strikefast
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I've searched around for threads on this subject (which I find interesting), but most of the results were already obvious.
Iron Maiden's drummers (e.g. Clive Burr, Nicko McBrain, Thunderstick) stuck with a single kick pedal, Led Zeppelin's John Bonham only touched double bass very early on in his career, Deep Purple's Ian Paice only played with two kick pedals for the song "Fireball", and Loudness' Munetaka Higuchi could play ridiculously fast and technical (thanks to his fast-moving hands) without needing "more".
Are there any others to add to the list?
In my fifteen years of drumming (mostly as a hobby because the local scene sucks), I've been on and off with playing two kick pedals, and even that didn't stop me from keeping my left foot on the hi-hat pedal. I get you could always switch between both pedals, but I find it's just simpler to stick with one method and do it right.
It's possible to play stuff like thrash metal and death metal without needing two kick pedals, but this gets frowned by people who think it's "weak". On the other hand, pretty sure lots of "double bass" drummers rely on triggers to compensate for having weak limbs. I always felt that hitting hard and fast with very little effort is a rarity among drummers.
Iron Maiden's drummers (e.g. Clive Burr, Nicko McBrain, Thunderstick) stuck with a single kick pedal, Led Zeppelin's John Bonham only touched double bass very early on in his career, Deep Purple's Ian Paice only played with two kick pedals for the song "Fireball", and Loudness' Munetaka Higuchi could play ridiculously fast and technical (thanks to his fast-moving hands) without needing "more".
Are there any others to add to the list?
In my fifteen years of drumming (mostly as a hobby because the local scene sucks), I've been on and off with playing two kick pedals, and even that didn't stop me from keeping my left foot on the hi-hat pedal. I get you could always switch between both pedals, but I find it's just simpler to stick with one method and do it right.
It's possible to play stuff like thrash metal and death metal without needing two kick pedals, but this gets frowned by people who think it's "weak". On the other hand, pretty sure lots of "double bass" drummers rely on triggers to compensate for having weak limbs. I always felt that hitting hard and fast with very little effort is a rarity among drummers.