Roland SPD::ONE Kick Pad

Great product! Used it for the first time at my gig last week and it worked great!

I'm building a new one man band rig and decided to go with a Roland One Kick pedal instead of hauling around a traditional bass drum setup. So far, I'm impressed with the sound, versatility, and small footprint of this device. The tuning function is a tasty feature that allows you to manipulate the samples up or down in pitch. Using that and the reverb/distortion knob, you can get some pretty thunderous kick drum sounds out of this thing, as well as some Waitsian junk yard percussion stuff, and I can't wait to load my own weirdness into slot #12. Next on the wishlist will be the Roland One Percussion pedal for my other foot!

I wanted to use the Spd one kick in a duo. We stand up don't sit down. Really hard on the body to use this. Does work better sitting. Has nice sounds. Programming 12 is a little tricky but once it is done, works hood

I am in a Johnny CASH Tribute and sometime we do Duo's Myself and the singer. I usually play thr upright bass, but I can play lead guitar, This will work when doing it. Pro's great sounds, Con's they should hire a orthopedic to understand the position of the foot. the way it is standing up I don't think i Could play it for too long with my foot not falling off. It is not comfortable to play..

I play for myself at home and it;s nice to have a little something more than just a tapping foot on the floor.

I want to accompany myself on drums and percussion while playing guitar and singing, so I play SPD pads (the yellow Kick and the white Percussion) primarily with my feet. Once the sensitivity and threshold dials are set to my liking, playing with a tap of a foot is pretty easy. I've found that wearing shoes with a modest heel (motorcycle boots work for me) make playing easier and less tiring.THE PROS: Good selection of sounds and the sound quality is excellent. Super convenient to plug directly into an amp/PA/headphones. No need to lug around a real kick drum and pedal and have to mic it. The SPD is small, light, portable and far cheaper than buying a decent drum and decent pedal. THE CONS: Each selection on the sound dial has two options, but there is no visual indicator of which variation is selected. You must manually/audibly check which is half-assed on Roland's part and having to check is a bit sloppy when performing. Also, Roland supplies a mounting clamp (which I don't need) and batteries but no electrical plug. Roland wants to sell you their plug for $25 extra, which is offensive. Roland, include the plug in the current price. NOTE: This is why the price and value ratings are not 5 stars. Quality rating is 4 stars because I've only used the product for a couple of weeks, though my experience with Roland/Boss products has always been pretty good.