After years of playing with the Tama Iron Cobra pedal and breaking it within a year, and buying a new one, and so on, I decided to try somehing new (even though I'm a Tama guy, drums and hardware). I gave a try to the DW 5000 and I'm really glad I did. This pedal has a great heavy feel as I like, and it was very is to make the adjustments to fit my playing. But the best about this pedal is that it's bulletproof!!! It only broke after 7 years, with 4-5 rehearsals/week + gigging! Without a second thought I bought it again.