SVBJECT
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So I have to confess in my youth I was terribly guilty of more gear = better drummer.
I had a kit and bought a duallist, it seemed like instant I-can-play-death-metal kinda thing. Yey great (I obviously couldn't!)
The next step, clearly, was to buy a monster 10-piece kit, totally wasted on me, but there you go.
So, I OBVIOUSLY bought a second duallist pedal - playing quad pedals total sick no?
And instantly realized the required playing was actually far harder - I wasn't playing 1&2&3&4&, I had to play 1a--2a--3a--4a--, which, at any speed worth having the gear at all, was way above my ability to play tight.
Anyway, long story short, I never really utilized them, nor practiced engaging/disengaging the second pedal with my heals, whilst playing. However, I do still own them and have wondered if with my now more mature approach to learning to play the drums I would get some good results. I will wait until I feel constrained not having them before I try them out though I think.
I am currently using a pair of Tama HP200B, they're old but solid and I have no complaints. Again, when I am skilled enough to feel held back by them I'll know it's time to change.
I had a kit and bought a duallist, it seemed like instant I-can-play-death-metal kinda thing. Yey great (I obviously couldn't!)
The next step, clearly, was to buy a monster 10-piece kit, totally wasted on me, but there you go.
So, I OBVIOUSLY bought a second duallist pedal - playing quad pedals total sick no?
And instantly realized the required playing was actually far harder - I wasn't playing 1&2&3&4&, I had to play 1a--2a--3a--4a--, which, at any speed worth having the gear at all, was way above my ability to play tight.
Anyway, long story short, I never really utilized them, nor practiced engaging/disengaging the second pedal with my heals, whilst playing. However, I do still own them and have wondered if with my now more mature approach to learning to play the drums I would get some good results. I will wait until I feel constrained not having them before I try them out though I think.
I am currently using a pair of Tama HP200B, they're old but solid and I have no complaints. Again, when I am skilled enough to feel held back by them I'll know it's time to change.