Road Bull
Silver Member
So I have been looking at picking up a pedal or double pedal for my house kit. My main kit that lives at my guitarist's house is a DW 9002 pedal. I have liked it alright. It is smooth enough and gets the job done. I have been keeping an eye open on the used market because I just bought my first house, and it seems as if it can consume money WAY faster than I can make it. This made me think that maybe I don't need another 9002, or maybe even a double at all. Our music doesn't really call for it much. So I decided to give a few pedals a good honest try.
I tried DW 9000, DW 5000, Tama Iron Cobra, Tama Speed Cobra, Various Pearl pedals, Ludwig Atlas and a few others. The Tama Iron Cobras felt fairly decent. I am not a big fan of the "cobra coil" though. It makes if feel as if it is bottoming out too soon or something. I know you can remove it, but that's just my impression. I don't think I like the long board pedals, so the Speed Cobra dropped off the list.
I have heard that the Ludwig Atlas Pros can take quite a bit of time to get used to. I would have to be able to mess with this one more in the store to figure it out.
But, the DW 5000 felt really nice. This was the Turbo version. The Accelerator version felt OK too, but I think the Turbo cam is what my DW 9002 is currently set up for. The 5000 felt very responsive and solid. The 9000 felt somewhat detached via its smoothness. I have yet to fully decide if I want to go double pedal or single, but I want a 5000 for sure. I might even sell my 9002 and get another 5000 down the road if I like the 5000 that much after playing it for a while.
I picked up a 5500TD Hi-Hat stand. That was a fairly straight forward decision. Now I just need a pedal and a throne and I will be up and running.
I used to have an older single chain 5000 double pedal. I believe those were the accelerator cam type pedals. What cams do you all prefer on your DW pedals?
I tried DW 9000, DW 5000, Tama Iron Cobra, Tama Speed Cobra, Various Pearl pedals, Ludwig Atlas and a few others. The Tama Iron Cobras felt fairly decent. I am not a big fan of the "cobra coil" though. It makes if feel as if it is bottoming out too soon or something. I know you can remove it, but that's just my impression. I don't think I like the long board pedals, so the Speed Cobra dropped off the list.
I have heard that the Ludwig Atlas Pros can take quite a bit of time to get used to. I would have to be able to mess with this one more in the store to figure it out.
But, the DW 5000 felt really nice. This was the Turbo version. The Accelerator version felt OK too, but I think the Turbo cam is what my DW 9002 is currently set up for. The 5000 felt very responsive and solid. The 9000 felt somewhat detached via its smoothness. I have yet to fully decide if I want to go double pedal or single, but I want a 5000 for sure. I might even sell my 9002 and get another 5000 down the road if I like the 5000 that much after playing it for a while.
I picked up a 5500TD Hi-Hat stand. That was a fairly straight forward decision. Now I just need a pedal and a throne and I will be up and running.
I used to have an older single chain 5000 double pedal. I believe those were the accelerator cam type pedals. What cams do you all prefer on your DW pedals?