Best Double Bass Drum Pedal - Page 4

Ludwig USA · #**121** 03-20-2013, 04:57 PM

The modern day pedals have way too many adjustments for my taste. I'm always down on the floor playing with all the settings just to see if I can make something better, It never ends!
Give me a set of pedals that I can take out of the box, clamp them to my hoops, put my feet on them, set the tension and do the frigg'in dance. Now that would be the best double pedal!

Anyone ever see or try these pedals?
http://www.airlogic.com/

StickIt · #**122** 03-20-2013, 11:06 PM

No vids, and no worthwhile reviews that I could find...although I didn't do any real deep research. I say it's a no-go.

Plus, I didn't like the website. Now that may be shallow of me...it is, but oh well.

The idea seems....interesting, though!

Ludwig USA · #**123** 03-21-2013, 12:17 AM

Ya, not the best website, It hasn't changed in years. I called and talked to the owner some 8 to 10 years ago, he said there is a rubber bladder that holds the air pressure and the bladder is pretty much bullet proof. $225.00 for a single and $575.00 for the double. If you go to the website you can see the adustable cam system.The owner is an engineer for one of the auto companys and plays drums, he said at one point he took the pedal to the namm show and a japanese guy from pearl drum bought one of the pedals and took it back home with him and then the next thing ya know pearl comes out with there adjustable cam system. Pearl just had to do the cam system a little bit different because of the patent, so they went with the plastic changable cams. Pearl must not of been interested in the air pressure idea or they couldn't find a way to redisign it to get around the pattent.

It seems like a cool concept but there just isn't anywhere to try one out and the company dosen't seem to have done anything to promote it.

Joseph "Stix" Davis · #**124** 04-04-2013, 08:03 PM

I've played dozens of different pedals. My favorite is the Pearl Eliminator Demon Drive double pedal. Extremely smooth and I love the fact it can change between a long board and a short board.

hemiboy · #**125** 04-09-2013, 07:03 AM

You will get a hundred opinions and they are all good for those expressing them . My opinion is this . I think pedals are like shoes, you have to walk with them on! . But here is how I buy pedals . First I spend a lot of time playing one that is set up correctly in the music store . I go back at least 3 times and play that pedal for 15 minutes to a half hour minimally. Then I go back and try the others that I am interested in the same way. Then I find out the return policy , and if it meets with my approval, I buy the one that I like the best and bring it home . I save all the boxes receipts, packing materials, everything and play my regular practice routine for at least three different sittings . I bought pedals one month ago. First, Tama Iron Cobras, then after 3 days I hated them, took them back, then dw 9002 another 4 days liked them a lot but the footboard after tons of different adjustment just didn't feel right, guess what? ,back to the store and ended up with a pair of Tama Speed Cobras that I had tried originally and didn't like them . Bought them, tweaked them and played them over a week and I love them. The guy at guitar center hates me and youi know what I sa, y to h--ll with him. lol. I am happy!

beyondbetrayal · #**126** 04-16-2013, 12:32 AM

axis because i can do this..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaGaAfDkhLM

I made a few custom heel risers out of longer screws and nuts.

I cant do this in any other pedal.. its way more comfortable for me

Mizran · #**127** 06-10-2013, 08:36 PM

I was playing on an old set of DW4000's (very old) for a while, and upgraded to the Axis Longboard A's. It's true that the rebound off the bass drum isn't as much, however I've found them to be lighter to any other pedal I've played on, and you can find the sweet spot on the board to get just the right amount of rebound for the speed you're playing at. They feel just as comfortable at slow speeds as they do at fast speeds, which is a hell of a lot more than most other pedals.

On another note, after buying the Axis I went to the AUDW convention in Melbourne, Australia, and tried the Sleishmens, and subsequently went home that day and reconfigured my kit to use the 'V' set up (I only have one bass drum so it looks a bit odd on stage), and my god the different is amazing. Those pedals are absolute genius and if didn't own the Axis I'd definetly be playing those. I'm playing on a 7 peice and have one floor tom on each side, with 3 rack toms horizontally centered around the snare, and the V setup provides complete horizontal symmetry with the toms and the hats\ride (I play open left-handed so the hats sit out a bit), and it feels so much more comfortable. I geniuenly recommend either trying the Sleishmens or the V setup (especially if you have a large sized kit). Sorry for the digressing!

So after all that:
One up for both the Axis Longboard A's and for the Sleishmens.

EarthRocker · #**128** 06-10-2013, 10:08 PM

I played a Tama Speedcobra for several months and I loved the pedal. I just played the single, but if the double version shares the same quality as it's single counterpart, they're truly the best double pedals on the market. I wish I still had it...

I went to play a small gig with a band and used another drummer's kit. I threw the speed cobra in the car and walked back inside. Someone of course, knew what it was, so when they spotted it in the car, they decided to grab it.

Almost $200 bucks down the crapper.

Anyway. A great pedal.

oddtime74 · #**129** 06-11-2013, 01:17 AM

That's a damn shame EarthRocker, hate to hear that. All too common these days. As far as the Speed Cobras being the best on the market, I have to respectfully disagree. I now know not one set of pedals are best as I too thought the SC's would be the be all end all for me. I owned the Speeds for about two weeks and just could not take to them like I thought or hoped I would. I didn't like how light everything was, I didn't like the action of the long footboard, I couldn't find the sweet spot on it and was hard to keep my foot there when I did and in the end returned them for the Iron Cobra Powerglides.

The split second of just resting my foot on the pedal for the first time gave me a smile I'll never forget. The accelerated speed and power that the beater had felt so awesome. The pedal had that normal weight feel to it with a standard size footboard to a degree ( I believe it's still longer than a true standard footboard like found on DW's, Pearls etc ) and after about 30 minutes was back playing the way I knew how and better as it had extremely smooth and fast action both stroke and rebound. Compared to the DW3000 doubles these are like going from a VW Bug with rusted wheel bearings to a race ready Ferrari.

Though with that said I believe the pedal for me would be the DW 5000 accel drive or the DW9000. I feel that the footboard of the IC is just a touch too thick and heavy. I like the feel of the DW3000 footboard but not the performance of it. Also I will say here and now the DW 3000 is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay over priced for what it is. Way over priced.