"Best" bass drum pedal ever?

[Cooper]

What is the "best" bass drum pedal ever?

Vintage,Current.

Quickest, smoothest, light, no squeak.

 

[1988fxlr]

To me its the dw5000 turbo. Its probably not the quickest or smoothest and its definitely not the lightest, but its the best balanced for my foot.

 

[RIDDIM]

I've had good experiences with Axis.

 

[Devindrums78]

Gretsch floating action and DW 5000 strap drive sans bass plate are it for me.

 

[Houndog]

Sonor JoJoMayer for me …

 

[cbphoto]

The Camco design, which used a cam (i.e., not direct drive). When they closed down, they sold the name to Tama and the fabrication tools to DW. I've used a Tama Iron Cobra Rolling Glide for 20+ years and have never had a problem.

I've changed out the beater, too, to try all different kinds. Tama felt, wood and rubber. Vic Firth wood and felt. A Gibraltar Puff beater and a Tama sponge beater (very, very quiet for use with brooms ).

 

[blueshadow]

I’d say the Camco is the most copied.

 

[mydadisjr]

Yup, another vote for Tama Iron Cobra...

600 with dual chain and offset "Power Glide" cam-style sprocket

 

[Syncopated_1]

Tama Speed Cobras for double BD pedals and HH. Love them.

 

[1988fxlr]

I’d say the Camco is the most copied.

The Camco is a copy, it started as the Martin Fleetfoot

 

[static0verdrive]

The new Yamaha FP9 (DFP9D in my case, double and direct drive so I'm not sure which D is which) blows my mind. Smoothest, nicest, quickest, most silent pedal I've ever had the privilege to play. I really love it, and there a few dedicated threads on it here on DFO with many others sharing similar feelings.

 

[Gotdrums]

Buddy Rich was asked the same question. He said whatever one his foot is on. Makes sense to me.

 

[Steech]

Yamaha Direct Drive single and double bass pedals

 

[MBB]

Another vote for the Yamaha FP9D. After close to 60 years of playing it is by far the best for me, and I've only been using mine for a month!

 

[smittyboy63]

Speed Kings. My fave rock'n'roll drummers Bonham and Peart used them on all of my fave Zeppelin and Rush albums.
It's old. It's clunky. It's picked on and made fun of relentlessly, but it does the job.
I just had a 40 year-old Speed King refurbished by the Baltimore Drum Company, and they did an excellent job.

 

[rungeflash]

Of the ones I’ve tried I’d say the dw5000 accelerator…..but I picked up this 1980 signature and it is pretty badass. Not quite the wallop of that DW….but what a fine, precise machine it is

 

[Fat Drummer]

My favorite vintage is the Yamaha FP-91 in the 80's and the Pearl P-850. Before those, I played all the junk, cheap pedals I could find after I would snap the cast pedal boards.

Today, it's the Tama Iron Cobra 900 for me (though I do like the Dyna-Sync as well) and I give an honorable mention to the Gibraltar 9000 series G class.

 

[Jhouse86]

The best for me would be the speed king. Something about it just works for me. Its the reissue, but it still squeaks and rattles from time to time, but its like old broken in shoes at this point.

 

[Pedal_Pusher]

I'm partial to older double action pedals. Heel pedals are also under rated.