RodneyZepa
Senior Member
Hello…I'm being a rebel and posting my topic here as opposed to "Pedal" thread as it seems that this thread receives more action…So, my apologies if any drummers out there don't like…Anyways, I have a DW 5000 kick pedal and have found that it is very limiting in what I can do with it…I've adjusted and tested settings to no avail…So, I was planning on getting a "vintage" Ludwig Speed King as when I last used Speed King (40 years ago) I could play anything I so desired…Instead I bought the Ludwig Atlas Classic pedal and discovered that the Atlas came with a "strap" and "chain" drive…I switched chain over to strap and, Eureka !!!, my problem solved…With the strap, the dexterity, speed and control has improved my kick drum playing to what I had expected compared to my Speed King from years ago…This, naturally, led me to believe that if I had replaced my DW 5000 chain, with a strap, that I would have same results as the strap driven Atlas…Does anyones experience confirm this..?..I guess I could have bought a strap for DW 5000 and found out for myself, however, it does seem that majority of drummers do use chain driven kick pedals and have no concerns…The Atlas with strap is great..!!..I was going nuts trying to do bass drum triplets with DW 5000 to no avail…I will switch over to straps for all of my kick pedals, although, I also have DW 3000 chain drive (Single & Double pedals) and have better results than 5000..??..I am switching over to entire Ludwig Hardware as their newer lines are to my liking…One more thing, my 16x24 kick drum sounds so much better with Ludwig stock batter and I've tried the 3 manufacturers and found, for my kick, that Aquarian Super Kick I does the trick as well…Didn't envision writing a novel here, but, this is what happens when one doesn't work (Disability situation) (Disability, Thank God..!!..doesn't affect my drumming but does affect my stamina…)…Thank you all…Peace...