Sonor Giant Step Single Pedal - Drummer's Review 

Well I just picked one up in great shape for 80 bucks. Excited to test it out!

I was falling in love until I heard the price. Lovely pedal though.

Mega pedal! I've played a Pearl Eliminator for almost 20 years and I really took a lot of time looking for a new pedal. I tested some extensively. Pearl Eli redline, Tama IC, Sonor Perfect Balance, DW 5000 and 9000... didn't even have the Giant Step on the screen, but I stumbled across it in a drum shop. I haven't had such a "quality", smooth-running pedal that's perfect for me under my foot. It is perfectly worked and literally sticks to the foot. Runs absolutely linear and predictable! I tested it extensively especially against the DW 9000 and the sonor was the clear winner for me. I was most disappointed with the processing and quality of the Iron Cobra and the Perfect balance. The quality of the Pearl Eliminator is much better than Tama or Perfect Balance. With the Giant Step I found my pedal for the next 20 years!

Never understood why these things are so ridiculously expensive. It's as if sonor doesn't want anyone to buy it.

Nice video! Would be cool to see more than just the footboard target plate being moved, to get a visual representation of what Matt is talking about.

nice video, I hope you could also do a review on a yamaha rydeen kit

Great video, but I have to ask - why you do not do side by side comparison videos with drum hardware such as pedals. For example The Sonor Giant Step pedals in comparison to The DW Manufacturing pedals?

yeah, that hoop docking station is fine as long as you gig with your own kit. If you're using a backline kit like most people do it becomes a huge pain in the ass

Nice work love it

playing double pedals of all brands since 1985, i played the giant step also, but sold it after few months....... the reasons/critics: way to expensive for having just average mechanics, i would compare this pedals to the feel of a Dixon or Gibraltar pedal, in relation to the market leaders (dw, Pearl, Tama and Mapex......maybe the new Yamaha...). And also i struggle with the fact that you have to sit 1 inch/2 cm higher as usual because the heel base of the pedal is SOOO thick/high.........also the talking of "innovations" after 20 years is not absolutely up to date....... the docking station is nice but not the measurement of miracles.......

Please review Sonor 4000 double pedal. They looks like the 672.

The docking station doesn't really look like it's solving any problems. It also seems to pull the drum towards it rather than snugging up to the drum.

If only I could find this pedal back in the day, not used or something, that would be my pedal of choice for shure Too bad that such instruments are too expensive for just checking and not easily available in Russia

Nice.. Thanks

7 likes and 5 views? That's badass

I like that docking system. I have a Taye and it's clamp is crap. The pedal itself is decent, but the clamp...arrrgggghhhh

I have seen people in hostage randsom videos speak and look happier than this!

I love sonor drums, I own their Prolite series kit, but this pedals are way overpriced. Tama iron cobra is the pedal.

but the price is too expensive for this basic kind of pedal

This is easily one of the worst pedals on the market, especially for that kind of money. In operation, it's not bad (in fact, it's quite linear and dynamic) but the mechanics & adjustments really don't separate it that much from the competition. Other than the footplate target adjustment, there's nothing to recommend it. Add to that, the docking station looks great for studio guys, but if you're a gigging drummer that works around house kits (or even multiple kits of your own) then you must take extra care not to lose it or your pedal becomes useless. I've seen some people state that it's easy to get a replacement for about $70 but here in the US it's considered a special order item with a 1-2 month wait. Add to that the price to feature ratio and the fact that most of the adjustments necessitate using the special drum key that comes with it (another major annoyance; Tama's Iron & Speed Cobra are very similar), and this just isn't worth the money.

I mean.. The docking system looks dumb, sorry, the footboard will surely resist slide motion, adjustments are all pretty basic. Find better? Hold my beer: DW 9 ( costs less btw) and 5 even, Tama Dyna/Speed/Cobra (Speedcobra is more than x2 times less, that's rediculous!) , Yamaha flagships look more promising and are not as much, too .. man. Also, I can't recall a single time I saw these pedals being used by anyone including Sonor endorsers, and I can see why )) Sorry, a hard pass for me for sure