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A Superior Kick Pedal for Any Style of Music





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The consensus among Sweetwater drummers is this: if you've never played a direct-drive bass drum pedal, you need to try DW's DWCPMDD. DW packed years of meticulous engineering into the DWCPMDD, and it shows. Machined from solid aluminum, the DWCPMDD gives you smooth, effortless action, courtesy of DW's innovative Fulcrum Geometry linkage. In fact, it's loaded with cool, drummer-centric features such as a perforated footboard with contoured heel plate, interlocking Delta hinge, Tri-Pivot Swivel Toe-Clamp, Vertical Sliding Spring Adjustment, control beater with adjustable weight/impact, and more. If you've been wondering what a direct-drive kick pedal can do for your drumming, you'll find the definitive answer in the DW DWCPMDD.





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In the design of the DWCPMDD, DW reconsidered the role of the bass drum pedal in the kit. What do you want from your pedal? Fluidity, first of all. You want it to be an extension of your body, your mind ? or preferably, your subconscious! As a driver of the music, it needs to be ultra-responsive, and the direct-drive DWCPMDD certainly is that. Whether you're feathering kicks in your jazz combo or driving a djent juggernaut, the DWCPMDD can ace the gig. We realize that kick pedals are highly personal, but the DWCPMDD is so outstanding, it deserves your serious consideration.





Direct drive for quick, responsive feel





Direct-drive pedals have a solid linkage between the footboard and beater assembly, which obviates the need for a traditional cam. This eliminates the slight lag time that can occur with a chain- or strap-drive model, giving you a quick, responsive feel that's ideal for any musical style ? and particularly appreciated by fleet-footed metal drummers. The smooth surface of the DWCPMDD's perforated solid-aluminum, split footboard is perfect if you're a drummer who slides your foot forward to play double and triple strokes a la Dave Weckl.





DW DWCPMDD Machined Direct-drive Kick Pedal Features:


Machined from solid aluminum; direct-drive cam with pivot adjustment


Smooth, effortless action, courtesy of DW's innovative Fulcrum Geometry linkage


Perforated solid-aluminum footboard with contoured heel plate


Interlocking Delta hinge; Tri-Pivot Swivel Toe-Clamp


Drive linkage and cam with Threaded Bearing Technology


V.E.R.T. Vertical Spring Adjustment lets you fine-tune your action


Tri-Pivot Toe-Clamp is secure, yet easy on bass drum hoops


Control beater with adjustable weight/impact