After more than 10 years of playing the Pearl Eliminator P-2002 (the best pedal ever), I switched to the Demon Drive out of curiosity. I remained loyal to the brand, mainly because of the great satisfaction with the previous pedal and the ability to split the double pedal into 2 separate pedals (rehearsal 2 bass drums, concert one). I tuned the Demon Drive for about 2 hours. The result? It plays great on me. Will I play something on it that I didn't play on the Eliminator? No, but it plays much easier for me. The biggest pluses: splitting it into 2 pedals is a matter of 2 minutes. With the Eliminator it took longer and the pedal had to be literally disassembled. The Demon Drive is much easier. Also, when playing fast, it happened to me that the Eliminator would jump over the pedal (due to the chain), with the Demon Drive this cannot happen (direct drive). Conclusion: It is definitely a step forward (but not a leap :)