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DW DWSM101 2-way Bass Drum Pedal Beater

Kick drum Beater with Felt and Hard Plastic Surfaces, 6-1/8" Shaft, and Adjustable Beater Weight
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One Kick Drum Beater, Two Kick Drum Sounds!

You get the best of both worlds with the DW SM101 double-sided kick drum beater. One side offers traditional felt for all-purpose use in any style of music. But when you flip the beater around, the SM101 gives you a hard plastic surface that provides extra "kick" and definition to the attack. The DW SM101 features a 6-1/8" shaft, which makes it ideal for positioning on your kick drum. An included beater weight lets you customize the amount of mass, giving you control over the feel of your pedal. The kick drum is the foundation of your music! Give it the respect it deserves with the DW SM101 double-sided beater.

For over 30 years, DW Drums has made some of the most revered drums, pedals, stands, and other drum hardware out there. It all began with an innovative adjustable trap-case seat. Not only was this the first of DW's many breakthrough hardware designs, but it showed the world that they really understand what drumming's all about. On top of that, DW Drums' craftsmanship has more than set the bar for drum makers everywhere. Discover this commitment to quality for yourself in every DW drum and piece of DW hardware you buy.

DW SM101 Double-sided Kick Pedal Beater Features:
  • Gives you two distinctly different types of pedal attack
  • Traditional felt surface provides solid, well-rounded tone
  • Hard plastic surface emphasizes attack transient
  • Adjustable beater weight allows balance adjustment
  • 6-1/8" shaft
Get two kick drum sounds from one beater with the DW SM101!
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Tech Specs

  • Type: 2-way kick drum beater
  • Manufacturer Part Number: DWSM101

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Rated 5/5

Good for the price

Solid beater for the price. Fits in my Pearl Eliminator double pedals. I use the felt side and it has good thump. The plastic side has some weight to it. So if you have a lot of tension on your pedal spring, it tends to wobble a lot (when kicking with the felt side). I lowered the tension and it worked great.
Music background: Metal
Rated 5/5

Weighty

I needed a comparable replacement for my Rogers Dyna-Matic beater, and this does the trick. I have the rubber version of this beater and like it, but I needed the felt version to prolong the life of my bass drum mute.
Music background: Experienced Drummer
Rated 5/5

Great beater!!

I just bought this beater today!! it adds weight to your pedal and makes it feel more expensive! DW never fails!!
Rated 4/5

bearter for all seasons

I use this beater on all my pedals, weather it's on my acoustic sets or the electric set. The felt side hits hard without the slap in the face attack. It's also not quite as loud, but it still thumps the accents out with authority, while letting ghost notes be very warm. The hard side cracks! If your playing a room that your bass drum is hard to hear in, play the plastic side. If you play a lot of fast parts with your foot, the articulation of every stroke will be heard. Hard side has excellent rebound too.
The weight is perfect for my pedals as is, and I just use the adjustable weight thingy as a memory lock, in case I have to take the beater off.
The only down side is they should sell replacement felts so I wouldn't have to buy new beaters. Felt lasts me about two years but I have several pedals. Three of witch get the most use on a regular basis. If I used only one all the time, I'd replace the beater at least once a year.
Music background: Life time druming
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