Product highlights:
- 40 percent less weight than Iron Cobra cam
- Built-in ball bearing rocker
- Return spring presses the footboard to its original position
- Power-Strike Cobra Beater has a small diameter
- Para-Clamp II gets a grip of wide variety of bass drum hoops
Tama Iron Cobra 900 Rolling Glide Single Pedal
The Tama Iron Cobra 900 Single Pedal achieved its legendary status because of its ability to strongly support both the artistic and logistical requirements associated with the art of drumming. Since its inception, smooth, effortless performance and unparalleled response have been hallmarks of the Iron Cobra. In its efforts to expand the boundaries of this original design, Tama has continued to work at improving the Iron Cobra, always with an eye toward bringing drummers closer to their own creative objectives.
Rolling Glide LiteSprocket
The Rolling Glide cam is a true round sprocket that provides smooth, consistent action throughout the entire course of the beater stroke. 40 percent lighter than our previous cam, it gives the Iron Cobra a lighter yet more controllable feel.
Cobra Coil
The Cobra Coil solves the problem by adding a steel return spring. The return spring constantly presses the footboard to its original position, tightening the relationship between the foot and pedal. Even better, the Cobra Coil is adjustable to different positions on the Iron Cobra footboard base plate.
Power-Strike Cobra Beater
The constant evolution of Iron Cobra has always been driven, in part, by Tama's passion for sound, or more precisely, Tama's passion to bring the best out of each and every bass drum on which Iron Cobra is played. The latest version of Iron Cobra features a smaller diameter but thicker beater head, a combination that delivers more attacks than previous designs. Also, the distance between the beater head's face and the shaft has been increased. Drummers found this alteration improved their sense of control during faster passages.
Swivel Spring Tight
The conventional approach to the spring assembly has been to anchor the bottom of the spring while the top of the spring is being pulled from various angles throughout the pedal's cycle. But a spring being pulled on at an angle represents wasted energy and causes turbulence. The Swivel Spring Tight assembly solves this problem, recapturing that lost energy and optimizing smoothness through the use of a contoured assembly that allows the base to swivel freely with the spring.
Hinge Guard Block
Tama has changed the construction of the Bearing Hinge on the footplate from a one-piece assembly to two pieces, which holds the bearing more evenly, minimizing stress, and maximizing smoothness, while adding to the pedal's sense of power.
Oiles Bearing Hinge
To reinforce durability, the Iron Cobra 900 Series features a thicker 6 mm diameter shaft. Oiles bearings create far less friction than standard ball bearings.
Vari-Pitch Beater Hold
Vari-Pitch beater angle adjustments are completely independent of the footboard angle. The Speedo-Ring allows you to adjust the angle of the footboard link independently of the beater angle. The combination of the Speedo-Ring and the Vari-Pitch offer a range of incremental adjustments that will satisfy any style.
Speedo-Ring
Tama eliminated another source of friction by replacing the traditional nylon rocker cam with the Speedo-Ring, a rocker cam with a high-quality built-in ball-bearing rocker.
Quick-Hook
Quick-Hook not only allows rapid spring attachment and reattachment for rapid set up and tear down, but it also eliminates wobbling and allows maximum power transmission to the Speedo-Ring. And you never have to worry about it slipping off during a performance.
Carrying Cases
You know what pedals go through night after night. After being stomped on over and over, they get thrown in bags and road cases where there's more hard rock and roll than the gig itself.
Para Clamp-II Pro
Tama now introduces Para-Clamp II -an even more clever and useful version of the popular original. The Para-Clamp II is capable of gripping the widest variety of bass drum hoops ever.