Drums
- Thread starter Participant
- Start date
I know! I am looking for one
.Need to learn how to play first though!
I was just thinking of treating myself to https://www.thomann.co.uk/millenium_pd699.htm, ok its entry level but thats really all I need at present.
Last edited:
Yeah get working on learning and when you're ready, yeah a starter pedal like that can last you a while whilst you learn and improve in double bass too.I know! I am looking for one
Need to learn how to play first though!
No need to go all out, when I used to play, started out with some stagg double pedal thing cost me £60 i think, last me a good year and half before I was looking for upgrades and went for pearl eliminators.
Man of Honour
- Joined
- 29 Mar 2003
- Posts
- 57,776
- Location
- Stoke on Trent
I know! I am looking for one
Need to learn how to play first though!
I was just thinking of treating myself to https://www.thomann.co.uk/millenium_pd699.htm, ok its entry level but thats really all I need at present.
I've been playing in all sorts of bands since 1970 including many hard rock bands and my drummers have never needed a double bass drum pedal.
When you look at the Gods like John Bonham, Ian Paice, Keith Moon etc they never needed them.
Fair enough if you want to emulate Dave Lombardo or Neil Peart.
* Ian Paice many decades later admitted that he used another bass drum belonging to Keith Moon when he did the intro for Fireball.
Funnily enough many 1000s of drummers recreated the opening drumming with one pedal
I know! I am looking for one
Need to learn how to play first though!
I was just thinking of treating myself to https://www.thomann.co.uk/millenium_pd699.htm, ok its entry level but thats really all I need at present.
I have a Pearl Eliminator chain drives - both single and double
Honestly, they're fine for reaching high speeds - you don't need to spend hundreds. Sure, you'll get more feel and a smooth swing from higher models but it's not a shower stopper. I know someone playing on a 20 year old Mapex thing and he's playing 180bpm with ease, meanwhile I'm stuck at 140bpm with my Iron Cobra!I know! I am looking for one
Need to learn how to play first though!
I was just thinking of treating myself to https://www.thomann.co.uk/millenium_pd699.htm, ok its entry level but thats really all I need at present.
I've been playing for about 4 weeks, and am happy I can bash along with something at 90bpm. I think it'll work just fine
.Settled into a nice daily routine so far. I spend 10 minutes following a basic warmup then do 10 minutes of rudiments then 10 minutes of [trying] to play some songs. Just ticking it over until I feel confident enough to start the search for a teacher.
Perhaps I dont need a double pedal but a lot of the music I like certainly uses it - not saying its the right way to go.I've been playing in all sorts of bands since 1970 including many hard rock bands and my drummers have never needed a double bass drum pedal.
When you look at the Gods like John Bonham, Ian Paice, Keith Moon etc they never needed them.
Fair enough if you want to emulate Dave Lombardo or Neil Peart.
* Ian Paice many decades later admitted that he used another bass drum belonging to Keith Moon when he did the intro for Fireball.
Funnily enough many 1000s of drummers recreated the opening drumming with one pedal
I'm not expecting to ever emulate someone like Peart or Lombardo
. Eg I'm learning a rather simple song now because its one of my favs (or... should I say one of my accessible favs).. and it feels impossible to play without a double bass pedal (I just dont play the double bits). Maybe over time and with more practice I would get around needing a double pedal but it feels like a reasonable investment, I also think it would actually help with limb independence, though I think I have a headstart on that anyway.Trust me, your brain will be the blocker the more you advance with this
Oh, sure, but I play the Piano and Organ which require a significant amount of limb independence so hoping the mechanical side will be taken care of!Trust me, your brain will be the blocker the more you advance with this
It does help, piano player since age 5 here!
To rich for my blood. I'll stick to my cheapo one for a long while I think!I have a Pearl Eliminator chain drives - both single and double
Personally I'd get two singles and an additional kick pad/trigger unit. Pretty much the sole reason double pedals exist is due to the size real kick drums take up - with edrums that isn't a concern so treat yourself to the "real thing".I know! I am looking for one
Need to learn how to play first though!
I was just thinking of treating myself to https://www.thomann.co.uk/millenium_pd699.htm, ok its entry level but thats really all I need at present.
It's worth it!
Interesting, though I'm not sure if my entry level roland kit would support another pad.. I'll have a butchers at the manual..
The manual makes no mention of it and I'm not sure how I'd wire up the extra pad.
Last edited:
I suspect that too - my TD6 doesn’t either hence the double.
Ah fair enough I misread your comment earlier ref adding a second kick! My archaic TD9 can handle it ok so assumed anything else would too
The weak point on double pedals is typicaly the U joints on the connecting rod. My lad has been through loads, and the £80 DW version isn't much better than the £12 Amazon version.
He recently talked me into getting this for him. The U joint is so incredibly over-engineered I expect it to last a lifetime!
He recently talked me into getting this for him. The U joint is so incredibly over-engineered I expect it to last a lifetime!
IIRC the eliminator u joints are metal too. Only part that isn’t is the cam that you change for different feels - however it wouldn’t take much to copy the cam you like to metal and bolt that on instead. I assume they used thick plastic to quieten it.