MaryO
Platinum Member
So this may be a silly noob question but here goes. My kit is in our basement and it sits on fairly thick carpet that has a pad underneath it. The bass drum pedal I have is the one that came with the kit (inexpensive GP kit that was given to me). However the drummer that gave it to me really hated to give up the pedal because he said it had been a really good back up pedal for him so it must be a fairly decent piece of equipment.
I have never liked the feel of the pedal. I don't know how to describe it other than its too spongy and I don't feel the rebound on my double kicks is very good. Now I know some of this is that I'm new and still learning speed and such on my doubles but I also realize that when I go to lessons I do much better on my teachers practice kit than at home. His kit sits on a concrete floor on a drum rug. I have tried adjusting the tension on my pedal but it doesn't seem to help.
Soooo, could part of the problem be the thick carpet and if so, do you think putting something like a thin board or piece of rubber under the pedal might help? If you have any other suggestions before buying a new pedal, that would be great! thanks!
Mary
I have never liked the feel of the pedal. I don't know how to describe it other than its too spongy and I don't feel the rebound on my double kicks is very good. Now I know some of this is that I'm new and still learning speed and such on my doubles but I also realize that when I go to lessons I do much better on my teachers practice kit than at home. His kit sits on a concrete floor on a drum rug. I have tried adjusting the tension on my pedal but it doesn't seem to help.
Soooo, could part of the problem be the thick carpet and if so, do you think putting something like a thin board or piece of rubber under the pedal might help? If you have any other suggestions before buying a new pedal, that would be great! thanks!
Mary