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Published on 03/24/10 at 07:20
It's been a year since I have an Axis AL-2 Longboard. I had 4 double pedals before this one, the latter being a DW 5002 AD. And it must be almost 10 years I played drums (with a big break in the middle).

Overall, it's not a bad pedal. It is light, fast (it depends of course on how the rule). Hammers origin (Sonic Hammer), although very controversial, are not so bad. I've still changed by bats an Iron Cobra and is even better. Right now, I play on a Roland V-Drums TD8 drum so meshed. The advantage of Sonic Hammer (with cork tip) is that it really does not make noise. DW with the plastic bat, it's very noisy. Iron Cobra bats about Axis, in cotton with patch version Remo head is between the two (the patch adds noise but is essential to protect the stitches COW cotton batting).

Level game, this double pedal is great for metal. Fast and accurate for the passages in double or triple quavers supported. It really is no groove for the (necessarily come away with setting type at the bottom). The variable drive length (VDL) is not, in my opinion, a real adjustment cam (like turbo / accelerator on DW or different color on Pearl cams Elim). It is mainly used to swing between / rebound hardness and control / weight. In fact, it just changes the lever arm of the cam without changing its curvature.

Price aside, it is expensive. I have been offered but I think the price is above what it's worth. Go to the metal, it is maybe 10% more efficient than IC or Elim, but it costs double. For you to see if it's worth it ...

Its weak point? Construction!
If you read somewhere: "Heavy-duty construction, aerospace equipment, etc.. "Now that you know your head is paid. The main plate is strong, but is able to break a plate DW, Pearl or Tama, frankly? on the other hand, all hardware is the lowest range of never seen (such counterfeit Chinese). Already, the settings are made using a USB drumkit plus 6 Allen key provided. This is nonsense. And these are of course Allen key to imperial measures (Anglo-Saxon) so do not lose them because it's easy to find in a tool warehouse. Almost all the screws have rusted in less than a year. The VDL of the right pedal to also rusty and you have to break the fingers to move, even after having greased. Moreover it is dismantled, we can not even polish. The adjustment of the tension out again is awful. Must go to the clip and spend hours to not get stoned hands. Access is difficult, there are plenty of elements that hinder the thumbscrew is damn evil and the tension is horribly high (for nothing, just a design pb). As for the universal joints that connect two pedals, there's a block on either side. After 2 months of use, this U-joint working by fits and starts and you can feel at the pedal. The Sonic Hammer (which I use for months so) are also completely rusted.

Do I recommend the double pedal? Yes, if you store it in a box immediately to the shelter of the moisture and you never change the settings. Otherwise, IC or Elim almost as good and cheaper bcp; Trick a little more expensive but much easier to adjust and more reliable (tested in a mate). I put a note to 6 because of the build quality. If I had to buy it, I probably put less bcp.