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(More customer reviews)I recently purchased the Gibralter 9611DD-DB as a replacement to my broken DW 8002 pedal. Having been very dissapointed in a pedal that gave me nothing but problems throughout the two years I owned it, I decided I didn't want to take that risk again on a more expensive pedal so instead chose to purchase a more modestly priced one. I was looking for something reliable and solidly constructed, and the Gibralter Intruder seemed to fit that description based on the reviews. Immediately upon opening the box and puting the pedal together, it felt both lightweight but still nearly as sturdy as my DW. What was most impressive were how easy it was to adjust the spring tension, beater head angle and beater distance to the drum, and the footboard height. This was a huge improvement over my DW, and it was very easy to keep the two pedals symmetrical with each other. When I started playing I was expecting it to feel a bit awkward at first, but immediately the pedals felt more natural than I had every experienced. Speed, control, and power were all much improved. It was so fun to play, and I had never previously realized how much of a difference can be made by having the right pedal. I gave this pedal 5 stars based on the quality for the price paid. That's not to say it's completely flawless. Three things I did notice are 1. I can see how the construction might not be optimally designed if you play with your footboard really high. Jared Falk points this out on his video review of the direct drive version of this pedal and I can certainly see why. To me it's not really a problem though since I keep my footboard hight just slightly higher than mid range. 2. It's a tight squeeze getting the pedal onto the bass drum, even wenn fully loosened - but once it's on, it's very stable. and 3. I did notice that the slave pedal has a tendency to move a bit with heavy playing even when screwed in, whereas my DW slave pedal never moved on me even unscrewed. However, this was noticed in my carpeted rehearsal studio and so I hope it will not be a problem on my rug at shows, otherwise I will need to figure out some way to fix that. Overall, this pedal far exceeded my expectations. If I were offered a free pedal, I would choose this one over all of the more expensive double pedals I've played on including my DW 8000, the DW 5000, and the Tama Iron Cobra.
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