Tama HP900PWNBK Iron Cobra Power Glide Double Bass Drum Pedal – Blackout Special Edition Overview:

Two Decades. Now One Step Beyond.

The Iron Cobra achieved its legendary status because of its ability to strongly support both the artistic and logistical requirements associated with the art of drumming. Since its inception…smooth effortless performance and unparalleled response have been hallmarks of the Iron Cobra.

In its efforts to expand the boundaries of this original design TAMA has continued to work at improving the Iron Cobra always with an eye towards bringing drummers closer to their own creative objectives. Now through meticulous analysis of the Cobra

Pedal Anchor

To keep left-side double pedals from walking a special stabilizer is mounted to the outside frame. This augments the stability of the floor anchor bolts.

Power Glide Lite Sprocket

The offset shape of the original Power Glide cam provides TAMA’s signature pedal action which increases the beater’s power and speed as it reaches the end of the stroke. With 40% less weight than our previous sprocket the new Iron Cobra offers faster smoother more powerful performance than ever before.

Cobra Coil (US. PAT.NO.7408104)

Until now the only way to adjust your beater stroke action was to tighten the pedal spring. The unfortunate result? Heavy sluggish action. The Cobra Coil solves the problem by adding a steel return spring. The return spring constantly presses the footboard to its original position tightening the relationship between foot and pedal. Even better the Cobra Coil is adjustable to different positions on the Iron Cobra footboard base plate.

Power-Strike Cobra Beater

The constant evolution of Iron Cobra has always been driven in part by TAMA’s passion for sound?or more precisely TAMA’s passion to bring the best out of each and every bass drum on which Iron Cobra is played. The latest version of Iron Cobra features a smaller diameter but thicker beater head?a combination that delivers more attack than previous designs. Also the distance between the beater head’s face and the shaft has been increased. Drummers found this alteration improved their sense of control during faster passages.

Swivel Spring Tight (US.PAT.NO.9236038)

The conventional approach to the spring assembly has been to anchor the bottom of the spring while the top of the spring is being pulled from various angles throughout the pedal’s cycle. But a spring being pulled on at an angle represents wasted energy and causes turbulence. The Swivel Spring Tight assembly solves this problem recapturing that lost energy and optimizing smoothness through the use of a contoured assembly that allows the base to swivel freely with the spring. This enables a straight spring pull during the pedal’s entire cycle resulting in the smoothest lightest action ever found on a bass drum pedal.

Hinge Guard Block

We’ve changed the construction of the Bearing Hinge on the footplate from a one-piece assembly to two pieces which holds the bearing more evenly?minimizing stress and maximizing smoothness while adding to the pedal’s sense of power.

Oiles Bearing Hinge

To reinforce durability the Iron Cobra 900 Series features a thicker 6 mm diameter shaft. Oiles® bearings create far less friction than standard ball bearings. They also eliminate unwanted side-to-side motion while providing superior durability. (Oiles bearings is a registered trademark of the Oiles Co. Ltd.).

Vari-Pitch Beater Holder

Vari-Pitch beater angle adjustments are completely independent of the footboard angle. The Speedo-Ring allows you to adjust the angle of the footboard link independently of the beater angle. The combination of the Speedo-Ring and the Vari-Pitch offer a range of incremental adjustments that will satisfy any style.

Speedo-Ring

TAMA eliminated another source of friction by replacing the traditional nylon rocker cam with the Speedo-Ring a rocker cam with a high quality built-in ball bearing rocker. The Quick-Hook not only allows for easy setup and tear-down but also streamlines the pedal allowing quick stowaway in the hard case without removing the beater.

Quick-Hook

Quick-Hook not only allows rapid spring attachment and reattachment for rapid set up and tear down it also eliminates wobbling and allows maximum power transmission to the Speedo-Ring. And you never have to worry about it slipping off during performance.

Para-Clamp II Pro

TAMA now introduces Para-Clamp II -an even more clever and useful version of the popular original. The Para-Clamp II is capable of gripping the widest variety of bass drum hoops ever. The improvement is largely due to its newly designed three-dimensional rubber grip. Holding power is increased and the possibility of scratching the hoop is eliminated. Furthermore set-up and breakdown are easily facilitated while sitting on a throne because the T-bolt of the Para-Clamp II Pro is on the side of the footboard rather than under it.