MFG XF Double Pedal I’ve been using a DW 5000 double pedal for years. I really enjoy playing it, and it has been super reliable. I broke a spring just once. That’s the only time it needed a repair. Everything just works great with what I have, so I never thought I would lust after another double pedal—especially one that costs about twice what my 5000 goes for. But the new kid in town is one hell of a shiny object, and it’s very hard to resist its pull. I’m worried about how my relationship with the 5000 will be affected. The newcomer is the DW XF (Extended Footboard) Chain Drive Double Pedal. It’s stunning. The kind of modern, gleaming allure you’d get if you could put DNA samples from Kate Beckinsale, Scarlett Johannson, Rihanna, Brad Pitt, Idris Elba, and Kim Taehyung into some sci-fi nuclear blender to create children […]

October 2021 Issue