Millenium Hi-Hat Controller

I am at my 3rd Millenium hi-hat controller ( for my Millenium MPS 200 drum set) and all 3 of them first started emitting sporadic confused noises in their closed position and finally ended up mute and response-less in less then a year (of playing like a few hours a week max ). Considering the low price of the unit, it's not a big issue, however, living out of the EU begets pretty high shipping prices and that's inconvenient. I searched for alternatives in this price range ( Alesi and similar brands) but they all seem of same manufacturing origin and quality, so... I guess that's just an unavoidable consequence when dealing with inexpensive stuff ... so much so that I'm actually thinking of getting my 4th one...

I bought this as a cheap replacement for my broken Roland pedal, as the Roland pedals didn't seem to last very long before they started playing up. This was no different. It was noisy from the start (makes a loud clanging noise!) and feels cheap. It's the same used on Alesis elec kits and that says it all for me: made to a budget.

It broke within a year and I haven't even bothered to try to fix it - far too noisy and inefficient.

If you have a roland kit avoid these and go for a proper Roland replacement. They're more expensive but worth it!

Someone really needs to come up with spare parts for Roland kits that are affordable, as Roland must be making a fortune on their (in my opinion) overpriced parts!