Yamaha FP8500C Single Bass Drum Pedal – Chain Drive
Yamaha's FP8500 single pedal with chain drive: a longer footboard, a stable sub-frame design, adjustable beater angle, self-locking spring tension and a bearing spring roller for smooth action.
Chain Drive for a smooth, powerful stroke
Longer footboard for heel-toe and slide techniques
Sub-frame below the rocker shaft for stability and durability
Beater angle adjustment, self-locking spring tension, bearing spring roller
Wing-bolt hoop clamp and narrow underplate for a close set-up
Yamaha's Stable Sub-Frame Design With a Longer Footboard — Room to Play Heel-Toe, Set Up Your Way.
A frame built for stability
Yamaha's own frame design adds a sub-frame just below the rocker shaft for greater stability and durability.
Chain drive for a smooth, powerful stroke
The chain drive gives a strong, positive connection between footboard and beater, for a smooth, powerful stroke.
Longer footboard
The FP8500's footboard is longer than the FP9500's. The extra length gives your foot more room to move along the board, which suits heel-toe and sliding techniques and lets you choose where you play for more leverage or more speed.
Beater shaft that stays put
The teardrop-shaped shaft hole in the rocker holds the beater shaft securely, and the shaft's flat surface stops the beater from swivelling while you play, so the striking surface stays where you set it.
Beater angle adjustment
Loosen the adjustment screw to set the beater angle freely, for the throw and power you like.
Spring tension that stays where you set it
Adjust the spring tension easily with one hand, then a lock bolt secures the setting so it doesn't loosen during play.
Smooth, natural action
A spring roller with built-in precision bearings gives the pedal a smooth, natural action.
Simple, secure hoop clamp
A wing bolt tightens the clamp firmly for secure attachment, and the clamp adapts to different bass drum hoop thicknesses. A narrower underplate lets you set the pedal closer to your hi-hat and other pedals.
Footboard and base stay together
Rubber-coated tie rod ends keep the footboard and base frame from coming apart, so the pedal travels and sets up without fuss.
Product FAQ
What is included?
The Yamaha FP8500C single bass drum pedal with its beater. A carrying case is not included with the FP8500 series.
FP8500 or FP9500: what's the difference?
The FP8500 has a longer footboard. The FP9500 adds footboard angle adjustment, a 2-way felt/plastic beater and a semi-hard carrying case. Both share Yamaha's sub-frame design, teardrop beater shaft rocker, self-locking spring tension and bearing spring roller. We stock both; ask us to compare them in the showroom.
Chain or belt drive: which should I choose?
Chain drive (FP8500C) gives a strong, positive, powerful stroke. Belt drive (FP8500B) feels lighter and more fluid. Use the selector on this page to switch between them.
Why buy from The Bangalore Drum Shop
✓Authorised Yamaha Dealer: Genuine India-market stock with the manufacturer's warranty, supported by us directly.
✓Play it before you buy it: Our Bengaluru showroom is set up so you can sit down and play, and compare against the alternatives in the room.
✓Advice from drummers: The team plays. Ask about sizes, heads, sticks, thrones, pedals and what will actually suit the room you play in.
✓Pan-India delivery: Shipped anywhere in India, packed for transit, with tracking from despatch to your door.
✓GST invoice and after-sales support: Full tax invoice on every order, and a service point in the city rather than a call centre.
Model & Format5 specifications
Specification
Details
Brand
Yamaha
Series
FP8500 Series
Model
FP8500C
Type
Single bass drum pedal
Drive
Chain
Features11 specifications
Specification
Details
Base plate
Yamaha base plate
Frame
Yamaha frame design with sub-frame below the rocker shaft
Footboard
Long, patternless (longer than FP9500)
Footboard angle adjustment
No
Beater shaft rocker
Teardrop hole
Beater angle adjustment
Yes
Spring roller
Built-in bearings
Spring tension adjustment
With lock system
Hoop clamp
BD hoop clamp system, wing bolt
Underplate
Narrower, for closer setting
Tie rods
Rubber-coated tie rod ends
Not Included2 specifications
Specification
Details
2-way beater
No
Carrying case
No
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