S&S kick pad hookup
2000-01-18 by Rolf Baehr
Pete, As far as hooking up the S&S stealth pad, (and by the way, their new web address with updated info is at: www.triggerperfect.com) you fasten it to your pedal just like you do the Yamaha tower.. it has a flange on the front of it so it hooks up just like normal. The wire plug-in is on the side of it, so the wire isn't sticking up in the air to trip over like on the tower. It uses a "reverse beater" that has a couple of bends in the shaft, and the beater comes up thru the bottom of the beater mechanism on the pedal instead of down thru the top like a normal beater. So each time you hit your pedal, the beater is actually going tword the ground to strike the pad. Nice low profile... don't have to have that big tower sticking up, and makes the pad/pedal assembly easier to move around. And another thing I really like about it is that, at least with the Pearl pedal that I use, with the Yamaha tower, it never sat flat on the floor at the middle where the tower and pedal join... it sat off the ground about 1/2" so it bounced up and down with each stroke. This combo sets nice and flat on the ground, doesn't budge an inch, and it has the velcro bottom on it too like your pedal. Makes a very sturdy assembly that really improves the feel of each stroke. Hope that answers your questions. Let me know if you need further. You know, you'd think I was a salesman for these things huh! Maybe I better ask for a cut of the profits. Well, this setup may not be for everybody, but it works very well for me. Just gotta check out your options. Keep on drummin' Rolf ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com