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(84 votes) Published: Sep 06, 2007 9:27 p.m. In 3 Favorites Lists Viewed 579 times
ok this is a guide to learning double bass. i recommend that you learn how to play the drums first and don\\’t try this until you are somewhat good, if you have good control over one bass pedal. also keep in mind reading this wont make you hella good in a day. it takes practice over time to get good. ALSO it is impossible to play double bass without a double bass pedal OR two bass drums. a DOUBLE BASS PEDAL looks something like this...
first step: FEET POSITIONING n TECHNIQUE try to place your feet in a somewhat mid-high position on the pedals. LIKE THIS
and this
then just push down lightly with the ball of your foot until the pedal hits the bass drum, the lift your foot up slowly so the pedal releases but doesnt snap back and hit u in the fuckin shin. if the pedal is hitting u in the shin ur probably doing something wrong with this step. if it starts hitting u in the shin dont keep going. fix your feet positioning and shit cuz u WILL get bruises. dont try wearing shin guards like this kid i saw once, THATS JUST GAY. if u took my advice your right foot (or if your a lefty your left foot) shud be pretty good on technique already. so mainly concentrate on getting your left foot in shape. the motion of the kick shudnt come from ur heel, but from ur whole leg. if u use your heel you\\’ll fuck up your feet.
so try and use your whole leg to step down on the pedals pretty much.
second step: CONSISTENCY start slow. hit once with ur right foot, then once with ur left foot. repeat. try to keep the time between each hit the same, keep a constant flow. if you cant hit them right left right left consistently, u have a lot to work on. as you get more consistent, start going faster. dont rush yourself. if you end up going so fast that you lose all rhythm, STOP and start over slower.
start slow ---> get faster ---> faster ----> faster
pace yourself tho. dont go too fast that you cant really control yourself.
third step: SIT UP STRAIGHT and RELAX relax your whole body. dont hunch over the kit like a fuckin pedo bear. when your hunched over trying to do uber fast double bass you dont get enough oxygen or sumthing; u get tired faster, and also its not a good angle for double bassin\\’. yea. so just try your best to relax and sit up straight and trust me, it will be a lot easier that way. dont pound on the pedals either, just relax your feet and do it normally (as described in step 1)
ONCE YOU\\’VE UNDERSTOOD AND PRACTICED THE ABOVE STEPS MOVE ON TO THIS SECTION!
step four: USING DOUBLE BASS w/ SNARE n HATS/RIDE once you\\’ve managed to keep consistent double bass with fairly good technique, its time to add in the hats/ride and snare.
basic double bass beat #1:
basic double bass beat #2:
basically this one is three hi hat hits between each snare.
you should be able to catch on to these pretty quickly, but just keep workin on them til u get better at your double bass.
a good pattern that i used to get good was this:
use this pattern with a steady tempo. to get more practice out of it, repeat the first half a few times before moving on the the second half.
WOOHOO. now with lots of practice you can be good at double bass too!
example of cool double bassing.
me playing part of scarified by racer x.
good luck double bassing!
Sep 07, 2007 3:26 am - i got the same pedal dude, lol i hate it so much, i was gonna get the Yamaha Professional series double but the guitar center here ran out of stock :(
Jan 17, 2008 5:58 am - i find double pedals very fun to drum with
especialy blast beats and shit
i need to save up some money to get a good set of them to
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