DW MFG MCD2 Double Bass Drum Pedal, Anodized Graphite
The MCD2 Graphite is a chain-drive double kick pedal, anodized dark grey. What you can do with its two beaters matters more than its colour: their mass and point of impact are adjustable, and adjusting a beater changes the bass drum sound faster and more reliably than changing its batter head.
What sets it apart
- Two Control beaters with adjustable mass and impact
- Attack you can change without touching the drum's tuning
- Anodized Graphite finish on both halves and the shaft
- Chain drive, lever-operated cam
- Perforated solid aluminum footboards
- Soft leatherette case, carried as a backpack
Moving mass to change the sound
A beater is not just a hammer: it is a mass at the end of an arm. Moving that mass toward the head concentrates the energy and gives a drier attack with a clean slap. Moving it toward the axle lightens the motion, speeds up the return and rounds off the low end.
The line's Control beaters make this adjustment possible without swapping parts. Turn a screw, play the same bar again, hear the difference. For a drummer who alternates between heavy material and more nuanced material, it is an everyday tool.
Two beaters, two possible settings
Nothing forces you to set both beaters the same way, and there is a good reason not to. The left foot, working through a shaft, arrives with a little less authority than the right on a fast stroke.
Making the left beater slightly lighter restores the perceived balance: it comes back faster and makes up for what the drive took from it. Few drummers try this adjustment, and it often fixes a sense of limping that they had blamed on their own technique.
Graphite on a two-piece assembly
A double pedal exposes far more metal than a single: two footboards, two heel plates, and a shaft that runs across the whole space under the bass drum. In chrome, that assembly catches the light along its entire length.
Anodized Graphite dulls it, and the shaft stops being a bright line across the stage floor. Here again, the colour lives in the metal's oxide layer, so it holds up where the sole of your shoe passes again and again.
Specifications
| Beaters | Control, adjustable mass and impact |
|---|---|
| Clamp | Tri-Pivot clamp, US patent 9240169 |
| Colour | Graphite, dyed anodizing |
| Number of footboards | Two |
| Drive | Chain |
| Case | Soft leatherette, backpack style |
What it is for
- Material that alternates heavy and nuanced passages
- Drummers who feel a difference in authority between their two feet
- Dark hardware setups with no chrome parts
- Studio work, where the attack is shaped before it reaches the mix
- Filmed stages, where the linkage shaft must not shine
Compare with other manufacturers
What other manufacturers offer for beater adjustment on their double pedals:
| Manufacturer | Comparable model | What differs |
|---|---|---|
| Pearl | Demon XR | Reinforced-impact beaters, designed for maximum rebound |
| Yamaha | DFP9500D | Two-sided beater: you flip it rather than shifting its mass |
| Tama | Iron Cobra | Interchangeable beaters sold separately by head material |
| Mapex | Falcon | Two-surface head and weighted shaft, with no sliding weight |
Frequently asked questions
- Can adjusting the beater replace changing the head?
- No, but it affects the attack faster and is just as quick to undo. Start there before taking a head off.
- Can I set the two beaters differently?
- Yes, and it is often useful: lightening the left one makes up for what the drive shaft takes away.
- Does the Graphite finish cover the linkage shaft too?
- Yes. All of the double pedal's aluminum parts receive the same anodizing.
- Do the beaters wear out?
- The striking head wears like any contact part and can be replaced; the body of the beater itself lasts.
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