Open Box DW Machined Direct Drive Double Bass Drum Pedal Level 2 197881259778

His dream pedals were gifted to him on Christmas. I also play so it's was a win-win! So smooth and effortless!

Ok so I've had somewhat of a storied run with pedals. I've tried practically all of them in search for the one that allows me to just sit and play without thinking about technique, beater angles, spring tensions, etc etc ad nauseam. I've owned ACD Darwin, Axis A/A21, DW 9002/5002, Mapex Falcons(chain/belt/direct drive), Pearl Eliminators, Tama Iron Cobra/Speed Cobra, Trick Dominator/Pro1-v(including low-mass boards), Yamaha FP9 Direct drive...phew. This one may have trumped them all honestly. I pulled it out of the box, installed the beaters, maxed the spring tension and that was it. I did literally nothing else and it felt perfect. That said, there are TONS of setting that all drastically change the feel. At out of the box settings, this is a very light feeling pedal with extreme fluidity. The smallest amount of incoming energy is instantly translated. This is even different than other similar direct drive pedals. The beater hubs are higher up than most pedals as well which must help in balancing speed vs power. The higher up beaters, even if they are very light, still hit super hard. I tried the DW 101 and Danmar Red wood beaters and they felt SO sluggish, until i compensated for lowering the shafts then it felt balanced. But in all honesty, the supplied beater is FANTASTIC. Multiple beater surfaces (flat felt, round felt, & hard plastic) and weights are included, so you could achieve any feel without having to change beaters. If you are like me and have tried a bunch of pedals but nothing seems to TRULY vibe with your feet...I urge you to try these out. Expensive? Yes. But the build quality is better than almost anything available, even Trick. Highly Recommended!

Its definitely as good, if not better than the regular 9000 pedal. The jury is still out on it being worth a grand

IMPRESSIVE QUALITY

Stick with the standard 9000 or buy two 5000 series, they've been around forever. They last forever too. For the price of the Machined pedal a pair of 5000's could be bought and have dough left over. Easy to repair and service parts widely available. They used to be Camco back in my day. Ludwig's Speed-King was the other must have. I have the standard 9000 and it's not much of an increase worthy of the cost. Boutique don't cut it for the working guy. Always have a complete spare set! The pull spring system is as old as dirt. There ain't much to improve it except to make it look prettier. If you got the money for the fancy-looking 9000 buy the Trick instead, you'll go much further as it is a compressed spring system. The return can't be beat for the next stroke. There are many other brands that will do as good or better, try them out at GC. It costs nothing to take them for a spin. Buy what works for YOU. Famous drummers are paid to use brands, that's why they endorse. Buy what works for YOU!! I've had top of the line Singerland to Sonor drums and everything between. The only constant is my Yamaha HEX-Rack system. Drums come and go but the Hex-Rack always stays! Multi-brand friendly. Got about ten grand invested since they first came out. The other constant is my DW 5000 series pedals (six) and my 9000 series cabled hi-hats (4). The best bang for my buck for the way I play. I purchased a used (mint) ten-piece set of Yamaha Maple Custom Absolute in Plum Stain from GC on line three years ago because I had played them in the past. and couldn't afford them. Today I can afford any top shelf brand. To me they sound light years ahead of any Sonor to DW collector series that I have owned or ever played. I didn't care much for the Recording Customs but loved the Rock Tour Customs I was never able to score for myself. The Maple Custom Absolutes are sitting mighty pretty in the middle of the living room, all ten of them!

Been playing direct pedals for years but my old pedals needed replacement! So I tried the new DW MDD pedals at Guitar Center and went home and bought online because I needed more equipment! It took me literally 3 minutes to makes all the adjustments for my playing very user friendly! I guess because I've used only direct drive pedals I flew on these pedals right away they are very fast and easy to control! I was also looking at the 9000 series but found these pedals were so much better! Everything about the pedal is first class in construction and high end quality thru out the pedal with attention to every detail! The only thing I didn't use was the weights for the beater felt good with not using them,I'll try to experiment later! Theanks for the pedal!