lilrock023
12-13-2008, 12:43 AM
I've got a RB1 launch generation EL kit, so needless to say I'm not covered by the warranty anymore. I come on to see if I can get a new bass pedal, but alas, a new policy implemented October 2 needing a receipt to RMA.
I'm not really sure if I want to shell out the "big bucks" for a Destroyer, Omega or Rock pedal, even though I'm an expert level player and after going through 2 pedals already seems like a no-brainer.
I've read I could go to Guitar Center and pick up an electric kit's hi-hat pedal (Alesis DM5) and use that (and I believe that's pretty much a Roadie pedal, which also is the Ion kit's pedal.) But I'm concerned that because it's a designated hi-hat pedal, it can't take the regular punishment like a bass pedal.
Because I'm cheap, I've been also looking at the cheap Blockhead pedal (even though I don't believe they're compatible with RB1 kits) and even thinking a Pedal Metal would be enough to reinforce it enough (because it's a mid break at the spring).
For those owners of such: Are the Destroyer/Omega/Rock pedal, a worthwhile enough investment for the long run? Can a Roadie/Ion pedal cut it? Or is a $20 Pedal Metal a good, (and most importantly for me) inexpensive solution to my horrible problem?
I'm not really sure if I want to shell out the "big bucks" for a Destroyer, Omega or Rock pedal, even though I'm an expert level player and after going through 2 pedals already seems like a no-brainer.
I've read I could go to Guitar Center and pick up an electric kit's hi-hat pedal (Alesis DM5) and use that (and I believe that's pretty much a Roadie pedal, which also is the Ion kit's pedal.) But I'm concerned that because it's a designated hi-hat pedal, it can't take the regular punishment like a bass pedal.
Because I'm cheap, I've been also looking at the cheap Blockhead pedal (even though I don't believe they're compatible with RB1 kits) and even thinking a Pedal Metal would be enough to reinforce it enough (because it's a mid break at the spring).
For those owners of such: Are the Destroyer/Omega/Rock pedal, a worthwhile enough investment for the long run? Can a Roadie/Ion pedal cut it? Or is a $20 Pedal Metal a good, (and most importantly for me) inexpensive solution to my horrible problem?
