Sonor JoJo Mayer Single Pedal

Couldn't resist to try it out instead of going for the standard (DW9000). I'm used to play DW5000 accelerator model. This feels rather different but good different. Before making a decision whether to get one or not I first read a number of reviews. Many of them go back to first product release in 2012 and address issues mainly with the heel hinge. Sonor seem to be able to improve their products overtime as I didn't find any issue with this product at all. 5 stars for quality. Product came well packaged and was easy to set up. I started with default settings. Couple days later I was tempted to do small tweaks. Again all easy to set up. Pedal itself seems very sturdy despite the fact it is a single post construction. I personally like that extra space instead of second post. Pedal in action is very silent and feels very light. The light feel is also down to a beater used - e.g. when compared the pedal using original beater and DW beater, action with DW beater felt a lot heavier. No changes were made to settings like beater angle,spring tension or foot board angle. For those who are interested whether this pedal works with bass drums on risers (like Jungle kits) - yes it does, and actually better than DW5000 - personal opinion and experience. It also does work on a thin carpet but I think it works better on a firm surface. Overall I like this pedal enough for it to be my favorite go to option.

this pedal caters to drummers who like their pedal settings to be light and loose, i have not tried it out in is heavier settings but cause i outgrown it already, reason why i bought this was simply due to its compactness, lightweight, comes with a bag, and it smoothness that fits my playing, i play alot of heel up techniques and sometimes implement jojo's slide technique, trust me the pedal helps alot in aiding. the footplate is super smooth, works well when ur playing with socks or leather sole shoes. i just had to adjust the beater height when i first got it out, a lil more tension on the spring and its good to go. highly recomend it to drummers who want to have more control on thier pedals. it takes a couple of days to get use to it but once you tried it, ur hooked.

Beautifully smooth pedal. Having used a couple of versions of the DW5000 I decided to try this as I was staring to struggle a little with some of the patterns I was trying to play.
Having seen the adverts I gave it a go. To be honest it has taken a while to get use to, but then I have been playing the DW's for 15 years. Now however when I play this next to the 5000 I can play faster, more accurately and with less effort.
The fold down feature is also great. I was a little concerned at first that it may be a weak point but so far I've had no issues at all, & it means I can for it into my snare case's spare compartment.
Im not sure how easy spare parts will be to get hold of however and it would be nice to see Thomann offer some of these in the future.
One side note. I retro fitted this pedal with DW's ballbearing spring rocker for the 5000 pedal. You will need to also get a larger spring bow (the cheap sonor one works fine) but they can both be swapped easily and in my opinion it makes a great pedal even better for very little money.
Well done JoJo & Sonor.

I bought this a couple years ago and used only occasionally - unfortunately the pedal doesn't grab the edge of the bass drum hoop very well, and if you tighten the hoop clamp harder it folds by itself while playing. Believe me, it is NOT something you want to experience in the middle of a gig.

I reported the problem to Thomann and Sonor, but unfortunately it was just past the warranty and sending it back to Germany for post-warranty repair turned out prohibitively expensive. So I'm stuck with a very expensive and not usable pedal.

The combined folding and hoop-grabbing mechanism may be a great idea on paper, but in practice it invites technical problems as I have painfully found out.

Pity, because I play a lot of slides and the perfectly smooth surface of this pedal is really unique, I would love to use it if it was more sturdy and reliable.