Help! need some advice abt double pedals!

[Albatross93]

hi, i'm planning to buy a double pedal by next month, need some advice! currently i have two models in mind, the Tama HP200TWB Twin Pedal, and the Pearl P-122TW PowerShifter Double Pedal. which one is better? please help! thanks!

 

[USADRUMMER]

My 2¢

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[Albatross93]

oh... alright thanks! anyway i've decided on the Tama HP300 double pedals... can you tell me any advantage or disadvantage of it? and what is "pedal Smoothness"?

 

[bigblackbear]

pedal smoothness, like its name suggest, refers to how "smooth" your pedal plays. If it's smooth, you won't feel any jerks or lag. it's a bit hard to describe with words, but when you play a smooth pedal, you will almost immediately know it, and when you play something that sucks, you can likewise identify it.

 

[bigblackbear]

anyway, if you're interested in getting a double pedals, i'm selling my tama iron cobra junior

 

[Albatross93]

so when the description reads "greatly reduces pedal smoothness" means that more effort is needed to "push" the pedal down?

 

[USADRUMMER]

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[Albatross93]

hmm thanks! is there any way that i can counter the reduced pedal smoothness? does changing the spring help?

 

[USADRUMMER]

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[bigblackbear]

i'm not sure why you wanna REDUCE the pedal smoothness. to most people, the smoother it is, the better it is.

anyway, from my experience, any double pedal is pretty good for those starting out. as long as the pedal is in working condition, and has the ability to be customized to your liking, it should do fine.

by ability to be customized, i'm referring to being able to adjust the spring tension, and the beater angle. If you can adjust the footboard angle, it would be a plus point.

get used to playing with two legs and increase your dexterity. it is only on faster speeds that the lower end pedals MIGHT fail you. when i was starting out, i thought it was my pedal that sucked. But when my friend came over and worked his magic on that very same pedal, i knew at once the problem was with me.

 

[Albatross93]

i'm not sure why you wanna REDUCE the pedal smoothness. to most people, the smoother it is, the better it is.

anyway, from my experience, any double pedal is pretty good for those starting out. as long as the pedal is in working condition, and has the ability to be customized to your liking, it should do fine.

by ability to be customized, i'm referring to being able to adjust the spring tension, and the beater angle. If you can adjust the footboard angle, it would be a plus point.

get used to playing with two legs and increase your dexterity. it is only on faster speeds that the lower end pedals MIGHT fail you. when i was starting out, i thought it was my pedal that sucked. But when my friend came over and worked his magic on that very same pedal, i knew at once the problem was with me.

hmmm i want it to be smooth, but the specs online said the "twisting springs greatly reduce pedal smoothness" and i was quite worried abt that... hmm what do you think of that pedal? and how do i change the spring tension?

 

[Albatross93]

hmmm alright thanks man! but how do i adjust the spring tension? anyway do you think the pedals i'm buying are good?

 

[USADRUMMER]

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[Albatross93]

alright, thanks! anyway, the specs are:
"Cobra Jr." was developed with the same design concept as the Iron Cobra in absolutely affordable price in performance. In 2010, the Iron Cobra Jr. was reborn.
The new flat surface of footboard offers easy control for slide technique. The renewal designed Power Glide cam shape realizes lighter and smoother footwork.
And if you set our "Cobra Coil (CC900S)" on the stabilizing plate, you can get a quicker and smoother beater return.
Features
New Power Glide Cam
The size of Cobra Jr.'s cam is a little bit larger than Iron Cobra Power Glide cam to make a feeling much faster and lighter.
Improved Bearing Hinge
The improved bearing hinge eliminates a side-to-side motion and provides superior durability.
Para-Clamp
As with Iron Cobra pedals, the head section of the hoop clamp rotates with the angle of the bass drum hoop so your HP200 stays flat on the floor.

Spring Tight (US PAT.NO.5365824)
Twisting springs severely reduce pedal smoothness. Spring Tight, a clever half-moon shaped spring tension rod, keeps the spring from twisting so there's never any loss of power transmission.
Carrying Case (forHP300TW)
Cobra Jr. drum pedals comes standard with a hardshell carrying case to protect your pedal.

 

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[Albatross93]

oh... thanks for breaking down the parts and explaining each part to me! now i understand better and can expect what to get. thanks for the help man!

 

[Composer of Requiems]

Knowing the description and feeling it is another. I bought my Iron Cobras after reading the descriptions and thinking I'll like it. They're not bad pedals, but I just couldn't get it feeling the way I wanted it. I simply put the problems down to lack of practice.

Then I picked up an old eliminator, thinking that it'll be good to have a high-end single pedal to carry around, since I leave my cobras at home. I was pretty much overwhelmed, all of a sudden I had practically no problem doing things that gave me difficulty before.

That prompted me to look out for a pair of eliminators on the soft buy-sell, and I sold my cobras.

From a lot of discussion online, while most pedals will advertise quite similar claims (smooth feeling, powerful impact, more adjustability.......), different pedals just work differently for different people. I've found what works for me. You should spend a long time experimenting around in stores before buying your pedal, and in fact I'll recommend getting second hand first, so if you decide that that particular one isn't for you, you won't lose too much on it.

 

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[Albatross93]

hmm yeah... i wanna try the pedals out but when my friend bought his pedals at the same shop, the person said cannot try out...

 

[USADRUMMER]

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