This just shows how good George is👊 not many drummers would sound this good with only mics, and that tuning on the snare! Shure triggers are that extra punch for faster stuff, but sounding this good without is amazing!
I have to admit, I'm quite impressed from what this Video offers concerning information and performance (obviously, seeing George play is always a treat). Even though testing the pedal out in a store is obviously necessary for experiencing it oneself, developing a "complete" opinion on how it feels, works etc. Hopefully I get the opportunity as fast as possible, really looking forward on trying this out
I had the privilege to try Kollias' pedal on Drum Camp 23, and I can say that I couldn't even get a single stroke out of it. It was so damn hard to press, I had to completely stand on top of the pedal to make it reach the drum head, and I am not even joking. Even a death-metal guy had trouble hitting. George made it feel so damn easy.
Τιτάνα Γιώργο Κόλια μας κάνεις υπερήφανους τόσα χρόνια στην κορυφή ένας Έλληνας συνεχίζει και θα συνεχίζει να εμπνέει για πολλά χρόνια ακόμα γενιές ντράμερς μικρούς μεγάλους απίστευτη τεχνική και με triggers η χωρίς τα triggers τα σέβη μου άρχοντα.
Still can't believe that they got one of the grandmasters of double bass playing and then had him play one of the slowest Nile songs that he didn't even record originally... This man can play a 280bpm single foot blast and they had him play Sarcophagus in a pedal demonstration video
This is just my thinking on why he chose to play this track, but he wanted to show off the looks of the pedal. Most songs from Nile those pedal/pedals would be a blur lol
Yeah I agree, definitely looks like the beater isn’t always making it all the way to head in faster bursts. I had that problem early on when I had an axis and I was getting used to the super high spring tension, and he did also mention these have stupid heavy springs.
I had it with the axis where slower tempos the pedal just wanted to go faster and you’d get this weird feeling of stamping on the pedal but it already being at the head so you get this tiny feeling motion and no power and it feels like the pedal is lost under your foot, really weird feeling but I saw and heard that feeling in this video.
They look... GORGEOUS! One thing that always bothered me about the demon drives were the felt beaters. They wore out fairly quick and lost their shape. I always struggled to get the same exact response from the slave pedal as the main pedal (when letting them swing front and back, the slave tended to drag behind for some reason). It's interesting that they took out the circular foot grip on this model. Looks like smooth sailing. On another note, George's playing is phenomenal, I got a chance to see him play with Nile on several ocassions and he always blew everyone out of the water.
Use different beaters for sure. The slave pedal will always be a bit different. The same spring has a bigger job to do. You will always have to have a bit more tension on the slave side, and it will still be a little off. That's just physics, not brand or pedal specific.
@@dcmastermindfirst9418 if these feel/perform the same this is a better option than axis. Axis are great but getting spare/replacement parts if you’re not an endorsed touring drummer is an absolute nightmare and they’re so flimsy. They just wear themselves down so fast, the drive shafts especially.
Just got the pedal the other day. I love it, but unfortunately in my first session using it, the linkage connecting the footboard to the cam disconnected twice. The screw that connects the linkage to the footboard can’t be over tightened or it puts too much stress on the cam and doesn’t allow the shaft to rotate. I just purchased threadlocker today. I’m really hoping this fixes the issue. Awesome pedal to have a crucial flaw if the lock thread doesn’t work.
Guys he played a slow song to show the versatility of the pedal wow the pedal does fast and slow stuff on his settings now more the just metal drummers will buy it.
Love everything about the pedal except the beaters! Swap them out for their quad or the original Demon Drive beater. I just dont get how someone would prefer those flat ,pancake,suction cup beaters over a round rebounding surface beater. When I first tried some flatbeaters, all I could think of is a piece of cheese slapping against someones bald head! The science had already proved a ball bounces way better than a box
These look like shortboard pedals. Will they also come with a longboard? With the demon drive, you were at least able to convert them to longboards. But nonetheless, they look awesome! Although the orange accents are that tiny bit nicer, still
They look to be about as long as the demon drive when turned into a longboard to me. I agree about the red accents on this though, just a bit tacky looking. Kinda like how trick isn’t innovating or changing much but adding new colors. These look more playable than his old Axis pedals, but I worry that Pearl has pigeonholed themselves with their new model. Most people don’t actually like direct drive very much. It’s so niche feeling. Maybe I’m just being a hater, I just think this was a weird move. I’ll always pick a solid feeling chain or even strap drive over direct, and I’m not some outdated old head either. I wanna see these in a chain drive configuration without the red accents.
@@1dudecrush I don’t think they’ve necessarily pigeon holed themselves, I think they will just release it with a chain aswell, much like the new DW MDD. The thing is unless you’re playing extreme music like this there are already a shit ton of options and not a lot of advancements to be made, you have an option for everything. You only need these crazy innovations for extreme music. Otherwise just buy an eliminator if you want Pearl, or get a DW9000 if brand isn’t an issue, there really isn’t a need for another chain drive pedal beyond those, and for the people who want overkill but want it to feel like their eliminator, just buy the chain version of this.
No triggers on the drums, meaning any scorching blast beat would've resulted in basically no sound from the kick. Even this song doesn't sound great without triggers amping it up
Its completely fine to make a bare-bones version of the demon drive, and thats not my Problem. My problem is that these cost just over 100€ (talking about the double pedal) MORE than the proper demon drive! This is just stupid
The demon drive feels like absolute crap regardless of the settings though, feels like it’s gonna break under your foot. I don’t know of a single extreme metal drummer that uses the demon drive either, it’s from a weird era when direct drive pedals were just gaining more popularity and everyone was making these super adjustable pedals like the DW 9000. Seems like Pearl just freaked out and put every imaginable feature into one mess of a pedal and then paid a bunch of big drummers (notably Mike mangini) to promote it, I’m pretty sure he’s the only one that still uses it too. They haven’t dumbed down the demon drive, they’ve looked at the pedals all the extreme drummers are using (czarcie kopyto, trick, Axis, ADC) and made their own mass produced version, pretty much the same way DW have with the MDD but this is a much more obvious take on the listed pedals. What’s crazy to me is despite this being a mass produced pedal from a huge company it’s still more expensive or the same price as these super high end machined pedals from these super small boutique pedal companies. A trick pro1v Bigfoot is £750 compared to 950 for this 👀👀 wtf
If you can try them in person, will definitely be a challenge with the ADC but see if you can find someone who has one. They’re very similar but the ADC feels lighter imo.
So a pedal that does FAR less than the previous top of the line pedal while costing a proper premium price. All this "tailored to fast players, so you don't need to spend time on forums to compare settings" is nonsense, and even worded a bit derogatory, I feel. Structuring adjustments in a simplified way - but actually letting players have them (like Trick pedals do wonderfully) - is the only viable thing to do for the introduction of a new apex pedal, not degrade it and charge upwards. This is a fancy worded, sugar coated rip-off, nothing more.
since george kollias struggled to hit 140bpm on these, i wont even get near it, so much for pedals on steroids. cant wait till the make a pedal with no shaft lag, that would even everything out
Pedals with heavy springs high spring tension are harder to play at medium to low tempos, but easier to play at high tempos. George and many other death metal drummers use heavy springs and high spring tension since they weanna go fast yaknow.. These pedals even come with a heavy spring and a spring with a more normal tension and heaviness. but Czarcie Kopyto tho >>>
With their look, I think we could have named them something cooler lol. They have an Iron Man look to them. Why can't we call them Iron Demons? Demon Iron? lol
This just shows how good George is👊 not many drummers would sound this good with only mics, and that tuning on the snare! Shure triggers are that extra punch for faster stuff, but sounding this good without is amazing!
Can't beat the workhorses who've set the standards!
Pearl paid George BIGTIME for this.
He collaborated with them. Its his signature model
I have to admit, I'm quite impressed from what this Video offers concerning information and performance (obviously, seeing George play is always a treat).
Even though testing the pedal out in a store is obviously necessary for experiencing it oneself, developing a "complete" opinion on how it feels, works etc.
Hopefully I get the opportunity as fast as possible, really looking forward on trying this out
Old Nile was soooooo GOOOOOD!
I had the privilege to try Kollias' pedal on Drum Camp 23, and I can say that I couldn't even get a single stroke out of it. It was so damn hard to press, I had to completely stand on top of the pedal to make it reach the drum head, and I am not even joking. Even a death-metal guy had trouble hitting. George made it feel so damn easy.
Τιτάνα Γιώργο Κόλια μας κάνεις υπερήφανους τόσα χρόνια στην κορυφή ένας Έλληνας συνεχίζει και θα συνεχίζει να εμπνέει για πολλά χρόνια ακόμα γενιές ντράμερς μικρούς μεγάλους απίστευτη τεχνική και με triggers η χωρίς τα triggers τα σέβη μου άρχοντα.
Still can't believe that they got one of the grandmasters of double bass playing and then had him play one of the slowest Nile songs that he didn't even record originally...
This man can play a 280bpm single foot blast and they had him play Sarcophagus in a pedal demonstration video
This is just my thinking on why he chose to play this track, but he wanted to show off the looks of the pedal. Most songs from Nile those pedal/pedals would be a blur lol
That snare sound 💪
Pearl and vans. Love it
these drums sound so bad.
hell yeah
Great padels...
"let's hear me in action, and then let's talk about specs as if it did have anything to do with my speed"
I'll be honest
He looked more comfortable playing with his old pedals in his old videos
Yeah I agree, definitely looks like the beater isn’t always making it all the way to head in faster bursts. I had that problem early on when I had an axis and I was getting used to the super high spring tension, and he did also mention these have stupid heavy springs.
And actually around 5:10 the slower section I can hear that same feel issue.
I had it with the axis where slower tempos the pedal just wanted to go faster and you’d get this weird feeling of stamping on the pedal but it already being at the head so you get this tiny feeling motion and no power and it feels like the pedal is lost under your foot, really weird feeling but I saw and heard that feeling in this video.
@@boobtubenoob7061
To be honest.......metaphorically
Sometimes wearing an old pair of shoes feels...... better .......
@@STIXAHOY yeah I hear you
Humble of him to start with a song he didnt originally play on. Tony was awesome!
Oh yeah Geoooooorge!!!
Just bought mine! Upgrading from the pearl demoniator pedals i have
How was it?
A matching Hi-Hat would have been a plus.
They look... GORGEOUS! One thing that always bothered me about the demon drives were the felt beaters. They wore out fairly quick and lost their shape. I always struggled to get the same exact response from the slave pedal as the main pedal (when letting them swing front and back, the slave tended to drag behind for some reason). It's interesting that they took out the circular foot grip on this model. Looks like smooth sailing. On another note, George's playing is phenomenal, I got a chance to see him play with Nile on several ocassions and he always blew everyone out of the water.
Use different beaters for sure. The slave pedal will always be a bit different. The same spring has a bigger job to do. You will always have to have a bit more tension on the slave side, and it will still be a little off. That's just physics, not brand or pedal specific.
No es tarea sencilla replicar los fills de Tony Laureano cuando grabó esa pieza! Nile
Definitely a quality pedal, specialized for 'that' certain playstyle.
the best death metal drummer in the world
Imagine if he played permitting the noble dead to descend to the underworld
One can but dream
Se mira un pedal Extremooooooo
I've never considered Pearl pedals in my life... This changes things.
Lol you may aswell just go Axis at this point.
@@dcmastermindfirst9418 if these feel/perform the same this is a better option than axis. Axis are great but getting spare/replacement parts if you’re not an endorsed touring drummer is an absolute nightmare and they’re so flimsy. They just wear themselves down so fast, the drive shafts especially.
@@boobtubenoob7061 Even the Dyna sync pedals are better.
@@dcmastermindfirst9418 yeah I’ve been looking at those! Seem like a solid option.
@boobtubenoob7061 I've had them for 4 years. Still smooth as a babies bum and damn powerful
Just got the pedal the other day. I love it, but unfortunately in my first session using it, the linkage connecting the footboard to the cam disconnected twice. The screw that connects the linkage to the footboard can’t be over tightened or it puts too much stress on the cam and doesn’t allow the shaft to rotate. I just purchased threadlocker today. I’m really hoping this fixes the issue. Awesome pedal to have a crucial flaw if the lock thread doesn’t work.
George Kollias Делай новый альбом устал ждать))) ТОП Барабанщик !
Guys he played a slow song to show the versatility of the pedal wow the pedal does fast and slow stuff on his settings now more the just metal drummers will buy it.
Fire! Playing slower tempo with such high spring tention is actually incredibly difficult. This pedal looks kickass!
He says they are including also a "normal" set of springs with lower tension. So you'd be able to find the perfect setting I guess.
Love everything about the pedal except the beaters! Swap them out for their quad or the original Demon Drive beater. I just dont get how someone would prefer those flat ,pancake,suction cup beaters over a round rebounding surface beater. When I first tried some flatbeaters, all I could think of is a piece of cheese slapping against someones bald head! The science had already proved a ball bounces way better than a box
I may passed the awkward camera cut from the beginning, but on 4:37 What happened with those muted cymbals? The man was playing for drums sake!
Tiene que presentar un pedal hecho para tocar a tempos altos y elige los temas mas chotos para tocar, un genio 😂
These look like shortboard pedals. Will they also come with a longboard? With the demon drive, you were at least able to convert them to longboards.
But nonetheless, they look awesome! Although the orange accents are that tiny bit nicer, still
They look to be about as long as the demon drive when turned into a longboard to me. I agree about the red accents on this though, just a bit tacky looking. Kinda like how trick isn’t innovating or changing much but adding new colors.
These look more playable than his old Axis pedals, but I worry that Pearl has pigeonholed themselves with their new model. Most people don’t actually like direct drive very much. It’s so niche feeling. Maybe I’m just being a hater, I just think this was a weird move. I’ll always pick a solid feeling chain or even strap drive over direct, and I’m not some outdated old head either. I wanna see these in a chain drive configuration without the red accents.
@@1dudecrush I don’t think they’ve necessarily pigeon holed themselves, I think they will just release it with a chain aswell, much like the new DW MDD. The thing is unless you’re playing extreme music like this there are already a shit ton of options and not a lot of advancements to be made, you have an option for everything. You only need these crazy innovations for extreme music. Otherwise just buy an eliminator if you want Pearl, or get a DW9000 if brand isn’t an issue, there really isn’t a need for another chain drive pedal beyond those, and for the people who want overkill but want it to feel like their eliminator, just buy the chain version of this.
Why is it in mono tho?
You could have chosen literally ANY Nile song and chose "Sarcophagus", one of their slowest songs kick wise? Why would you do that?
xD
Cause he is not using triggers for this video. Still the one footed blasts sounded nice!
Just imagine if he picked TWTGD!! I was super confused when I heard sarcophagus playing. I had the same thoughts.
No triggers on the drums, meaning any scorching blast beat would've resulted in basically no sound from the kick. Even this song doesn't sound great without triggers amping it up
Wow no triggers? It sounded goooood
Sounds like an endless song intro that doesn't start lol
Its completely fine to make a bare-bones version of the demon drive, and thats not my Problem. My problem is that these cost just over 100€ (talking about the double pedal) MORE than the proper demon drive! This is just stupid
The demon drive feels like absolute crap regardless of the settings though, feels like it’s gonna break under your foot.
I don’t know of a single extreme metal drummer that uses the demon drive either, it’s from a weird era when direct drive pedals were just gaining more popularity and everyone was making these super adjustable pedals like the DW 9000.
Seems like Pearl just freaked out and put every imaginable feature into one mess of a pedal and then paid a bunch of big drummers (notably Mike mangini) to promote it, I’m pretty sure he’s the only one that still uses it too.
They haven’t dumbed down the demon drive, they’ve looked at the pedals all the extreme drummers are using (czarcie kopyto, trick, Axis, ADC) and made their own mass produced version, pretty much the same way DW have with the MDD but this is a much more obvious take on the listed pedals.
What’s crazy to me is despite this being a mass produced pedal from a huge company it’s still more expensive or the same price as these super high end machined pedals from these super small boutique pedal companies. A trick pro1v Bigfoot is £750 compared to 950 for this 👀👀 wtf
Now I'm struggling between these Pedals and the ACD Darwin:/
If you can try them in person, will definitely be a challenge with the ADC but see if you can find someone who has one. They’re very similar but the ADC feels lighter imo.
Sucks being a lefty drummer & only having a select few pedals to use. I wish this was made in lefty or offset version :(
So a pedal that does FAR less than the previous top of the line pedal while costing a proper premium price. All this "tailored to fast players, so you don't need to spend time on forums to compare settings" is nonsense, and even worded a bit derogatory, I feel.
Structuring adjustments in a simplified way - but actually letting players have them (like Trick pedals do wonderfully) - is the only viable thing to do for the introduction of a new apex pedal, not degrade it and charge upwards. This is a fancy worded, sugar coated rip-off, nothing more.
since george kollias struggled to hit 140bpm on these, i wont even get near it, so much for pedals on steroids. cant wait till the make a pedal with no shaft lag, that would even everything out
the funny thing is that half of the people who comment cant neither play with the dynamics nor with the speed required for this style of music.
Pedals with heavy springs high spring tension are harder to play at medium to low tempos, but easier to play at high tempos. George and many other death metal drummers use heavy springs and high spring tension since they weanna go fast yaknow.. These pedals even come with a heavy spring and a spring with a more normal tension and heaviness.
but Czarcie Kopyto tho >>>
What are you talking about?? He is not struggling on anything.....
With their look, I think we could have named them something cooler lol. They have an Iron Man look to them. Why can't we call them Iron Demons? Demon Iron? lol
I think Tama has a pedal call Iron Cobra, so it would have been to close I guess.
Sarcophagus...😢
Mm really?
I have to say, this was a pretty poor example of George's drumming and a bad song to display the pedals. That being said, they look great.
Why did he play so slow?
My question is why non drummers like you even comment here
It's just a cheap Axis pedal now
And the ride sounds.......nothing, wrf, the rides cymbals don't have sound
Thats why i will never use triggers ever
??
You'd have to use when playing extreme metal nobody will hear the bass drums
demo for pedals and then plays 1 minute fills with not that much bass XD
Im more impressed with the sound engineering nailing a natural kick. Lol
The best thing about this pedal is the affordable price tag... 👌