The Boa-Pedal (Gatzen Pedal)

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Don,

House of Drumming. It's a forum
for drummers, where I have posted
to other drummers a great deal.

Hey Pete, have you seen the new bass drum pedal from Taye drums???

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

It got some good reviews in the latest Modern Drummer magazine.

It's the XP-1.01

I wish I had my Pearl Elimators again.

For me, tactile response is trained rather than enforced, regardless of the equipment.

I agree with Don... tear downs and setups are crucial to any brand/configuration of equipment.

This is something that I'm now being faced with again.

More to come...

Woody,

Thanks. I had not seen this.
Right off the bat, I can say
a couple of things:

1. Keeping in mind, that it is
a shortboard, at least, the
heel-plate is somewhat con-
toured. The Eliminator was
well-designed, in that regard.
Players, with larger-sizes are
accomodated off the foot-
board, without the large
hump, making each stroke
more comfortable.

2. I do not like that more
narrowed 'tunnel', where the
pedal goes through. Large
style shoes or players that
slide will be hitting the sides,
much like the kind of exper-
ience the DW 9K provides,
with that spring assemby,
on the inside of the pedal.

3. It appears to have a Uni-
Clamp for the beater-shaft
angle and this is really a
standard, now.

4. It is not a direct-drive
pedal. Really a drawback
for me. Direct-drive is the
best, as far as I am con-
cerned, as it allows for the
heel to play its role in
bringing the beaters back
even faster.

5. The cam looks small
enough but I can't really
tell. It does not look in-
terchangeable. I believe
the best pedals have uni-
versal cams or the ability
to change cam settings.

6. The base-board appears
to have a shifting ability
that would allow for the
footboard to be shifted
forward to back, chang-
ing the angle of pulldown,
for the chain. This would
emulate the power-shift-
ing ability of the Eliminator
and it does make a differ-
ence, which many still
are not aware of.

7. The single is not con-
vertable to double. I hate
that. Axis and Trick got
it right, when they made
their pedal easily retro-
able. It's just better.

The description does not
help me much. I will have
to do some research on the
pedal but I am not sur-
prised to seem more de-
signs hitting the market.

It's important for them,
in my opinion to describe
every aspect of the pedal
and why the design is a
worthy one.

They should send me one
to review. lol

Thanks, again, Woody, for
bringing this one to my at-
tention. You know that I
have a pedal fetish.

That's OK, Pete. I have a shoe fetish.LOL

The Taye pedal now has its
own thread. Check it out.

The latest, on the Boa-Pedal
is that they are looking into
a way to fix this board issue
(cracking).



I know that it has been months.
I trust that it is a trial and error
issue and that they have not
dropped the ball on it but if
they have, I will let you know.

Regards,

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They have contacted me and asked
me to send my pedal in. We're onto
something and it's coming back as
a double-pedal.

My suspicion is that they have length-
ened the foot-board, leaving a greater
distance between the edge and holes.

I believe they are committed to fixing it.

I will let you know.

Good report from DW, on the
Boa-Pedal tests!!

Soon, I will have them and I
will fill you in on the progress.

Hopefully, it will all be worth it,
in the end, for the most radically
adjustable pedal on the market.

Regards,

Way to go, Pete! Thanks to you, there will likely be a better pedal on the market for everyone.

I will never look at this unit in the same light again. I want one now simply because you had an influential hand in the R&D.

You may have missed your calling, Papa P.

Don.

I am hopeful, Don.

I wish I was testing them.
I am surprised that I am
not, actually but I WILL.

Contacted by DW.

Tests have been favorable.
I may have the pedals by
the end of the month.

Regards,

Cool! Please keep us informed, Pete.

The footboard, hold-down
and heel-plate have been
altered, apparently.

I can't wait to try them. I
am hoping that Bob and
Rich finally have it right.

I would love to get behind
them and the design.

Regards,

Still nothing on this front, Pete?

They said, this week. I am
waiting for the shipping
details. I am hopeful.

I will be doing a detailed
examination of the pedals
for all of us, with photo's.

Soon.

Regards,

Admin (Pete) wrote:They said, this week. I am
waiting for the shipping
details. I am hopeful.

I will be doing a detailed
examination of the pedals
for all of us, with photo's.

Soon.

Regards,

Thanks, Pete... And it's ok to use my name.

I will let you know, Don.

As soon as I have them,
I will set them up and kick
up a storm and I will think
of you, Don, when I do.

I will not leave a stone
unturned, Don.



Regards,

Who the hell is Don?!

Well, the fact is that I have
been told of a delay and I
think it is a cosmetic one, in
connection with the paint.

That is all I have. Sorry for
the delay on the news. I am
excited about testing the
new design myself and will
when I get it in.

I am working on a couple of
new Latin arrangements.

Regards,

Hey, Pete, Keep us posted as I am quite anxious to hear what changes have been made and the effects therein.

I just used my Axis on a gig with EC this past Sunday. I hadn't used it for a long time and man what a difference! This pedal is so accurate and precise. It felt different, but better. The only thing this pedal is lacking as far as it concerns me is a distance adjusting hoop clamp.

Trick and Axis are tops in my book.

D.

Don,

I was just contacted, today,
as a matter of fact. They
shipped twins, with one of
the options and want me
to run them through.

As soon as I get them, may-
be this week, I will post on
it and let everyone know
what they are doing.

I think they are on the right
track and hope to confirm it.

Regards,

That's great news, Papa P. If it's up to your standard, I will surely consider buying one as I woould like to have at least one more good pedal that is in a reasonable price range. I have the Axis and the Iron Cobra. I think me getting the trick is gonna be awhile.

Looking forward to your review, Hombre.

D.

I have the pedals.

They are out of the box
and set up, at the factory
settings. It feels pretty
good but I am trying to
eliminate noises.

I need to get them up on
the desk and examine
them more closely. I will
let you know more, soon.

The setting is very close
to my previously recom-
mended setting, which
had the adjustments at
near extremes, in regards
the Link Receiver and toe-
adjustment.

This will take a couple of
mojito's to get to the bot-
tom of. I can tell.

I will be in touch.

Regards,