Tama Power Glide - Speed Cobra comparison
Hello! I've trawled the boards for something that might answer this question, but I need to ask, opinions at the ready please!
My go-to kick pedal for ages has been a DW5000. I like it. It's solid, reliable, powerful. But I always had a niggling feeling that, at least for me and my applications, it could be better. Strike velocity wasn't as consistent as I thought it should be (probably more my fault), and it seemed to have a somewhat lumbering and heavy feel to it, no matter what adjustments I made. Not unresponsive as such, but definitely not sensitive.
So the other night I'm at a friends studio and he's got an IC Power Glide. Somehow, I've never played one before.
As my 10 year old boy has taken to saying, OMG.
I just couldn't get over the feel of it. Smooth, fast, powerful and consistent strokes, every time, like a charm. I made the decision pretty much on the spot to buy one.
And now I come to do just that. Only it's never that simple, as well we all know. The trouble comes in the shape of the Speed Cobra. Every word I've read about this thing says it's great. Most of the comments on this site are overwhelmingly positive. Plus it's got an oversize foot plate, which would be perfect for my own fleshy oversized foot plates.
My question is, will the power, smoothness, and consistency of the Power Glide still be present in the Speed Cobra? With the SC am I getting a faster, sexed-up Power Glide (which is fine), or will the entire feel of the pedal be different?
My nearest drum store is a long way away, so while I appreciate that the best way to solve this is to go play them both, that's not exactly as easy as it sounds!
Thanks for any help!
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