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Taye XP 1.01 Pedal

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1Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Empty Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:26 am

Admin (Pete)

Admin (Pete)
Admin

I am re-visiting this pedal inquiry, from
Woody, in another thread.

http://www.tayedrums.com/welcome.php

Taye XP 1.01 Pedal 13100644_Single_Right_3

The more I look at it, the more I like it.
I have been corrected about certain
features this pedal has.

1. It can be converted to a double.
2. It does have a universal-cam.
3. It has a plate adjustment, which
acts like the Pearl Power-Shifter.

And I have seen it below $200. I may
try one of these and let you know
what it's like.

Regards,

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2Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Empty Re: Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:29 am

Daveonskins

Daveonskins

Hi Pete,
I recently tried one at a local music store, and it was nice and smooth, but the bass drum it was attached to was tuned horribly, so I couldn't really get into it too much,

But it was nicely constructed and felt solid.

Have you seen the new Gibraltar pedal?? It's absolutely insane--I'll try to dig up link later--

D.L.

3Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Empty Re: Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:31 am

Daveonskins

Daveonskins

4Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Empty Re: Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Thu Apr 24, 2008 11:33 am

Admin (Pete)

Admin (Pete)
Admin

I know what you mean, Dave.

I gave the Gibraltor Catapult
its own thread and comment
on it, there, Dave.

Thanks, man!


Regards,

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5Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Empty Re: Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:06 pm

Admin (Pete)

Admin (Pete)
Admin

As for the Taye pedal, I am
very curious about it. I wish
I could see some direct side-
views of it to get a better
idea of the uni-cam.

And what about that clamp?
Does that require an Allen-
wrench, Dave? That would
be disappointing. I hate
working with Allen's.

Regards,

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6Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Empty Re: Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:46 am

Daveonskins

Daveonskins

Hi Pete,

No I believe it's a wing nut- and I think you can actually see it on the pic you posted.

D.L.

7Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Empty Re: Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:12 am

Admin (Pete)

Admin (Pete)
Admin

That just looks like the bar,
coming out, that would be
attached to the double-pedal.

I am not sure I see what you
mean, Dave.

Regards,

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8Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Empty Re: Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Mon Jan 26, 2009 1:58 am

Admin (Pete)

Admin (Pete)
Admin

Guys,

I found this series of pictures on
the pedal and liked some of the
angles - especially the shots that
showed the Universal Cam. I still
have a question on whether it
can be pulled back more but this
is as good as it gets, so far, with-
out trying the pedal.

http://www.mikedolbear.co.uk/images/namm2007%5fphotos/taye_14_std.jpg
http://www.mikedolbear.co.uk/images/namm2007%5fphotos/taye_15_std.jpg
http://www.mikedolbear.co.uk/images/namm2007%5fphotos/taye_16_std.jpg
http://www.mikedolbear.co.uk/images/namm2007%5fphotos/taye_17_std.jpg
http://www.mikedolbear.co.uk/images/namm2007%5fphotos/taye_18_std.jpg
http://www.mikedolbear.co.uk/images/namm2007%5fphotos/taye_19_std.jpg
http://www.mikedolbear.co.uk/images/namm2007%5fphotos/taye_20_std.jpg
http://www.mikedolbear.co.uk/images/namm2007%5fphotos/taye_21_std.jpg
http://www.mikedolbear.co.uk/images/namm2007%5fphotos/taye_22_std.jpg

Regards,



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9Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Empty Re: Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Tue Jan 27, 2009 3:36 am

Admin (Pete)

Admin (Pete)
Admin

I have looked at these pic's
over and over, again. I have
also tried to read some other
drummer's reviews on it but
I am just not getting what I
need from the views.

You look at this universal-
cam and it looks interesting
but check out the size and
how round it is. While big,
round cams are smooth, I
have found that they do not
come off the head as fast
as 'squarer' cams do.

Otherwise, it looks good.

I am not a chain-guy but
I could put up with it.

Regards,

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10Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Empty Re: Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:05 pm

Admin (Pete)

Admin (Pete)
Admin

I will be reviewing this pedal...

Taye XP 1.01 Pedal BD%20pedal%20-%20XP1.1

...next week.

You might want to wait for it. The
reviews I have seen on it, so far,
have not really gotten into what
I feel we need to get into, to know
if the pedal is truly a competitor.

My distant impressions are good,
so far. I am worried about the
shape of the cam (like DW9K)
but I will be out, with it, as soon
as I can.

Again, look for the review next
week, sometime.

Regards,

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11Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Empty Re: Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Fri Apr 10, 2009 1:14 am

Admin (Pete)

Admin (Pete)
Admin

Got the Taye XP-1, today and
worked with it, tonight.

Well, an interesting pedal.

I found this series of pictures on
the pedal and liked some of the
angles - especially the shots that
showed the 'Universal' cam.

I have a lot to say about it but
wanted to get these photos up,
first and then, I am going to get
into all of it, as I get the chance,
over the next few days.

Thanks to Mike Dolbear for the
fine photos.

Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Taye_14_std
Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Taye_15_std
Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Taye_16_std
Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Taye_17_std
Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Taye_18_std
Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Taye_19_std
Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Taye_20_std
Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Taye_21_std
Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Taye_22_std

Regards,

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12Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Empty Re: Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:34 am

Admin (Pete)

Admin (Pete)
Admin

Got the Taye XP-1, today and
worked with it, tonight.

Well, an interesting pedal.

I found this series of pictures on
the pedal and liked some of the
angles - especially the shots that
showed the 'Universal' cam.

I have a lot to say about it but
wanted to get these photos up,
first and then, I am going to get
into all of it, as I get the chance,
over the next few days.

This post will be a work in
progress. I will edit it, over the
next few days and week. Check
back on it, every day, or so. I
will say more and more about
each of the features and my
experience, working with them.

Thanks to Mike Dolbear for the
fine photos.

Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Taye_14_std

Above, you see the overview.
Not a longboard, it, at least, has
the Eliminator heel-taper, allowing
larger footed players greater ease
in kicking. It's a good feature.

You can see the Uni-Clamp, which
works, with an Allen and by the
way, the pedal uses Allens, which
I do not prefer but, at least, it's
one size and not a number of
them, like we have seen in other
designs (ridiculous). The clamp
allows for the change in beater-
angle to the head, connected to
the spring tension. That spring
is medium-heavy and a good
match for this design.

Working with the Allens is easy,
when you have the right wrench.
I did not mind it, after I started
making lots of changes.

Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Taye_15_std

You can see the beater and how
you can change, not only the
angle to the head but also from
the center to the diameter. It
is a cool little feature, which I
suspect would come in handy,
if you were using twins and
wanted to get the beaters a
little closer to the center.

Something else on this that
the beater can be set forward
and back about a half-inch. I
see that as important because
it helps distance the beater
from the head and I saw this
change the action, favorably.

Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Taye_16_std

You can see the chain and if
you like them, you will be
really surprised at how this
one is smoother than any you
may have tried but this more
because of the shape of the
cam, which is rounder.

You can see the toe-clip. This
is really only marginally help-
ful, as at certain settings, you
make contact, with the top of
the foot opening. I will likely
be taking mine off, though I
gave myself more chain and
this length got rid of it.

From this angle you can see
a kind of red lever and half-
dial. This is what changes the
shape of the cam and I will
talk about it, more, in just
a while. It has an Allen and
does not work, when these
are tight. You have to loosen
the Allens to allow for this.

Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Taye_17_std

Now, this base-board's ability
to be shifted forward and back
actually does more to change
the action on the pedal than
and of the other features. This
is a great feature. I wish that
the shifting could collapse just
a bit further but having this, at
all, is a very, very useful thing,
as the angle of beater pulldown
is radically changed and thus,
the action. The Sonor Giant
Step is a pedal that allows for
these more radical settings, as
for pulldown. The Eliminator
Power-Shifters have this is a
more limited way.

Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Taye_18_std

The toe of the footboard can be
extended some to also allow for
a slight change in the angle of
the pulldown and again, this is
helpful. The angle of the pull-
down is the most critical feature
on any pedal, in my opinion.

You can see that rubber 'grip'
and trademark adhered to the
bottom of the base board. You
will have to peel that off. It is
absolutely useless unless you
want to skate on your rug...

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13Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Empty Re: Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:36 am

Admin (Pete)

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Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Taye_18_std

Revisiting this photo, just a bit,
the chain can be lengthened,
here, as well as near the top
of the cam.

Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Taye_19_std

Now, the cam, which I have to
say was not nearly the situation
I had hoped for. It is the kind
of situation I ran into, with the
DW9K. It is just not a versatile
cam. I heard that it would allow
for real changes. It does not
compare to the Axis, Boa, Trick
or even Pearl Eliminator cams,
in terms of flexibility BUT the
shape of the cam and the feat-
ure, which allows you to shift
the cam forward or back, allows
for settings that, frankly, are
really, really nice and smooth.
I have set this, where, while
I can picture better settings, IF
I had the features, the pedal
just sings and I mean it. I am
taking it, out, in couple of days
and I know I am going to be
really kicking up a storm. I
will try and record something,
later, today or tomorrow.

Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Taye_20_std

You can see the shape of the
cam from these angles. It is a
cool cam - smooth. It's just not
square enough for me. It's the
squared and edged cams that
deliver the most radical pull-
downs. The Axis and Boa pedals
are the top, for that. The Trick
is also a fine design.

Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Taye_21_std

You can see the differences in
that pulldown, some, here and
in the last photo.

Taye XP 1.01 Pedal Taye_22_std

I will be playing, with this a bit
more to try and get different
response and report to you
what I find. I will also suggest
the best settings for the pedal,
when I am satisfied that I have
covered the range.

I want to mention that, while
the pedal LOOKED LIKE it had
hoop distancing ability, IT DOES
NOT and that is sad. It would
have been so easy to include it,
with that base. The base even
allowed for further shifting, be-
low the heel but they did NOT
take this out. Shame.

I will be writing more, later.

Regards,

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