As a Mechanical Engineer (and relatively new drummer - 3 yrs), I was amazed as I read about this thing. My curiousity was hounding me for months, which led me to finally get one so, (A): I could examine how it works, and (B): find a way to short-cut my standard 2 pedal double-bassing learning curve I was fighting with. My faith was sorely misplaced. Getting used to the overall "mechanics" of this device was very time consuming and cumbersome. Do not think that this "Cheater" pedal is going to work wonders for you. At least not right away. If you are a bit green at double bassing, and you think this will answer your prayers - it won't. If you choose to be patient, and you train yourself on this, what you invest - time wise, will not really lend itself to "regular" double bass pedals, it will only lend itself to your use of THIS pedal. This is a one-of-a-kind device, and must be approached with such a mentality. These are the inherent flaws, and/or the things I found difficult to get used to: Problem #1: When the main chassis pedal is in "double" mode, your right foot is pressing against two springs. That's Double the usual amount of resistance for your foot. It is very tough and it will wear out your foot/leg quickly. It is, however the price you pay if you need to lay down constant double beats by pumping one foot. Problem #2: The 2 separate mechanisms that enable/disable the "single foot double" function, are very awkward. They are clunky, and require more than the usual amount of concentration and foot coordination. Its very hard to do during a song, without messing up your timing or missing a bass drum hit (cuz youre too busy hitting a lever). Problem #3: the design of the third beater, and its associated "arm" for centering the beater closer to the other two beaters, is an engineering no-no. The impact of each hit, combined with the leverage created by the arm, is a bad combination. The bearing assembly wears, and the whole third beater ends up getting sloppy, however with the strategic placement/introduction of a UHMW plastic bushing (1/8" thick washer) between the moving arm and the stationary bearing housing, the slop can be minimized, and it can be almost good as new. Problem #4: When doing relatively slow tempo double kicks with the main chassis double beater, you cannot control the unintentional "rebound buzz" on the drum head that comes from the "slave" beater. If you are pumping fast, you don't have this problem, but are we expected to only pump this thing and 100+ bpm? I could go on, but that should get at least a couple of you thinking a little more realistically about what exactly this thing is. In short, As long as you're willing to put just as much effort into this device, as any other double pedal, and don't think it will provide any shortcuts - you will probably be ok.

dont buy this, this is the cheater pedal. you will not learn any thing in your drumming. people talking about not being able to use the hi-hat and double bass are obviously not a good drummer.its called a heel toe technique its easy to learn and adapt to. look it up on google. or youtube but if your looking to be a awesome drummer buy a pearl deamon drive, that pedal is not a waste of money.

I don't care what anyone says. It is a cheater pedal. Get a real double pedal. If your worried about your hi hat, get a quick release. Your spending to much on something that won't help you as a drummer. GET A REAL DOUBLE PEDAL. I have no respect for anyone that uses a cheater pedal.

You should really get this petal im in a band called TDR and it really helped me when i was on tour

After getting use to the foot switches to turn on and off the double bass, this pedal does its job but nothing more. I use an older Cobra double most of the time. People keep referring to this pedal as a "cheater pedal". That is far from what it is. To use the triple kick pedal you still need a good amount of experience with a normal double pedal, and lets face a real fact; when you're playing a double bass beat with a normal double pedal, you can't use the hi-hat pedal. Using the Duallist, you can finally expand your possibilities by adding open/closed hi-hat beats. As far as any other extraordinary features, there really aren't any. If you just want to play double bass beats without using your hi-hat pedal then go with a normal double pedal; they are generally more durable and more fun to use.