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Musikmesse 2012: In Pictures: Sonor Jojo Mayer bass pedal

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By Rich Chamberlain published 23 March 2012

Drum ace gets his own pedal

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In Pictures: Sonor Jojo Mayer bass pedal

In Pictures: Sonor Jojo Mayer bass pedal

Anyone who has checked out one of Jojo Mayer’s clinics or DVDs will know his mind-boggling attention to detail, and he’s gone and furthered his quest for perfection by designing his own bass drum pedal.

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In Pictures: Sonor Jojo Mayer bass pedal

In Pictures: Sonor Jojo Mayer bass pedal

The pedal has been designed over several years by Jojo and aims to offer perfectly balanced movement.

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In Pictures: Sonor Jojo Mayer bass pedal

In Pictures: Sonor Jojo Mayer bass pedal

It also handily folds up at the push of a button.

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In Pictures: Sonor Jojo Mayer bass pedal

In Pictures: Sonor Jojo Mayer bass pedal

We got our feet on one at the Musikmesse show earlier this week and can confirm that it really is feather light to play and clearly a real labour of love.

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In Pictures: Sonor Jojo Mayer bass pedal

In Pictures: Sonor Jojo Mayer bass pedal

For more details take a look at www.jojopedal.com.

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Rich Chamberlain
Rich Chamberlain

Rich is a teacher, one time Rhythm staff writer and experienced freelance journalist who has interviewed countless revered musicians, engineers, producers and stars for the our world-leading music making portfolio, including such titles as Rhythm, Total Guitar, Guitarist, Guitar World, and MusicRadar. His victims include such luminaries as Ice T, Mark Guilani and Jamie Oliver (the drumming one).

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