I am looking for input, preferably on people who have played on at least 2 of these pedals for a fair comparison. I take drum lessons at a store and I play on Axis X Longboards. At first I couldn't stand them, but as I got used to them, I started loving them. I have saved up a bunch of money, so price doesn't matter, and am looking to buy the best double bass pedal for me. I want a direct drive longboard pedal, so that narrows it down to Trick Bigfoots, Pearl Demon Drives, or Axis A / X pedals.
I want a very loud, hard hit from my bass pedal, so that my bass drum is easily heard over my other drums. The Axis X I play on gives me this more than anything I've played on, and I'm not sure if it's because of the beater or something, but it's loud and sounds great. I'm wondering if the sonic hammer beaters sound as good, and will the Axis X beaters work fine on an Axis A? I heard that if I wanted to use the X beaters to just get an X, because of some design flaw in the A.
Anyway, to sum it up, I want a very loud, hard hitting, direct drive long board double bass pedal.
I want a very loud, hard hit from my bass pedal, so that my bass drum is easily heard over my other drums. The Axis X I play on gives me this more than anything I've played on, and I'm not sure if it's because of the beater or something, but it's loud and sounds great. I'm wondering if the sonic hammer beaters sound as good, and will the Axis X beaters work fine on an Axis A? I heard that if I wanted to use the X beaters to just get an X, because of some design flaw in the A.
Anyway, to sum it up, I want a very loud, hard hitting, direct drive long board double bass pedal.