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Since I use a riser with a wide-ish horizontal plate I can clamp the pedal a bit more to the left of the center, where I'd be forced to...

Because most people won't use a riser with their 20" bass drums, and because it saves them money. I'm currently using a few books to...

Before the COVID, I frequented a local buy/sell/trade shop we have in town. They advertised guitar, electronics & band equipment repair...

This could be caused by a number of things, including but not limited to the microphones used, their placement relative to the drums...

I hear quite a difference, in the bass drums especially, though every SQ2 piece sounds more resonant compared to the more thuddy PDP...

Because that $550 is just the starting bid.

Looks like a Premiere APK,the finish is a wrap, yes? Or, if I'm wrong and the finish is painted/satin/not-a-wrap then it's an XPK.

You've just been playing double bass for two weeks and you can play 16 notes at 230 bpm with ankle motion? You're faster than Dave...

The playing could be improved, so to speak, note what happens around 0:37, 1:22, 2:01, 2:06, 2:45, 3:21, how the left foot is mostly...

Stop burying the beater into the bass drum head pleaseeee! I think the demos are very convenient and they seem to represent the drums'...

I'd go with IEMs, or, whatever pair of earphones with a good ear seal, KZ has a few cheap ones that sound good for the price, and then...

Quick comes from practicing stuff slowly and then bringing it up to speed, nothing more or less. To play fast(ish) 16ths with one hand...

Too bad there is no empirical data to back up any of this ... or is there?

Very interesting and compelling. Most of it is spot on.....but there are a few caveats... The example on the left would be true IF...