Trick Pro1-V BigFoot Direct Drive Double Bass Drum Pedal

Solid pedal. If you play metal you need a direct drive for sure

Was extremely impressed with the quality of the product. It's heavy duty, built in the USA and smooth as butter. I love the beaters it comes with too. The only thing is I wish it came with larger Velcro for the bottom.

Best pedal I've used. The quality is amazing, looks like it's every part was machined from solid piece of metal not stamped or die cast like my DW's. I went from DW 3000's to DW 5000's for a few years when these arrived it was a no brainier the quality was by FAR superior to the DW's. Simple to setup and adjust. You can adjust spring tension with the twist of a knob without getting any tools. The feel is solid, response is immediate and I'd say my speed whet up 10-15% immediately. I was hoping for a 50% gain but unrealistic goal out of the box. But with these pedal I'm positive I will achieve my goals. It's just a superior design in every way. To compare my DW 5000 and Tick Bigfoot would be like comparing a VW Bug to a Corvette ZR1. They are in different totally class

The pedal itself is well made, and definitely makes easier when playing high speed. You can set up the pedals in so many ways Something bad is that you can feel the difference between the left and the right pedal while playing, and the only way to fix this problem is using the pedals individually. Also there is a big gap between the two beaters that makes a different sound for each when playing with no triggers. Also you can not tell if both pedals spring has the same tension, because there is no any number or measurement on the knob tensioner. Something that bothers me is for a such expensive pedal, they don't even give you a case, not even a cheap one. Guitar center send me this expensive pedals 4 months later in a box with no wrap or in some way that tells you they take care of the pedals. They sent just the pedals with no tools and with no something even that say the pedals are new. When I opened the box I thought they send me a used ones. I'm not buying anything expensive in guitar center anymore.

These pedals are great, and they are faster but they won't make you faster. I was using a pair of tama speed cobras, but I noticed in higher tempos that sometimes they would drag, could've been my technique but I will say after getting these and playing higher tempos it is so easy to make it clean, and I don't have to work as hard. These pedals are very easy to use and you can still get a lot of power out of them, it just takes some tweaking and also depends on you. Overall though these pedals are great and I would recommend them to anyone who feels like they have pushed their current pedal to its limits and want a pedal that will save you some energy while playing.

This a direct drive pedal and if you are not accustom to direct drive type pedals it will feel off to you. I see some reviews of people noting that and its a personal preference mixed with muscle memory. That said the direct drive design is superior to a chain style pedal that allows for quicker and more accurate feedback ideal for fast playing. I have several pedals including axis longboard, iron cobras and pearl demon driver direct drive pedals. The trick I can say is easily my favorite. The build quality is superior the demon driver is easily the worst in build quality a separate note. Setup and adjustments for this pedal are also super easy and fast to make happen. I will note that I can play slightly faster on the axis and pearl due to them being a lighter feel under the food. But the trick is far more consistent helping me keep better time and the slave pedal is basically a 1 to 1 on the master. Were the axis and tama have a decent amount of lag, the pearls very good but still not as nice as the tick. I run my axis' on a double kick setup for that reason and the axis is my second pic if you wanted a very fast and reliable pedal. The tama iron cobra is very heavy and you cant play as fast as easily when compared to the direct drive pedals. The pearl is fast but the build quality is lesser as i have had every screw on the bottom strip and two threaded holes strip out on the link arm. Not a good pedal for gigging IMO as I dont think it can stand up to the road also theirs way to many adjustments that are unneeded on it. The trick allows me to play heel toe easiest which is something I struggled with on all the other pedals. Practicing at 300bpm is now doable with heel toe doubles or triplets. I play mostly heavier fast music but on occasion playing some pop or fun slower music the pedal works great with clean consistent strikes and a strong under foot feel helps with unwanted rebounds. Its worth the cost. Get a used one to save on cash if you can find one.