vyacheslav
Senior Member
Greetings,
I just want to get a feel for what you like at the base of your pedal..................a solid floor plate or the collapsible, parallel bars underneath?
I know there are Pros & Cons to both. Personally I prefer the parallel support bars. I am not heavy footed at all, so I never usually have a problem with bass drum "creep". I also like the compactness/portability/lightweight of the parallel bar models as well. To me, they also offer another advantage. If you have an older bass drum with the old school telescoping spurs (that telescope into the shell) or if the spurs or even the stage you're set up on is uneven/wonky, the parallel bars model pedals allow the pedal to "float" and adjust to whatever floor your on, so it's self-leveling in a way. This is where a solid floor plate becomes a disadvantage to me. Sometimes, even on level floors, the floor plate won't sit level once it's clamped down. This makes the whole pedal and bass drum assembly "bounce", which puts A LOT of stress on the bass drum batter hoop.
I also like that the parallel bars model are very easy to move, even when connected to the bass drum. When you have a pedal with a solid floor plate and Velcro underneath (as most of them do), have you ever set up your drums and then had to move your bass drum about 3 inches? Good luck with that!
The only advantage I can think of on a solid floor plate model is that it is indeed solid, it won't move no matter how hard you play, and I imagine it feels more stable and secure under your foot when you are pounding away. Again, that doesn't apply in my case, so I have no need to carry around the extra bulk and weight of a solid floor plate model. If you prefer to use a parallel bars model pedal but have some problem with bass drum "creep", you can put a small piece of self adhesive Velcro on the underside of the heel plate. That usually works pretty well, unless you are jumping on it with Frankenstein boots!
How about you? Why do you like what you use and why do you not like what you don't use?
V
I just want to get a feel for what you like at the base of your pedal..................a solid floor plate or the collapsible, parallel bars underneath?
I know there are Pros & Cons to both. Personally I prefer the parallel support bars. I am not heavy footed at all, so I never usually have a problem with bass drum "creep". I also like the compactness/portability/lightweight of the parallel bar models as well. To me, they also offer another advantage. If you have an older bass drum with the old school telescoping spurs (that telescope into the shell) or if the spurs or even the stage you're set up on is uneven/wonky, the parallel bars model pedals allow the pedal to "float" and adjust to whatever floor your on, so it's self-leveling in a way. This is where a solid floor plate becomes a disadvantage to me. Sometimes, even on level floors, the floor plate won't sit level once it's clamped down. This makes the whole pedal and bass drum assembly "bounce", which puts A LOT of stress on the bass drum batter hoop.
I also like that the parallel bars model are very easy to move, even when connected to the bass drum. When you have a pedal with a solid floor plate and Velcro underneath (as most of them do), have you ever set up your drums and then had to move your bass drum about 3 inches? Good luck with that!
The only advantage I can think of on a solid floor plate model is that it is indeed solid, it won't move no matter how hard you play, and I imagine it feels more stable and secure under your foot when you are pounding away. Again, that doesn't apply in my case, so I have no need to carry around the extra bulk and weight of a solid floor plate model. If you prefer to use a parallel bars model pedal but have some problem with bass drum "creep", you can put a small piece of self adhesive Velcro on the underside of the heel plate. That usually works pretty well, unless you are jumping on it with Frankenstein boots!
How about you? Why do you like what you use and why do you not like what you don't use?
V