Perfect Balance Jojo Mayer Signature and Standard Pedals When the futurist, educator, and genre-bending drummer Jojo Mayer turned his agile brain to designing a kick pedal, he distilled his concept into a single sentence: “The Perfect Balance pedal was designed with a principle in mind that reflects ultimate sophistication to me—simplicity.” He wasn’t kidding. At first look, the Perfect Balance pedals appear to be top-secret prototypes. There’s no obvious Sonor branding (although the footplate is shaped like the company logo), and the machining is so anonymous that you could mistake them for inexpensive, no-name beginner pedals—except for the fact the smooth, jewel-like finishes are as sophisticated as the lines of an Aston Martin. Beyond his minimalist aesthetic, part of the reason for the austere Perfect Balance pair is that Mayer sought vintage pedals from the ‘40s and ‘50s to create his own “perfect” model from bits and pieces that he […]

November 2021 Issue