Millenium PD-669 Stage Double Bass Pedal Reviews

BEST PEDALS FOR THE PRICE!

No matter if you are a begginer or a longtime pro, these pedalas are GREAT. I've played Tama, PDP, Pearl, and these pedals are just as good as any other big brand pedal.

However, it all depends on your technique. I'm able to play different techniques with it but it's because I've been practicing for quite sometime. If you have great technique, these pedals can serve you well as any other 500 USD double pedal.

Very good performance

I don't know yet how it can stand abuse... But it performs beautifully!

Bought these pedals as a test, but I changed my mind and would rather train the speed of my right foot.

I'm still using the pedal as a single pedal though.

The springs felt loose even when I streched "fully".

good for home

i use these with my Millennium MPS 750X and they work fine for my home use

Broken after 15 minutes of play?

After a hard and long setup time with the thing constantly falling apart, I finally got it to work. While playing, the pedal would always come loose at some point.

It got to a point where the hinge mechanism that is supposed to keep the pedal on the base totally broke off.

I think this was a refurbrished piece, I won't be ordering Millenium pedals anytime soon...

Either I am extremely unlucky or this pedal isnt great quality

This pedal is not bad for its price I guess but I had issues with it from the very beginning. I will list

- the connector did not want to connect to the right pedal - either the hole is too small or the bolt too big

- on the left side its the opposite - the connector slips out every 5 min of playing(mind you I am no Tomas Haake and just starting with double bass so it was not that intense) so i keep having to attach it back, no matter how i tighten the bolts its still not enough

- after i assembled it once and played, it broke after 2 minutes - main pedal had some loose bolts at chain / beater holder side and I spent 1 hr trying to put it back together(that screw is awkward to get to)

Overall I suppose its okay pedal if you starting, but if you aren't(especially if you are doing the gigs) look elsewhere as it might fail you at most awkward moment

Comes with a bag!

Right foot pedal came off almost immediately. Probably fixable, but mildly annoying. Does come with a bag though.

A very good double bass pedal. Very strong material quality. :)

Surprisingly durable!

Bought for a college project and found it was an amazing addition to my drum collection.

For the price range it's close to the lower end pearl kick pedals in my opinion.

Hardware isn't as pretty to look at but it sure does react really nicely off the bat with little to no adjustments to be done

Very good for begginers

Very good double bass pedal for starting with this kind of playing. From time to time if you play in veeery high speedit might unscrew a bit but if you tighten the screws before its fine

Free gift.

Such badly produced staff should not be given away even for free. No tilt adjustment of beaters. Hand grinding the central roller is a joke. Especially the left one.

No balance adjustment of beaters.

The left beater is clearly slower and nothing can be done about it.

The shape of the attachment to the drum does not fit large sizes 20 "and larger.

Dent in the drum frame. Too light beaters prevent playing at full range of rates and forces.

Inertia is very specific and you won't play blues on this pedal.

Great for it's value!

A good double kick pedal, for what it's worth. The 1st unit arrived with some problems, but everything was working fine with the 2nd! Thanks for always helping the costumer solve a problem! You guys (and gals) rock!

Une bonne double-pédale pour commencer

En termes de rapport qualité-prix, rien à dire! Elle fait le boulot et semble surtout très solide. Après pour le prix il ne faut pas s'attendre à une qualité incroyable et pour ce qui est du confort idem. Mais cela reste une très bonne référence pour s'initier au jeu à la double.

for a beginner

im a beginner double bass drummer, and really, this pedal set is great!

Good pedal

It's durable, easy to manage, and easily adaptable.

How do Millenium do it

This is a fantastic pedal. I remain at a loss as to how Millenium manage to make such good quality so cheaply.

The case was an unexpected bonus. Finally, I can play double kick drums.

Millenium double bass pedal

Great pedal for the price, heavy, big and chunky....great!

The price says it all

Ahhh, the first twin pedal of most newcomers whose only ambition is to play double bass as fast as George Kollias, when they can't even play simple grooves straight yet - i.e. also me. You get what you pay for. If you are serious about those double bass runs and your first blast beats, the pedal should serve you about 6 months and something will break. In my case it was problems with the joints on the shaft. As far as playing goes, it ain't that bad actually, plays normally. All in all - you might want to buy it just to see how your DB playing goes. If it goes well - switch to some mid-tier pedal; if not so well - at least the price was nothing to moan about.

Best and most durable double bass pedal you can buy for less than 100?

TL:DR: Cheap, easy to setup, reliable and comes with a transport bag. Best double bass pedal that you can buy on a budget.! (just have a screwdriver handy in case a screw gets loose)

I bought this pedal in July of 2015, during that summer I started getting serious with my metal drumming and got interested in double bass techniques. I remember going crazy about those double bass parts in Metallica's "One". So I decided to order this pedal as a starting point. From there till now this has been the pedal that has stuck with me from my garage playing days to me joining a band, playing my first couple of gigs and recording my first EP. Is it perfect? No. But is it one a good entry point for aspiring double bass players? Hell yes!!!

Pros

-Ease of use: I remember the day I got it in the mail, I was a matter of minutes until the pedal was all setup in my beginners electronic drumkit. You just need to attach the rod that connects the main pedal to the slave pedal, place the beaters at your desired height (but not too low, which ill discuss in the cons section), adjust the tension and you're good to go!

-Stability: This a solid and stable pedal, you have 2 spikes and a full metal base in each of the pedals that assure that they won't go anywhere.

-Versatility: You can adjust the pedals the way you like it, for example: a few months ago I started playing in a rehearsal room with my band and the room's drumkit had the smallest hi-hat stand and the legs wouldn't allow me to place the double pedal under them, so I had to extend the slave pedal so that it was left of the hi-hat stand. I was pretty amazed at how much it would stretch. Another cool thing, is that you can attach a beater to the slave pedal and use it on a kit with 2 bass drums (it also has a clamp to attach to the second bass drum)

-Durability: The fact that I own this pedal for 3.5 years and I use it on a regular basis for long amounts of time and with serious abuse is a statement to the durability of this beast. I used it on 2 electronic kits with rubber pads and now on my acoustic kit. When I take it with me to my gigs and rehearsals I just disconnect the rod and throw it inside a gym bag and of it goes! I thought about upgrading my pedal, but since I'm always short on money for drumming, whenever I buy something for my kit I don't see the need to buy a new pedal because this one simply works how it's supposed to.

-Price: It's cheap!!!! And also comes with a transport bag!!! However I can't review the bag because I never used it. When I got this pedal I never had to take it out of my kit, so my mom used it as a bag for storing clothing and eventually lost it... You could've come in handy now a days.

Cons

-Loose screws: When you buy this pedal you'll find screws in your drum rug from time to time. Nothing that a screw drive won't fix, but it's a bit annoying after a while. Mine is already missing a support screw under the slave pedal, so if it isn't aligned (which it should be in order to have an ergonomic drum kit) the pedal can wobble a bit during playing. So have a screwdriver always handy.

-A bit squeaky: With time, and as the lubrication starts to wear off, the pedal can start squeaking a bit. Just apply some lubricant and that problem will be gone.

-The second beater holder has a bit of a design flaw: The second beater holder is held in place by a metal curve piece that can get in the way of the beater rod if it is placed too low. The only solution I see is to cut the beaters metal rod or to just place the beater at a higher position. If you're playing in a 22" bass drum it won't be a big problem, big in a 20" you'll need to place the beater above the center of the head to avoid this trouble (which will affect the sounds of the bass drum).

-Quality: It's a cheap product, so the finish sometimes isn't the best. After 3.5 years the black ink in the pedals has a faded a bit and one of the heads of the drum lugs that adjusts the beater horizontally has broken off (however, nothing that really affects the use of the pedal). Also, for some reason the beaters don't really line up when they are at a resting position, don't really know why, but it's something I can live with. Asides from some minor corrosion there's really nothing more that's wrong with it.

Conclusion: If you want a cheap, reliable and easy to use double bass pedal that will be at your side through your evolution as a drummer you should look no further and order this right now!

Upgrade for electronic drumkit!

Good beginner Double bass pedal! Construction well-made!