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    This is about beater not your pedal. My ? is what side do you prefer if you have different sides on your beater,s. I prefer the felt side. Years ago I loved the wooden beaters.
    Last edited by not him; 02-17-2014 at 04:52 PM.

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    hard felt, i don't like that almost kind of clicky or plastic-like sound that some hard plastic beaters have
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    Quote Originally Posted by imperialstar15 View Post
    hard felt, i don't like that almost kind of clicky or plastic-like sound that some hard plastic beaters have
    +1...........but I want to get some of the old style felt pedals..............just for kicks (pun intended)

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    i want to experiment/collect with the new vickick beaters especially if i were to get a jazz set i would want the big fluffy one
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    I use the big fat round type. Nice throaty punch. And I don't have to worry about which side the beater is facing.
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    I use the felt side of my Iron Cobra jrs

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    DW 5000 or 9000 pedal with the plastic side hitting the head, preferably with a Kevlar patch. When miked, I like to hear the impact. As a matter of fact, we actually mic my kick on the batter side of the kick drum and it sounds pretty amazing.

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    I have a Pearl Demon direct drive double pedal. It came with round felt beaters, but I wasn't getting the kind of power/volume I was hoping for. So I bought a pair of the Pearler round wooden head beaters. Much better, IMHO, but VERY pricey, especially for 2!
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    I always used the small, flat face felt beater that came on my Cobra, until it punched a hole in my batter head. I then decided to use a Slam Pad, but that gave it too much of a slappy sound. Now I just use the standard big, round felt beater. Been thinking of trying the small Cobra style beater again, but one that has a rounded face.
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    the classic 90's DW beater

    depends on how much click i want i will turn it

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    I use the standard beater that comes with the Iron Cobra. My evans EMAD bass heads came with a patch that means I get a good sound (always high compliments from every soundman I've worked with) and I also get the durability - I've never gone through any kick drum head and I'm pretty heavy hitting at times although I don't use double pedals.
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    I use the wooden side of my Mapex P700 beater

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    The bass drum is the dominant drum in my playing style.
    We also tell all soundmen that it needs to be the dominant drum in the mix.

    I hit the toms and snare with moderate force but like to hit the bass drum with authority.

    Years ago when I used the Ludwig wooden beaters, I would punch through Evans 2-ply hydraulics............that is clearly too much impact going on.

    These days I use the stock hard felt beaters that arrived with my Speed Cobra double pedal.

    I also apply the impact patch for both locations on a PS4 batter head.

    Good sound...........good durability.
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    I use the round felt part of my Pearl Quad beater.

    Last edited by Pearl MCX Man; 02-21-2014 at 06:33 AM.

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    I prefer the hard felt side on my DW beaters, but I'm using the hard plastic side because the Evans pad on my kick head has a rough finish and is wrecking the felt pads.
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