Last weekend I got an opportunity to try the AXIS double kick pedal. They never seem to have them in the stores, but I had a friend who special ordered one.
I'm here to tell you that this pedal is the best double kick pedal I've ever tried. I've tried them all, from the DW5000's and 7000's to the Iron Cobras, Ludwigs and Yamahas - ALL of them.
I've NEVER found one that I liked, as it always seems that all of them have the same problem - the slave doesn't feel like the mastar pedal.
EVER.
There's a lame ever-present lag with the slave that's not there on the master.
Maybe I'm picky, because I focus more on double kick than anything else I play, but the AXIS was just so much better than any other pedal, I was stunned.
This thing is endlessly adjustable, and the action is smoother and faster than any other double-kick pedal I've ever tried. The way it was adjusted out-of-box was a little messed up (REALLY messed up, actually - it had that 'pedal hits the floor before the beater hits the drum' thing going on), but after taking a look at how all the adjustments work, and spending about ten minutes or so setting up so everything felt right, the thing was awesome.
I'm not sure if anyone is even in the market for a new pedal, but if so, I just wanted to mention this on the board. The pedal isn't cheap - we're talking about 400 to 450 bucks for this thing - but if quality is your main concern, this is the pedal to get.
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