I must say that at the end of the day, I had to sit down and give some serious thought as to what I was allowing myself to fall into. At some point, you have to decide and choose which wedding dress you're going to wear. All of this new, high tech equipment is great. But you know what?! So is my Axis and my Iron Cobra. Like you, Fusion, I'm a set it and forget it kind of guy. Once the first beat starts, all of those nice little extra perks really doesn't mean a whole lot if anything.
Don't get me wrong, I love the advancement of technology in the drum industry but at some point it comes down to me striving to become one with the gear that I already have. I can honestly say that I most definitely have not outgrown the equipment I currently use. And I know that there are some out there doing some amazing things on their kick drums with probably less than what I am using currently by way of technology. There will always be something else, something different, something better.... What I need to do is focus and see what I can do about improving me!
I've decided to let the hot, new latest and greatest kick pedals be for the time being.
Oh, for sure technology matters, Pete. But for me at least, there's got to be a cut off point. There are some things out there right now that I would love to try. But as it stands right now I can barely play with what I already have. The new stuff will never stop rolling in... I've simply decided to redirect my focus...
I'll tell you this, Pete... Rhythmically speaking, the Duallist really has my attention right now. I've been checking out some clips for some time now and I'm really liking the rhythmic possibilities.
I'm also reading and hearing that the pedal feels quite good also.