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The Tama Iron Cobra is a bass drum pedal line made between 1992 and the present. They are a full-baseplate, double chain or kevlar strap drive, professional quality bass drum pedal used by many leading drummers. The Iron Cobra comes in both single and double pedal configurations with 3 different drive choices and, recently, a longboard Speed Cobra option. Tama also produces an Iron Cobra Junior pedal for the beginner/intermediate audience. The pedal's initial popularity was in its adjustability, but it has also become known for its durability over time. ==History== Tama introduced the first Iron Cobra pedal prototype in 1992. This pedal had some of the eventual features of the production Iron Cobras but, with quickly machined, blocky parts, it looked quite a bit less refined than the eventual consumer version. In 1993 the first generation Iron Cobra went on the market. The pedals looked similar to previous Tama models, having the typical silver, squared off footboard of the Tama pedals of the 1980s. The main difference with the new Cobra was the added adjustability of many of the components. The pedal was offered in a slightly less adjustable standard version and a full-featured professional version. The pedal was mostly the native silver color of the metal, with a few black painted details. In 1998 the second generation Iron Cobra was released. This version had a more refined, curved footboard, updated branding and logo, and a black powder-coated finish. The bearings were upgraded to the new Oiles Bearing Hinge and the hoop clamp was upgraded to the para-clamp 2. All of the adjustment mechanisms were refined for the second generation, as the pedal had built its name on adjustability the past 5 years. Around this time was when the standard non-professional version became known as the Iron Cobra Junior. The Junior version had only a single chain drive, as opposed to the double chain of the full professional version.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tama Iron Cobra pedal vs HP200 Iron Cobra Jr )〕 In 2011 the third generation Iron Cobra came out with a new set of features. The pedal retained the black styling of the second generation, but with a few changes in features. This Cobra had a footboard surface that was smoother, the bearing housing was redesigned, the cam shapes were altered slightly, and the baseplate came with a feature called the Cobra Coil. The Cobra coil was a spring mounted beneath the footboard that was supposed to increase speed and responsiveness. Unlike the other upgrades, this Cobra Coil feature is unique to the Iron Cobra line and has come to be seen as a gimmick, rather than a true upgrade, adding very little to the playability of the pedals. In 2013 the third generation pedals were joined by two new variants, the duo-glide, which allowed the cam shape to be altered,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tama Iron Cobra 600 Series pedal review | MusicRadar )〕 and the Speed Cobra, a longboard version with a unique light sprocket cam, new fastball bearing type, and a different beater shape. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tama Iron Cobra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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