Drmjwilson
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So at age 48, bought my dream drumkit: DW custom 8 piece, double bass, with DW 9000 pedals. This was after a 15 year hiatus of not playing much due to living in a condo. As a frame of reference, grew up playing my father’s 4 piece green sparkle Rogers kit that I added a few roto-toms, and played with a Ludwig double pedal. Main idol was Al VH, so loved playing DB shuffles. I am certainly an intermediate player but always was able to play most 80’s double bass stuff, and Bonham triplets, etc. reasonably well.
So when I initially got the new kit, I thought my feet were just rusty. It has now been 15 months and the DW 9000 pedals have never felt right. I took one to the local drum store to make sure I understood how to adjust etc. Have attempted to adjust all settings and can’t seem to find a setting that feels good. Actually ran into another drummer who was a touring musician at that store visit. He told me when he switched from 5000 to 9000 he struggled at first but got it adjusted.
As an example, I have been on an Alice in Chain’s kick since this COVID mess started. Love Sean Kinney’s grooves and never appreciated how talented he is. 25 years ago on the Rogers kit I could play “Them Bones” with the 3 bass kicks in a row no problem. Well I have been trying to play the last month at 92 BPM and I am so sloppy!!! Never used to struggle at all with this. Maybe I am in denial, but has anyone had an issue getting a 9000 feel right? I am so tempted to try an Iron Cobra.
Any advice on how to dial in or tweak the settings on these pedals appreciated!!!
So when I initially got the new kit, I thought my feet were just rusty. It has now been 15 months and the DW 9000 pedals have never felt right. I took one to the local drum store to make sure I understood how to adjust etc. Have attempted to adjust all settings and can’t seem to find a setting that feels good. Actually ran into another drummer who was a touring musician at that store visit. He told me when he switched from 5000 to 9000 he struggled at first but got it adjusted.
As an example, I have been on an Alice in Chain’s kick since this COVID mess started. Love Sean Kinney’s grooves and never appreciated how talented he is. 25 years ago on the Rogers kit I could play “Them Bones” with the 3 bass kicks in a row no problem. Well I have been trying to play the last month at 92 BPM and I am so sloppy!!! Never used to struggle at all with this. Maybe I am in denial, but has anyone had an issue getting a 9000 feel right? I am so tempted to try an Iron Cobra.
Any advice on how to dial in or tweak the settings on these pedals appreciated!!!
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