m wrote:
finally got to try the Trick pedals~
glad to find that they didn't excite me that much.
They certainly seem to be solidly constructed, and feel OK, but they
just didn't surpass what I'm used to with my Axis setup.
The first time I played my TRICKS, I took them off the kit and put my Axis pedals back on. I really wasn't all that blown away at the first try.
I went back to them when I had the time to get them setup. It took about 2 hours to get the first pedal dialed in to the point where I could actually see a benefit over my Axis Pedals, and it was a rather pronounced difference. Once it was dialed in, the second pedal took a few minutes or less.
I think that in most cases it's hard to shift to another pedal once you're used to a fine pedal such as the AXIS. In reality, there's nothing really wrong with the AXIS product. It's really exceptional in its own right, so to expect a difference that could be considered "transformational" might be a little optimistic.
The real difference can be measured when comparing to an inferior product while considering an upgrade. Then it becomes a matter of justifying which of the superior products out there best suits your specific needs.
Now, the TRICK staff being less than supportive at the NAMM show... that's quite another story! If I were you, I'd send them a note suggesting they step-up the customer interaction because you were not impressed.
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