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Which Double pedal should i buy?


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I currently own an older DW 7000 that i bout used about a year ago for $125. The slave pedal is becoming very annoying and just falling apart. So i really need a new double pedal. Im looking into a DW 5000, Pearl Powershifter and and Iron Cobra. I have played the 5000 and i liked it a lot. I tried the Iron Cobra and it seemed kinda sluggish. I have good thinks about the Pearl pedal (Virgil plays it and has great double bass chops and control) and it is only $250 on musicians friend. Please share your thoughts on which pedal i should invest in.

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I've tried the Iron Cobras and i don't like the feel of them. They seem way to heavy and sluggish. There is an advantage of the heavy weight for really load heel-up playing. But i like to play heel down because I can play more consistent and controlled strokes. Do any of you know if you can detach the thing at the very top of the powrshifter footboard i know you can remove it from the iron cobra footboard but i am not sure about the powershifter.

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the deference between the X pedals and the A pedals is some kind of beater adjustment. the footboards are not shorter in fact i pretty sure you can get a longboard version of the X pedals. as far as price check out midwest percussion, last i knew they were cheaper than dw 5000's but more than iron cobras. i thinking they're around the $300 to $320 range.

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Yes the axis x pedals might be a good idea they would probably hold their value quite a bit if i take care of them and i could sell them and get and Axis A in the future. And it looks like the the foot board if fairly long. I wonder if you can get them in black like the A's that looks so awesome.

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Guys, Guys, Guys!

 

You don't NEED the Axis A. The Variable drive just lets you fine tune the pedal a bit easier- that's it. I've been using Axis pedals since 1990, and I keep the variable drive set all the way to the back.

Why did I buy the A's? Because I didn't understand the difference. I could have saved myself at least $100.

 

And the X's do come in Black as well.

 

 

So, don't think of the X as an inferior pedal, because it's not- from my perspective as a longtime Axis user, the Axis X is better than anything else on the market....it is everything that the Axis A is, except you just have to take the pedal off of the pedal to adjust it. That's the only difference that I've been able to find.

 

 

 

 

Tim

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