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DW 9000 pedal Last viewed: 6 hours ago

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Picked up a mint used DW 9000 bass drum pedal off of GC for $119 before the holidays and just got to put it through its paces this afternoon-wow what a pedal-love the action and response

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Noble and Cooley Horizon 6 piece kit in blue sparkle
2002 Noble and Cooley 4 piece Studio Classic in natural maple
Nov 3 1967 Ludwig chrome Supraphonic
1990s Pearl Session Custom in Amber fade
20 Zildjians
1984 Tama Superstar Bell Brass Snare
Noble and Cooley natural cherry snare
Posted on 12 years ago
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I have a 5K double and love it as well.

I know they get a lot of hype; however if you spend some quality time with these pedals, you can really get just about any feel you want out of them, but it is not necessarily 'automatic'.

My double pedal is an older one with the changeable weights on the foot board and beater shaft. Couple this with the adjustable pedal height, beater angle and of course spring tension, you can do a lot! I don't use the beater weights on this pedal.

I have another older one (bought used) that I needed to get a new beater for, and I do use the beater weight on that one, but UNDER the pivot, not over between the pivot and beater head like you normally see them. This makes the beater head essentially lighter, and the shaft is shorter as I am tuning this one up for my old D-20 20" bass drum. (my RC kit is a 22" bass). I still have some tweaking to do, but I think this will be a fast and smooth operator when I'm done tweaking it...Walking

Oh, and they just don't break either, which is nice! (of course I just jinxed myself saying that DOH)

Cobalt Blue Yamaha Recording Custom 20b-22b-8-10-12-13-15-16f-18f
Red Ripple '70's Yamaha D-20 20b-12-14f
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Yamaha COS SDM5; Yamaha Cobalt Blue RC 5-1/2x14; Gretsch round badge WMP; 1972 Ludwig Acrolite; 1978 Ludwig Super Sensitive; Cobalt Blue one-off Montineri; Yamaha Musashi 6.5X13 Oak; cheap 3.5X13 brass piccolo
Posted on 12 years ago
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good price 119


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Posted on 12 years ago
#3
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Great price for a great pedal (IMHO)

I have one, its my main pedal, I have the strap.

Posted on 12 years ago
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I bought one when they went down to $199.00.

I have played a 5000 as my main pedal for almost 20 years.

This 9000 is just crazy.

I believe the hype.

Even my bass player who doesn't play the drums very much got on it and was like "wow!".

The double bearing thing is totally trick. :cool:

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Posted on 12 years ago
#5
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Yea, it took me a while with the tweaking and adjusting, but I think I got it to where I like it. I have had the 9000 for a couple months now. I dig it!

-Justin

"People might look at you a bit funny, but it's okay. Artists are allowed to be a bit different."- Bob Ross

"After silence, that which comes closest to expressing the inexpressible is music..." - Aldous Huxley
Posted on 12 years ago
#6
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I wasnt necessarily in the market for it but when I saw the $119 price on the GC website I couldnt refuse-and when I called the store to inquire about the condition and they told me they couldnt tell it from a new one I had to have it-and it helped when the budget director at home inquired about it and I was able to point to others that were way more expensive!!! Plus given the time of year I said it was something for my stocking :)

1967 Ludwig Psychedelic Red Downbeat Kit (all original)w/14 in floor tom
Noble and Cooley Walnut snare
Noble and Cooley Horizon 6 piece kit in blue sparkle
2002 Noble and Cooley 4 piece Studio Classic in natural maple
Nov 3 1967 Ludwig chrome Supraphonic
1990s Pearl Session Custom in Amber fade
20 Zildjians
1984 Tama Superstar Bell Brass Snare
Noble and Cooley natural cherry snare
Posted on 12 years ago
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Posts: 1427 Threads: 66

From d.w.zildjian

Plus given the time of year I said it was something for my stocking :)

You Sir, have large stockings!

Congrats on getting that one past the Ministry of Finance!

Cobalt Blue Yamaha Recording Custom 20b-22b-8-10-12-13-15-16f-18f
Red Ripple '70's Yamaha D-20 20b-12-14f
Piano Black Yamaha Recording Custom Be-Bop kit 18b-10-14f
Snares:
Yamaha COS SDM5; Yamaha Cobalt Blue RC 5-1/2x14; Gretsch round badge WMP; 1972 Ludwig Acrolite; 1978 Ludwig Super Sensitive; Cobalt Blue one-off Montineri; Yamaha Musashi 6.5X13 Oak; cheap 3.5X13 brass piccolo
Posted on 12 years ago
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