| So there you have some hopefully helpful information on the 4 most popular pedals out today.
I cannot stress enough my opionions are 100% unbiased. And i am NOT a Pearl employee. I am not, nor have i ever been paid to moderate on this site. It is entireley voluntary.
I think the photo's make it obvious what makes the IC so tough and the DW's so weak in comparison.
I have owned two DW kits and both were excellent kits. DW is a great company who makes some of the best drums and hardware on the market today. There stands are extremely well designed and very heavy duty. They would be my choice if Pearl's new line never came out.
The only weakness (no pun intended) i can find in DW's entire product line if their pedals. And from the pics above its obvious why. It seems to me that all it would take is to re engineer the pedal boards to have more ribbing and be built a bit thicker the problem would go away.
While i know many people who have broken DW pedals, i know many who have not. Please don't look at this thread and assume that DW pedals are crap, they most certainly are not. Also keep in mind if your DW pedal should ever fail, they will stand behind it.
I am only bringing this thread up because as a tech for pro drummers, failure is simply not an option. People should be aware the potential exists for failure with DW pedals FAR more then Pearl or Tama.  |