Naigewron
Platinum Member
So, Zildjian posted this pic from one of their artists on their Instagram feed yesterday:
Now, I'm not trying to diss this guy in any way, but his pic inspired this thread. That's a very nice kit, and I have no reason to believe that the guy isn't a great drummer. However, how in the hell does he play with his pedals set up like that?
I see these setups pretty regularly, where the kit setup looks in general pretty comfortable, but the pedals are just at angles or positions that would force you to sit with one or both legs in what I can only assume are very uncomfortable positions.
I won't drag forward specific forum users, but if you look through the "Let's see your POV/ Driver's seat pics" thread, there are lots of these very curious setups on display.
I realise that as long as you're using a straight hihat stand, there's going to be a compromise between the comfort of the pedal position and where the cymbals end up in relation to your hands and snare, but still...
I always strive to find that position balance, and I think I've gotten good at it (to suit my own personal requirements) over the years. My pedals are equal distances from my throne and angled identically in relation to it. That means that both legs and feet are positioned and angled identically, regardless of what pedal they're playing.
So, do you take special care to find comfortable positions for your pedals, or do you just play you pedals wherever they end up when you're happy with the position of your snare, hihat cymbals and toms (if you have your toms mounted on your kick, your tom placement will influence your kick pedal position)?
Now, I'm not trying to diss this guy in any way, but his pic inspired this thread. That's a very nice kit, and I have no reason to believe that the guy isn't a great drummer. However, how in the hell does he play with his pedals set up like that?
I see these setups pretty regularly, where the kit setup looks in general pretty comfortable, but the pedals are just at angles or positions that would force you to sit with one or both legs in what I can only assume are very uncomfortable positions.
I won't drag forward specific forum users, but if you look through the "Let's see your POV/ Driver's seat pics" thread, there are lots of these very curious setups on display.
I realise that as long as you're using a straight hihat stand, there's going to be a compromise between the comfort of the pedal position and where the cymbals end up in relation to your hands and snare, but still...
I always strive to find that position balance, and I think I've gotten good at it (to suit my own personal requirements) over the years. My pedals are equal distances from my throne and angled identically in relation to it. That means that both legs and feet are positioned and angled identically, regardless of what pedal they're playing.
So, do you take special care to find comfortable positions for your pedals, or do you just play you pedals wherever they end up when you're happy with the position of your snare, hihat cymbals and toms (if you have your toms mounted on your kick, your tom placement will influence your kick pedal position)?