![]() ![]() When tearing down your kit, you can remove the pedal from the hoop easily. You only need to set the hoop clamp tension and spacing once and it will return to your setting each time (unless you have more than one bass drum hoop that vary in thickness, i.e., vintage Tama and modern Pearl.) In fact, Sonor has engineered this feature to also allow the hoop clamp to simultaneously disengage when you fold the top post down. This feature allows the user to disconnect the spring (effortlessly) and push a button to release the vertical post and fold it downward onto the pedal’s footboard. The Sonor pedal has a hinge on the upright vertical post that allows the post, cam, axle and beater to lay flat, reducing its vertical dimension. This can take up a little space in the car or trap case. Simply put, no other high-end pedal will fold for transport they’re all rigid and come out of their bag or case in the playing position. Personally, I favor a slightly looser feel so that I don’t have to compensate for “accidental doubles” on my downstroke, something I’ve had a real problem with in other pedals. The way this pedal is designed, it returns the footboard nearly equally as fast as one’s downstroke you can set the tension lighter or looser to be appropriate to your downstroke, rather than adjusting the force of your stroke to compensate for the board’s return. See, if you set the spring tension really “high” in order to quickly return the footboard back to playing position, you must fight this tension through your downstroke. In playing, the return of the pedal is more responsive than other high-end pedals I’ve played and this is not merely due to spring tension. The cam is concentric (i.e., it is not offset, rather the drive shaft is in the center of the circle, so both down and up strokes feel the same. It doesn’t seem to stretch at all, really. The strap is, as Sonor claims, a hybrid of rubber and a ballistic nylon. Jojo wanted to emulate older, strap-drive pedals in this design and by the time I received mine, it appears to be a second-generation strap. In fact, doing one-foot triplets, while not easy, are certainly possible. From heel-up, heel-down, heel-toe and side-to-side movements are not only possible, but nearly effortless. Nearly all of the standard bass drum single foot techniques that I know of (and a few I’ve learned since getting this pedal) seem possible. In fact, I’ve found that this pedal is responsive all over the board in many different ways, and it has allowed (forced?) me to use the entire board to play many simple and complex rhythms. I wondered about the design (it’s thin (as in, not wide), with Sonor’s trademark round section near the middle), but I’ve found that I can generate a lot of finesse and leverage from that spot. But for a groove drummer, the footboard on the Jojo pedal seems to be the perfect length. And not being a metal drummer, I’ve traditionally never felt the need. I’ve never played any of the long board pedals, so I can’t compare that aspect. The longboard design coupled with a heel plate is pretty cool. In the case of backing Mayer’s idea for a perfect pedal though, it is far from a flop (though it’s not offered in a double-pedal model.) Sonor has never shied away from experimentation, nor from turning out a complete flop. Then the Sonor Perfect balance–which has neither of these options–came along let me ‘splain.Įveryone who has been playing drums for any real amount of time knows that Sonor has offered some of the most innovative, rock solid and expensive gear in the history of the modern drum set. All this was good, but I still wasn’t satisfied. That is, one can keep it concentric or offset it depending on need and feel. Both the Pearl and the DW pedals are customizable in regard to how the cam is set on the axle. The Pearl Eliminator Demon Drive is customizable from a standard short board to a long board by removing the heel plate and it is also available in direct drive or with a chain. ![]() The 9000 is efficient, with a shorter (industry-standard) footboard and a chain drive. The DW9000 is smooth and the Pearl Demon Drive is … well … very (very) customizable. I even demoed a Pearl Eliminator Demon Drive that same year. Iron Cobra by Tama was next, followed by the Pearl Powershifter Eliminator in 2010. In about 2005, I acquired a DW9002, then returned to the 5002. I then graduated to the vintage Camco, and later to Tama’s Flexi-Glide pedal. I began drum set with a Ludwig Speed King. I’ve played most of the industry’s top pedals and see merits in each of them. In case you have not had the chance to do either, I will tell you about it. It’s been out about a couple of years now, if I’m not mistaken, and people have had a chance to either try the Perfect Balance out, or at least hear about it. Sonor Jojo Mayer Perfect Balance Pedal Review ![]()
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