I play drums, I play with a double bass pedal (Powershifter Eliminator) and I can do double bass but I play doubles on each foot, where the first beat is played with the heel and the second with the toes. It's pretty good but I just don't think it sounds as good as plain old singles played proper fast. The proplem is I can't seem to do it very fast, and if I do I can't keep them even.

So was just wondering if anyone could possibly give me some tips on how to do it well? It would be very much appreciated, thanks in advance!

"heel toeing" is a good way of playing the really high tempo stuff, but it takes a serious amout of work to really get it even and even then you are probably still going to want a triggered bass drum to get a nice sound from it.

As for single strokes the only thing i can say is practice practice practice. As with anything slow right down and play with a metronome slowly increasing tempo. check out http://www.georgekollias.com go to the education section, he has a 16week bass drum speed/control program. Im working through it at the moment and it seems to be helping. also theres plenty of advice in the forums there and at http://www.derekroddy.com/forum/index.php.

just keep plugging away at it, good luck!

Give up.

you have to push down on one pedal with onew foot (eg, the right), then lift it up, then push down on the other pedal with your other (left) foot, then repeat for a while

thrash metal maniac wrote:you have to push down on one pedal with onew foot (eg, the right), then lift it up, then push down on the other pedal with your other (left) foot, then repeat for a while

It all makes sense now

Hi Fred!

caspio wrote:"heel toeing" is a good way of playing the really high tempo stuff, but it takes a serious amout of work to really get it even and even then you are probably still going to want a triggered bass drum to get a nice sound from it.

As for single strokes the only thing i can say is practice practice practice. As with anything slow right down and play with a metronome slowly increasing tempo. check out http://www.georgekollias.com go to the education section, he has a 16week bass drum speed/control program. Im working through it at the moment and it seems to be helping. also theres plenty of advice in the forums there and at http://www.derekroddy.com/forum/index.php.

just keep plugging away at it, good luck!

Cheers man, yeah George Kollias is fucking good, and Derek Roddy.

thrash metal maniac wrote:you have to push down on one pedal with onew foot (eg, the right), then lift it up, then push down on the other pedal with your other (left) foot, then repeat for a while

Shut up!

James wrote:

thrash metal maniac wrote:you have to push down on one pedal with onew foot (eg, the right), then lift it up, then push down on the other pedal with your other (left) foot, then repeat for a while

Shut up!

Best thing you've ever said on here.

What really helped me was doing a lot of mountain biking - sort of sets the rhythm of the legs - a lot of good double bass players ride bikes - Neil Peart, Lars Ulrich, Tommy Aldridge etc - plus it keeps you fit enough to do it!!

Tim

Somehow i doubt Gene Hoglan is an avid mountain biker though!

Oh sure, I bumped into him riding up some hills, wearing bright green spandex.

That material hides, NOTHING

yeah, he's a sexy beast when he goes mountain biking