double bass vs double pedal

[drummingman]

i have always plaed a single bass drum with a double pedal. but lately i have been thinking about switching to a double bass set up. the main reason is because a double bass set up is the most ergonomic. but i wonder how that will effect my foot span on the kit? does playing a double bass set up really push your hi hat that much farther out?
a real bummer for me is that i own a mapex saturn pro kit ( the saturn pro not the saturn, its the basswood and maple that they used to do). i dont know if i could get maypex to make me a drum that is the basswood and maple config or not.

[spartacus1989]

it completely depends on the hi-hat stand, usually you need to buy a hi-hat stand with no legs and get a clamp or get a 2 legged rotation hi-hat stand if you don't want the foot stand increasing by too much.

Also it depends on the footspan that you have on the double pedal too!

[Tama Player]

This thread will probably get deleted for it has been discussed numerous times.

But to answer your question. Yes it does push out your hi-hat if you have a 3 legged one. Usually (as said before) a clamped is the best option. Double bass looks good and has many pros and cons. Sometimes tuning is hard to get them just right, but sometimes you may want them to sound ifferent. Its alot more diffucult to move around and can take up much room. But hey I use it and love it!

Peace
AGR

[drummingman]

yeah i thought about the tuning aspect. do you end up having to tune 1 or both bass drums all the time to keep them sounding the same?

[Tama Player]

yeah i thought about the tuning aspect. do you end up having to tune 1 or both bass drums all the time to keep them sounding the same?

Usually both to get them how you want.

Peace
AGR

[drummingman]

sounds like it would be a burden to have to do that all the time.

[Tama Player]

sounds like it would be a burden to have to do that all the time.

I enjoy having two bass drums. I hardly ever have to move my set, so its not to much of a hassle. It also serves as a second tom holder.

Peace
AGR

[harryconway]

I played double-kicks for years. With the development of the legless hi-hat, not a far stretch at all. With a conventional 3 legged hi-hat, bit of a stretch, but still do-able. But with the double-pedal technology we have, I don't think I'll ever go back to dragging around 2 kicks. My double-pedals here: http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u162/hrconway/134-3415_IMG.jpg

[drummingman]

nice double pedal.
i have also thought about just seting the kit up like a double bass set only using just 1 bass drum with the double pedal. so the bass drum would be angled off to the right and the left bass drum pedal would be angled off to the left as if it were another bass drum. i would then get a double tom stand for the toms so they can be in the center. this is probably be what i end up doing. the whole having to make sure that both bass drums are the same all the time added in with have to carry around another bass makes me want to stay with my double pedal set up.
plus, i use the axis A longboard double pedal which is a great pedal!

[Drumsword]

I played double bass (2 drums) most of my 23 years playing. It's not always easy to have them sound identical, but playing the 16th note pattern, etc the average joe can't tell anyway unless they are WAY off. lugging them around isn't too bad, you get used to it. and it looks really cool. I'm using a sing kick (double pedal) at the moment, but adding the 2nd kick again soon. and the Hi hat clamp is the way to go I agree, especially if you get a legless stand.

[tezzerii]

Somebody once said to me, if people see you get behind a double bass drum set, they expect a lot from you. Which is ok if you can deliver - - - ;o)
On the other hand, if they see a single kick and then hear you blasting away like you have a bionic foot, they're impressed. Double pedal=Secret weapon!!
But that's showmanship, I guess.
Tezzer

[drummingman]

i have been thinking more about getting a double bass kit. i was thinking about the fact that a person would have to mark each pedal and each bass drum in some way to let you know which is the right and left pedals and bass drums. i say this because even if the bass drums are tuned the same and even if you try to set the pedals up the same they will still have somewhat of a difference to the feel of each.

[voldak]

I talked to the drummer for Diabolic in a Guitar Center once. I asked him if there was any real difference between the two. He stated that playing with two bass drums is "like flying". He said it felt a lot more natural than playing with a double pedal.

I have never played a true "double bass" setup, i've only used a double pedal. I guess it's just personal preference :)

[Legacyrik]

I just got my second bass drum off ebay, I had to wait a day for my TWO new single pedals so I set my kit up, positioning the bass drums with my current double pedal. My point is, I bought the little clamp thingy and my hi-hat is in the EXACT same position as it was so don't worry about that. As a matter of fact it pretty much takes up the same space as it did since the area where the bass is now was pretty much there but empty.

BTW, it does feel better.

[Legacyrik]

I might also add that most people setup their double pedal so one beater hits the center and the other off center. I know I did and that makes for different sound right there so, no biggie if the bass drums are perfectly matched in sound...