thelimpingtoad
Senior Member
....well even I knew when I was 15 the whole point was to be able to go twice as fast as you should be able to do on 1 foot. the ruff figure you're talking about is the same as a thrash triplet to a double player doing it right.
Yeah but a lot of guys don't have that kind of maturity... they think the double pedal is good for ruffs and diddles... obviously the point is to be able to play 2x the notes in the same space... just like using 2 hands instead of 1.
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i wanted advice and got berated on how i should keep my crappy ones.
No, you got berated because you were like "How do i make my parents buy me one" and for wanting the top of the line instead of a mid-range pedal. you asked that instead of "How can i get a double bass pedal for cheap" or "how can i save up to buy it on my own" If you had the $600 i doubt many people would have bashed you for your post or told you to keep the crappy pedal... we probably would have been like "well its your money, there might be other options that aren't as expensive but you should upgrade"
*as in, the play of the slave pedal feels like im playing in a big vat of oil. how can i reduce this?
How about a second kick with a single pedal? then they will be exactly the same... no wasted energy through the rod. No sluggish-ness.
I don't. care for any double pedals because one pedal with the rod isn't. going too play like the other that's on the bass drum it's. basic physics.
and to fix it to its full potential:
now in the hole reducing the play in your existing pedal. were is the play. tighten every thing. if it can't be tighten. it might need a spacer, longer screw maybe. oil the basted there it need's it.
I play my single pedal very tight... i think a lot of speed can come from tightening up the springs because the rebound is much faster so you can get it back down again much quicker. Also try oiling the moving parts with some wd40 or something... i think that will make a big difference. I personally don't like the feel of ANY double bass pedal I've played for exactly the reason Bonzolead said... no matter what pedal it is, the slave will still not function exactly as the single pedal.