The
Iron Cobra is
Tama's best-selling line of
bass drum pedals. It comes in three varieties,
Power Glide,
Flexi Glide and
Rolling Glide, each of which is also availible as double, or "
twin" pedals. The most widely-used is the
Power Glide.
Many
drummers prefer a
strap pedal to a
chain pedal, the
Flexi Glide being just that.
Strap pedals have a bit of a smoother
feel than
chain pedals, and some
drummers describe this as "
floating action". Basically, instead of a
double or
single chain, the
Flexi glide features a
strap made of
Dupont Kevlar, which is a huge improvement over
other pedals which used
nylon or even
leather straps.
The
Rolling Glide pedals are now in their second
generation, and their main
selling point is that they are more durable than most other
pedals. This is because of the true round shaped
sprocket with the
double chain, basically providing the smooth,
uniform response of the
traditional round cam without putting a whole lot of
strain on the rest of the
pedal system. This is more of a beginner-level pedal than the other two models are.
The
power glide model has a
doublechained offset cam. This basically means that the
power and
speed is increased substantially as
the beater reaches the end of the
stroke. This
pedal is especially designed for
drummers playing various forms of
metal and
prog rock, etc. I have been using a
Twin Iron Cobra Power Glide system for about two months, and it has proven to be the best purchase I have made for my
drum set.
Nothing sounds quite like two foot
blast beats...
I am also
very partial to the fact that every
double pedal system comes with a
handy little
drum hammer (
a.k.a. drum key) and a holster on the left instep!
So convenient (and really
cool)!