Congrats on the new old pedal. I like the spring tensions on the light side. I back them out all the way, then start to turn in till the springs start to compress. I then turn in 1 turn at a time and try it on the bass. I do this a few times till I'm happy with the action setting. The tighter the springs the harder/stiffer the action is. I like a light feel and still get great rebound. I forget the exact settings but it's about 3 turns in on each side. Mine hasn't been rebuilt it's just a older WFL. Just cleaned and greased well when I got it. I do need to find and replace 1 of the spring rods or whatever they are called. The end that rides the cam was a little chewed up on one side. But otherwise still plays great.

I used to start with the 2 screws flush to the bottom,then go 5 exact turns on each one...

That was quite a while ago...don't know what I would use now as far as turns....

I play blues, blues/rock and love my SK. I'm a heavy hitter so I think you'll like it for rock once you figure out what feels right for you. I keep mine adjusted on the light side (about 3ish turns in like FFR). It's quite a thumper. My SK wasn't refurbed so i had to clean out solid chunks of old lithium grease.

Mark

I'll try that, starting the screws from the bottom and working my way up. As for the Rock thing, it will need to gain my trust there, I tour the World playing every size crowd conceivable (up to and over 100,000 on occasions) my DW's do such a solid job. I use a 9000 and it's bomb proof! But I'm sure it will take the knocks on my local bar gigs, even the heayier ones.

Hi Gecko,

As you try to get used to your SK, there is another thing to consider, there are two variations of Speed-Kings. Check out my thread on the difference. There are little tabs that change the distance the pedal is from the beater skin.

http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=35234

Especially this pic which demonstrates the difference quite well.

http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=52639&d=1358089951

Since you shipped yours all the way overseas, I would consider modifying yours instead of replacing it like I am.

More Rock and roll has been played on that pedal than all others combined ever! welcome to the club...

Moonweasel, yeah I read through those threads recently. I latched it onto my DW Jazz series BD and it seems just right. The metal connecter just misses the the head and the beater angle seems just fine. And I guess although I haven't tried it yet but its going to be perfect for the old Luddies in my collection(the drums it was designed for). I don't know about the Gretsch's yet, but I don't recall them having deep rims.

What I'm experiencing is the action seems a bit slow. I think its the rebound back up, so maybe I need to just bring up the springs a little. A question, should the screwheads be alined with each other? I don't know how precise the engineering of the threads are.

Cool Gecko, just wanted to make sure you were aware. I had no idea, and now will be on SK number 2. :)

Best of luck.

Yes, the screws should be even so you have the same spring tension on both sides. I recently cleaned and restored my old WFL speed king and as others have suggested start with both screws even at the bottom of the post and give each one a even turn until it feels right to you. I think between 5 & 8 full turns should feel good but you just have to see what feels best for you. As I play heel up I like mine a little stiff and can get some pretty good velocity out of it.