In both my quest and need to get into drumming on a budget, I went to look at some used boom stands today that I found on CL. One was a double-braced undecipherable brand, the other turned out to be a 900 series Yamaha. Not sure how, but $45 got me the stands, boom arms, and an old single-chain DW 5000.
That's really funny as I'd just came straight from GC with a new Pearl 930 to replace the DDrums pedal I have. The new 930 seems really nice, and I admittedly haven't gotten it completely tweaked to my satisfaction yet, but I gotta tell you the 5000 seems really sweet despite a few issues.
First of all, did all models come with a metal plate on the bottom, or is mine just missing it? Second, is it normal for there to be a fair amount of side to side play in the pedal, or does it need work done on the pedal hinge?
I wasn't planning on using the 5000, but after stomping on it a bit I'm like, hmmm...GC does have that 45 return policy.
That's really funny as I'd just came straight from GC with a new Pearl 930 to replace the DDrums pedal I have. The new 930 seems really nice, and I admittedly haven't gotten it completely tweaked to my satisfaction yet, but I gotta tell you the 5000 seems really sweet despite a few issues.
First of all, did all models come with a metal plate on the bottom, or is mine just missing it? Second, is it normal for there to be a fair amount of side to side play in the pedal, or does it need work done on the pedal hinge?
I wasn't planning on using the 5000, but after stomping on it a bit I'm like, hmmm...GC does have that 45 return policy.
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