Best Double Bass Pedal

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MAPEX P500TW Single Chain Independent Universal 500 Series Double Bass Drum Pedal

If you’re looking for a solid, reliable double bass pedal that you can use straight out of the box with minimal adjustment, then Mapex’s single chain double monster could be your way into the dual pedal world.

Mapex has been making kits and pedals for the last thirty-two years and have created and harnessed the same sort of buzz that originally helped companies like Tama to rise to the premier division of the skin beating scene.

It’ll help you to find and hold a beat, regardless of the size of your feet (the pedals are easy to find your footing with even if you wear size thirteen sneakers) and it’s easy to adjust and personalize, and you can be set up and be ready to start playing the Mapex way in less time than it takes Ian Gillan to crank out the introduction to Fireball.

And the lighter your kick, the more you’ll get out of the Mapex, as it prefers a delicate, more precise touch.

Pros

• Straight Out Of The Box - The Mapex double bass pedal is ready to go straight out of the box and with a few, simple minimal adjustments you’ll soon be lost in a blur of two-footed drum pedal action. 
• Reversible Beaters - The beaters on the pedal are fully reversible, so whether you prefer the softer, padded touch or a harder-edged sound, Mapex has got you covered. 
• It Won’t Break Your Bank - Mapex doesn’t believe in overcharging because of their name, and adding this double bass pedal to your kit won’t hurt your pocketbook and won’t put a dent in your bank balance.

Cons

• Single Chain Stall And Durability - It’s a single chain pedal, which means that the left beater isn’t quite as responsive as the right is, and it’ll take you a while to adjust your playing style to allow for that. And, traditionally, there are durability issues associated with single chain pedals, but Mapex seems to have found a way to navigate around, and avoid them. 

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Pearl Demonator

Anyone who's ever picked up a pair of sticks and sat behind a kit knows who Pearl is.

They don’t need any introduction and they and they made their drumming bones the hard way, by fashioning the sort of kits that have taken decades of punishment from pounders and players the world over.

So if a double bass pedal has the Pearl name on it? You can bet your bottom dollar that it’s going to whip up a whirlwind when you start playing.

Right, this is the point where you take a deep breath and nod with excitement while we tell you what this pedal is equipped with. It uses a Demon Power Shifter longboard which makes it ideal for heel and toe players, an interchangeable cam, infinitely adjustable beaters, and a simple to use click lock that’ll let you set the tension of the pedals.

It’s a double pedal that’ll make you want to play faster, harder and better every single time you use it. And at the end of the day, that’s what we all want, isn’t it? To be better at what we do.

Pros

• Longboard Style - The Demonator (how cool is that name? Just hearing it makes you want to play it) uses longboard pedals, which means that if you’re a heel and toe player and you like to roll your feet while you’re behind the kit, then you’ll feel right at home with the Demonator
• Click Lock - Click Lock is an easy to use, simple to master way of adjusting the tension of the pedals to perfectly suit your style. And while you’re adjusting the pedals, you can also adjust the beaters to sound the way you want them to when they hit your kick drum.
• Pearl Branded - Pearl by name, Pearl by nature, the Demonator has been made by one of the world’s foremost names in drum design, so you know it’ll help you to hit every drumming high you want it to.

Cons

• Fame Costs - And this pedal is where you’ll start paying. The inherent quality and expertise that goes into designing every Pearl product come at a price, and you will feel the sting of this pedal in your pocketbook. 

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Tama Speed Cobra

If you want to go faster and play with the power of a supercharged V-8, then you’ve come to the right place.

Speed is what this perfectly balanced, double chain-driven dual pedal from Tama is all about. The Speed Cobra is designed to strike hard and fast, and regardless of how hard or soft you play, it’ll hit as rapidly and precisely as you want it to.

When we put it like that, it kind of sounds like we’re talking about a weapon of mass drum destruction, and that’s probably because that’s exactly what this double bass pedal is. It’s the spark that’ll help you to unleash your inner speed demon.

The Speed Cobra uses an incredibly light sprocket and a recessed footboard so it’ll beat as fast as your feet can move, and as it also uses a longboard configuration, you can add your heels and toes to the speed equation.

Tama wasn’t fooling around when they named this pedal, and it won’t have difficulty helping you to accelerate to previously unimagined playing velocities. The only question is, will you be able to keep up with it?

Pros

• Perfect Balance, Perfect Speed - It’s a perfectly balanced pedal that combines power, speed, and precision. What more do you need to know? What more could you possibly want from a double bass pedal? 
• Tama Time - And it’ll make its way to you straight from the Tama workshop. If there’s one name in the drumming world (actually, there are a few, but go with us on this) that you can trust, it’s Tama. You know that this pedal will be worth every cent that you’ll pay for it.

Cons

• Money, Money, Money - While we’re on the subject of how much the Speed Cobra is going to cost you, you’re going to want to prepare yourself. It’ll cost a lot. And when we say a lot, we mean it will make your bank balance weep in pain 

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Drum Workshop Double Bass Pedal

Drum Workshop doesn’t believe in boundaries or glass ceilings and everything that they make is designed to transform the way you play and inspire you to become better at what you do.

And they’ve been the secret weapon in professional drummers’ arsenals for the last five decades. So why not arm yourself with the same equipment that the professionals use and become the drummer that you’ve always wanted to be?

Made to be fully, and easily adjustable so it can effortlessly fit your playing style, Drum Workshop’s double pedal (which is part of their 3000 range) uses a dual chain Accelerator sprocket and a concentric cam and is built from solid steel, so you’ll be able to push it as hard and fast as you want to, and it won’t miss a single beat.

Pros

• Fast, Fast, Faster - The dual chain accelerator and turbo camshaft that the 3000 series double bass pedal uses only has one setting, and that’s fast. If you’ve got speed on your mind, this is the pedal that will help you to find it. 
• The Professional Way - If you want to follow in the footsteps of the professionals, level the pedal field, and play with the same equipment that they do, then the best way to do that is by familiarizing yourself with the Drum Workshop double pedal.

Cons

• Pro Gear, Pro Price - Playing the way the professionals do isn’t cheap and it’ll cost you more than a pretty penny or two to join their double kicking ranks. 

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Deluxe Double Kick Drum Pedal for Bass Drum by GRIFFIN

Texas-born and Texas-made, Griffin’s double kick pedals are designed by musicians for musicians, and the company is one hundred percent owned and operated by the same folks who make all of its equipment. And if there’s one thing that musicians know, it’s what other musicians want and need.

Griffin’s Deluxe Double Kick Pedal is imbued with a staggering range of fully adjustable features that only have one purpose.

To make you a better drummer by giving their pedal all of the fully and easily adjustable control that you’ll need in order to turn the dial on your double kick game up as far as it can go so that you can play as hard and fast as you want to, whenever you want to.

Pros

• Your Way, All The Way - This double kick pedal was made to be easily adjustable and versatile and to give you complete control over your double kick destiny. 
• The Price Is Right - As Bob Barker likes to say, “The price is right!”. It’s a professional-quality pedal that you’ll pay an entry-level price for. Power, speed, and precision at a price that’ll make your pocketbook smile? That’s our kind of double kick pedal.

Cons

• Quality Issues - Some less than impressed speed maniacs have made their feelings known and have pointed out that it isn’t the most durable, or long-lasting pedal in the world. Maybe there is some truth in the old adage about getting what you pay for after all.