Millenium PD-222 Pro Series BD Pedal

Over the years, I only played drums a few times and tried out a couple of pedals (belonging to the drummers in my bands). I think one of them was a Speed Cobra, another was something more expensive (don't recall which one).

Fast forward to last year, when i bought my first e-drum set, and these pedals to go along. I have to say (as a beginner) - these do the job. If my memory serves me right, I (again, as a beginner) probably couldn't tell these apart from the expensive ones my previous drummers had used.

Following a Youtube tutorial, I set these up in no time and could practice right a way.

The only issue I've had a couple of times (but was easily solved by tightening the screw on the underside of the chain holder) was the right pedal getting stuck in the upright position.

Otherwise, the build quality is good, they are heavy, sturdy, fast, and accurate, I never really got the feeling they were holding me back. I do heel-up, can play most non-complex double-kick beats up to 160bpm, and with a 140kg squat PR, I have a decent 'kick' behind my kick.

I'd argue these are more than worth their price, at least for a beginner, wanting to kick away some fierce metal beats.

This is a great first pedal and double pedal for beginners to use. You can adjust everything on both sides all around and the beaters are double sided.

What I ended up doing later on was using them both as separate pedals on different kits so I could leave one at my practice kit at home and one at band practice, which you don't get with any other double bass pedals.

What I have found though is the plastic holding the spring in place at the bottom wears away and the screw no longer keeps the bottom part from turning and coming loose. That's from 2 years ago and I've already got a more professional kick pedal now and it just needs something to hold it in place like an elastic band.

This is good-quality double base pedal that, in my opinion, has the best possible value-to-money ratio in the world.

Pros:
+ Very cheap (cheapest pedal on thomann that is actually a double bass pedal)
+ Awesome red glossy base
+ Straps that stick the pedal to carpet
+ Works fine for me, did not have to make any replacements

Cons:
- Limited adjust-ability: There are 3 positions you can adjust it: 1 the tension of the spring, 2 the height of the beater, 3 the angle of the beater with the default ring position
- Feels a bit rough and double hit (with one foot) can sometimes be tricky

I would not recommend for very professional situations due to the fact does feel a bit cheap (in the sense of the easiness to pull off techniques). But I would recommend for anything other than that.

I am currently using it with my e-drums and it really serves its purpose excellently.