Members BeakerArk Posted February 19, 2010 Members Share Posted February 19, 2010 Got a text askin' if I'd be up for a fill-in gig w/ a local band tonight and tomorrow night. In the exchanges of texts, I received this one from the bassist in this particular band. . . "You should bring your doublebass pedals. . ." Now, I've got a set, but I rarely use 'em (not a lot of call for doublebass in the old soul / r&b tunes I do in my usual band). This should be interesting. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aenemated Posted February 19, 2010 Members Share Posted February 19, 2010 i setup my double pedal one night at rehearsal and the bass player made fun of me. "i don't think we're doing any pantera covers tonight." :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lossforgain Posted February 20, 2010 Members Share Posted February 20, 2010 ^^BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHA... I traded emails with the guy in charge of the venue where I'll be playing some jazz next week. He wanted me to use the house kit. I said no. He sent me a cell phone pic and message "it has a double bass pedal for you!"Ummm, no thanks. Don't think I'll be doing any Pantera jazz covers, either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted February 20, 2010 Members Share Posted February 20, 2010 Certain swing stuff can go a lot tighter with doubles. Like you can move a foot over and ghost the dotted note on a ba dum. Try that with a single and you lose 10 BPMs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cdawg Posted February 22, 2010 Members Share Posted February 22, 2010 Certain swing stuff can go a lot tighter with doubles. Like you can move a foot over and ghost the dotted note on a ba dum. Try that with a single and you lose 10 BPMs. says you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted February 22, 2010 Members Share Posted February 22, 2010 Ts troo. Not even jazzers can bounce as articulately as a Yeti with twin beaters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members irnbru83 Posted February 22, 2010 Members Share Posted February 22, 2010 I was not aware that the Abominable Snowman was known for his dexterity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Watchdog Posted February 22, 2010 Members Share Posted February 22, 2010 I hate texting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted February 23, 2010 Members Share Posted February 23, 2010 I was not aware that the Abominable Snowman was known for his dexterity. He isn't. He suks at drums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members drumtechdad Posted February 23, 2010 Members Share Posted February 23, 2010 i setup my double pedal one night at rehearsal and the bass player made fun of me. "i don't think we're doing any pantera covers tonight.":/ That is {censored}in' hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members piersonm Posted February 23, 2010 Members Share Posted February 23, 2010 I love the stigma around double bass. If you're not with 'long hairs' you get made fun of if you bring a single kick and get called...well, they don't know any drummers who don't go by a surname. Bring a double pedal or god forbid a 2nd drum around typical guys and you start getting the "Hey Lars. How ya doin?" I love ignorance, it usually shows a person's lack of talent before they even start to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marko46 Posted February 23, 2010 Members Share Posted February 23, 2010 I play DBL pedals w/ the blues band. They are not JUST designed for 230 BPM. They can be used to add a lot more groove to the pocket. I like 'em. I'm pretty sure the early DBL bass players weren't playing any metal, but they found their place for them. So I don't think it's unheard of. JMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jenksdrummer Posted February 23, 2010 Members Share Posted February 23, 2010 Certain swing stuff can go a lot tighter with doubles. Like you can move a foot over and ghost the dotted note on a ba dum. Try that with a single and you lose 10 BPMs. I do something like that. I do a kind of canter, left foot is on the beat 1/2/3/4, the other foot plays the bounce note. beat: 1/2/3/4r-l / r-l+s / r-l / r-l+s Makes is incredibly low-maintenance on the right leg. (rh drummer) Also makes playing faster blues bits, like hot for teacher, possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RumStik Posted February 23, 2010 Members Share Posted February 23, 2010 Smoke 'em if ya got 'em. If ya don't, then smoke sumpm else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melvinspeed Posted February 23, 2010 Members Share Posted February 23, 2010 I play DBL pedals w/ the blues band. They are not JUST designed for 230 BPM. They can be used to add a lot more groove to the pocket. I like 'em. I'm pretty sure the early DBL bass players weren't playing any metal, but they found their place for them. So I don't think it's unheard of. JMO Louie Bellson... Huge metal head dontchaknow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dark Slide Posted February 23, 2010 Members Share Posted February 23, 2010 I just got asked to fill in for a local band too. Funny, I'm known around here for my double bass work, but when it comes to local bands I think I am one of the few who doesn't use a double pedal. I haven't come across a song that they want to play that I can't handle with a single. In fact we were talking about playing on a house kit the other day and I said that we might want to skip Barracuda because I've never played it with two feet and not sure I could play good enough doubles on some other guys pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rayboomboom Posted February 23, 2010 Members Share Posted February 23, 2010 Jump to 1:49 no double pedal needed VGwIzdNfI9k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted February 24, 2010 Members Share Posted February 24, 2010 Good point but he still has to hammer out the quick bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BeakerArk Posted February 24, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 24, 2010 Brought 'em. . never used 'em. Wasn't anything we played that I couldn't rock w/ a single pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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