Black colored pedals

[OfXaos]

I’ve seen some really awesome black pedals.. axis, trick, Tama, Mapex, even a DW 5000 (though it looks painted). However would it be a terrible idea to paint my current pedal black? Not necessarily the rough parts and the base is pretty much black and so is the slave pedal linkage. But the footboards have silver bits.

I’ve got a Mapex kit that I’m planning on wrapping with a black marble.. keeping the lugs and hoops a lovely chrome of course. But my new cymbal stands are the Mapex B800EB, along with 2x of the snare stands, the hi-hat stand as well. My shells will be black matte wrapped. I’ve already got the Meinl dark classic customs cymbals. Any advice?

Mapex


Dw5000


My pedal


Attached is the Tama pedal.. or should I just keep the dw9000 as is?

[Drumming-4-Life]

I’ve seen some really awesome black pedals.. axis, trick, Tama, Mapex, even a DW 5000 (though it looks painted). However would it be a terrible idea to paint my current pedal black? Not necessarily the rough parts and the base is pretty much black and so is the slave pedal linkage. But the footboards have silver bits.

I’ve got a Mapex kit that I’m planning on wrapping with a black marble.. keeping the lugs and hoops a lovely chrome of course. But my new cymbal stands are the Mapex B800EB, along with 2x of the snare stands, the hi-hat stand as well. My shells will be black matte wrapped. I’ve already got the Meinl dark classic customs cymbals. Any advice?

Mapex
[ATTACH=CONFIG]517533[/ATTACH]

Dw5000
[ATTACH=CONFIG]517536[/ATTACH]

My pedal
[ATTACH=CONFIG]517537[/ATTACH]

Attached is the Tama pedal.. or should I just keep the dw9000 as is?

I would leave it alone.

[melvinspeed]

This strikes me as the kind of thing that would look good from far away and less and less good the closer you got (also known as "Cheerleader Pretty").

Unfortunately, no one sees your pedals unless they are right on top of them.

Sooooo... yeah. I'm against painting them.

[OfXaos]

Melvinspeed said it best “cheerleader pretty”.. the process of it doesn’t make them look too professional up close. Since I’m leaving the hardware chrome except the cymbal stands, snare stand, and Bihar stand. My cymbals and kits wrap will be enough. It will be nice to I have some polished metal accents. Plus it’s not like I’ll just be using the kit for photo ops only lol. I definitely don’t want black feet or my shoes on o get stuff on them. Thank you all for your input!

[scaryguy]

Randy Black has some nice ones too

[quicksticks]

Melvinspeed said it best “cheerleader pretty”.. the process of it doesn’t make them look too professional up close. Since I’m leaving the hardware chrome except the cymbal stands, snare stand, and Bihar stand. My cymbals and kits wrap will be enough. It will be nice to I have some polished metal accents. Plus it’s not like I’ll just be using the kit for photo ops only lol. I definitely don’t want black feet or my shoes on o get stuff on them. Thank you all for your input!

Are the pedal boards made of aluminum? If so, black oxide would be an option. It’s a chemical process, so there’s no paint or powder coating involved.

[drummin_frog]

That is a beautiful red and black kit. Usually I prefer the Ebony pinstripes but with those shells and that black chrome those heads are awesome. Well done.

[Josh Conover]

I had my pedals powder coated a long time ago. The finish is durable and I think looks pretty good. I've since removed the legs from the Hiaht stand to be used with a stealth rack. So, I don't use them often any more.

[quicksticks]

I had my pedals powder coated a long time ago. The finish is durable and I think looks pretty good. I've since removed the legs from the Hiaht stand to be used with a stealth rack. So, I don't use them often any more.

That came out nicely.

[Josh Conover]

That came out nicely.

Thanks dude. I'm probs going to throw them up on eBay soon. I have three sets of Eliminator kick pedal/hi hat stands and a few sets of the lower lines as well (including the flush base stands). I think it's time to reduce my collection.