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RE: [DTXpress] Re: Bass pedals, chain vs strap vs whatever...

2003-08-20 by rdamon@mckinney-usa.com

> --- "liberatusvirus" wrote:
> > --- "SKWatson" wrote:
> > > Anyone want to put in their two cents on the 
> > > advantages/comparisons/differences in pedal construction...
> 
> > Here's definitely 2 cents worth, certainly no more...
> 
> >I'll see your 2 cents, and raise you a penny.
> 
> I am saving my pennys for a fourth module and more pads.....Yeh.
> 
> Another point of view. As a youngster I only had the leather variety and a
> heavy foot, which meant constant replacement. Moved to metal strap, never
> really liked.
> 
> When I got my dtxpressII sets last year it came with free bass pedals,
> Yamaha single chain, so I decided to give them a try. I figured if I liked
> them I would keep them, if not, I would find something else.
> 
> They are pretty light weight, but the way I looked at it was, if they
> broke, it would be because I was using a heavy foot on them. Heavy foot
> and heavy hands don't seem to mix with the dtxpress kit. So to keep me
> from destroying the rubberpad on the KP65, I use a lighter touch with a
> lighter duty pedal. I think if I had a double chain heavy duty monster
> kick pedal and used the full force of my heavy foot from years gone by,
> that the KP65 would be on it's way to the graveyard by now.
> 
> OGD
 
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