knobs.
Adjustability? Cam design? Nothing new there.
It does have the long/short board conversion, but I use long boards only....that feature is of no use to me.
The latest "fad" is to say how little difference "woods" make in a drum kit. In the same time frame, we have hyper-exaggeration about the difference between pedal performance...not feel, performance. If anything, it is the single most exaggerated aspect of drumming.
I'll keep my bigfoot pedals over those things, thanks.
I actually think that the differance in slave-master pedal makes somewhat of a differance. I cannot use some cheaper double pedals, they just throw off my playing (yeah, I know, it's bad. But I just cannot deal with cheap pedals). Personally it's a bit too over-hyped, like you said.
I played them at NAMM and they are a significant improvement over existing direct drives...
I know, I have had both the Axis and Trick since they first came out. I have been playing direct drive type pedals for about 20 years.
There are significant differences, first off, the ball bearings used in the new Pearl are an entire order of magnitude smoother than what Axis and Trick are using. You haven't felt smooth until you've tried these.
The action is smoother. The pedals feel glued to your feet.
The slave pedal gives MANY more oscillations when the beater is put into motion than does the Trick. The slave on the Pearl feels better than most main pedals.
They convert from long to shortboard in minutes. They can be used as two singles or a double.
The linkage between the pedal board and the solid "strap" is ball bearing mounted. This is something that I have always wanted. In a direct drive pedal, if that linkage is not perfectly straight it tends to wear unevenly and screw things up. That problem is eliminated with these pedals.
It's adjustable 9 ways til Sunday.
I don't really care about how many adjustments a pedal can make, the most critical thing is that the pedal feels like an extension of your foot. These pedals do that beter than any other.
I would suggest not buying that new pedal you were looking at until these new pedals hit the stores.
The price will be about the same as the Tricks. Prices for pedals like these are high because of the increasing cost of quality. It is often 10 times more costly to go from 99% quality to 99.9% quality. In actual fact 99.9 is 10 times more accurate than 99%( 1 bad out of 1000 instead of 1 bad out of 100).
As you near the limit, progression becomes more difficult/expensive.
Are the Tricks and Axis pedal bad? Hell no. But the Demon Drive is the next level.