trick drums pedal ?

[Vdrummer]

That's a good story. Hats off to Bonham and Buddy who set the standard - and Don Brewer - lets not forget GFR's American Band.

[Vdrummer]

Generally, that's true. A decent pedal should function well for general musical gigs. However, with extremely fast music and speed metal drummers playing around 900-1000 notes per minute, the pedal can make a big difference. That's why the direct drive pedals are often chosen for this style of music since the straps and chains rob the pedal of some energy. The Axis - usually the longboard model for added leverage (and possibly now the direct drive Trick) is faster than straps, which are a bit faster than chains (according to Mangini and Donati). However, if you're double bass is under 1/16ths at 180, the pedal probably won't make that much of a difference. One of the guys I teach with can play at 210 on a cheap chain Pearl double pedal, so it's still 99% your feet and technique.

[peter c]

Brad,

I look forward to trying one of these
but I am concerned about something that
I see in these different photos and I
wonder if you can clarify this.

I see the comparison to the Axis, in
terms of direct-drive. I like the way
we can control the beater distance
(something Darryl should work on at
Axis). However, I don't see how it em-
lates the VDL. The angle of pull-down
on that lever stays the same, from
what I see, here.

Am I wrong about that?

That is something that Boa-Pedal has
that makes it a real competitor to the
Axis-A's. Let me know, please.

Also, do you have one, there, at the
shop? I would rather see it there.

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[Vdrummer]

Hi Peter,

They can't be found anywhere in the world yet, but the owner of Trick drops by with the latest prototype from time to time. I'm not sure exactly what you mean, the beater angle is adjustable, as is the footboard. I don't know about beater distance though.

[peter c]

You got that part right, with the
beater angle. That's what I meant
about the beater distance from the
head. On the pull-down, the Axis-
A's VDL changes the angle of the
lever, when it pulls down and draws
on the beater for the stroke.

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[CLWarunki]

They don't show the "actual beater" just yet.

More details at the site, and nice pics...

www.trickdrums.com