Idea Story#1 Revolutionary Drum Pedal Invention

Bob Gatzen, known for his design work in the drum industry presents one of his creations, the BOA pedal system. A re-invention of the traditional bass drum pedal

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• Gatzen
• Inventor
• Drum-Pedals
• Design
• Innovation

[triodepunch]

bob, great idea, i just saw a boa pedal today in a music store, and am going for it, will you recommend me this pedal for jazz and funk styles. thanks for the innovation man, and keep up the nice gadgets coming

[bobgatzen]

@triodepunch Wow, the message I received just went like this...

emohaterjames has made a comment on "Drumheads Only" The B.O.A. Pedal System "Defined":

Hey Bob, I've got 3 single boa pedals and they are easily the best pedals ever made in my opinion and I've tried the lot. I've finally got tracked down a double and just had to drop you a line to say...what a piece of gear! its so well thought out. i love everything about it. thank you so much for this.

Thanks you really made my day trio!

[bobgatzen]

Oops forgot to answer your question

The BOA works well in all styles... I think you going to really enjoy it.

[drummie7]

I strictly play pdp, great drums and products..can't wait till the boa pedals come out again this year!

[bobgatzen]

@drummie7 Me too... I 'm meeting with DW tomorrow!

[GonzoDrummer27]

I can't seem to find this pedal anywhere in a store where I can try it out. It seems fantastic, but I just gotta play it.

[bobgatzen]

@GonzoDrummer27 The single and double BOA pedals are temporarily out of production. DW is our distributer. We are hoping to bring it back into the industry in 2011. You can DW for updates. Thanks for your interest in the BOA

[ghostfish94]

@triodepunch dios mio! quien compro el pedal? rancho? demonios por favor hagan un review de este pedal si es que lo tienen, no importa que sea en otro canal. nunca pense encontrarme a trio de punch en videos como este.. wow saludos desde durango

[bobgatzen]

We believed the younger generation of drummers were more likely to embrace innovation. The BOAl design was never compromised by the product brand...it could have been DW... possibly it will in the future.

That's great hear Don... you're very welcome... always a pleasure to help out my fellow drummers.

[DSlam]

Thanks for your timely response, Bob. I have one more question for you. Why is the Boa pedal marketed under the Pacific brand rather than the "higher end" brand of D.W.?

As far as I can tell thus far, (knock on wood) it's a wonderful product nonetheless.

By the way, I followed your youtube instructional video to get them set up...

Piece of cake.... Thanks!

Don.