I would rather use a ludwig squeek king, than an iron cobra, but my main pedal is a usa made DW 5000 pedal!!!Jumping2

SpeedKing!

Kinda depends on the kit for me. I dig the vibe of older hardware on older kits.

As far as modern stuff goes, I really like the Iron Cobra with a standard felt ball beater. The last Iron Cobra I had lasted for 8 years of heavy touring with no problems. For the bucks they seem like a killer pedal. However, I heard that in the last years they made some changed to them that make them less durable. Does anyone else know anything about that? Not sure as I don't own one currently.

I really like Yamaha's pedals as well.

I don't mind the older DW 5000 single chain drive pedals with the same standard felt ball beater instead of the double sided thing....if I can get one to stay attached to the drum through an entire set!

I also dig the feel of older pedals like the Speed King and the strap drive Rogers Swivo pedals, but I stick to modern pedals for touring.

Pedals are about as "personal preference" as you can get with playing drums! Its all about what makes your feet the happiest!

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I used a speedking for years and then I tried the dw 9000 strap drive and never looked back.

DW and Speed King and DW and a Slingy and DW and ...

DW

Speedking! In fact recently traded an iron cobra for another vintage speedking.

James

I've been playing a DW 5000 for nearly 20 years, and it's served me very well. But a couple of weeks ago I switched to a Speed King and couldn't believe how much better it felt. Pedal choice is highly personal, and they make great pedals today, but man... that Speed King just feels so good to me. It gets bonus points for the cool vintage vibe, and for packing up incredibly well for travel.

You mean there is something other than a Speed King?

I've been using the same SK since 1964. And you know what?.....I've NEVER heard it squeak!

My brother played a DW 5000 for years and loved it. I, on the other hand, have currently all older and vintage pedals. I have two TAMAs, a Ghost and a stamped steel MIJ strap drive. The TAMAs are different eras, one is a thinner, smaller, lighter chain than the other, and I prefer it to the heavier chain. Now the Ghost, well, it is what it is, old and persnickety, creaky and just smooth as silk. The steel MIJ, I know you all want to know, it is probably the best for practicing you can get. It will put the muscle on. It is actually a good old pedal. It is the original from the Star factory and came with our Majestic kit and works amazingly well considering what it actually is, a cheap copy of the Rogers strap drive of the early 60s, nice and light, quiet and really fast.

So, in order, Thin chained TAMA, stamped steel strapper, Ghost, then the heavier TAMA. I don't like all the newer pedals. They are like an electric seat in a car. Once you start messing with all the adjustments, you can never get it right......