I recently bought me an Alesis Command kit for my 70th birthday so I could recapture my youth. I had not played seriously since the 60s. I love the kit and everything about it except the bass drum pedal. So the other day I was searching the Internet to see if there was a best bass drum pedal and opinions are all over the map. Then I went to Guitar Center and tried a bunch out and my favorite was the DW5000. So I went home and read reviews on it which were pretty favorable. The next day I went to Sam Ash and found a used DW5000 for $99, half price in perfect condition. It followed me home. What a joy it is to use. Now if I could just figure out how to adjust everything.