i find that doing anything more than 3 hits on a single bass pedal is really difficult at fast tempos and sounds a bit weak. but for quick doubles nobody needs 2 bass drums! teddy has just shown this!
Double bass pedals are for drummers who are just not very fast. That is why I have to use a dbl pedal. Look at JoJo Mayer - single pedal sounds like a double.
"I use a combination of birch and maple Yamaha drums. I have three Maple Absolute floor toms—a 12" on the left and a 14" and 16" on the right. I like deep drums, and maple gives me the warmth and sweetness I want. But I use birch rack toms—an 8", a 10" and a 12". The birch toms sing more and cut a little better. I tried using a birch bass drum, but I switched back to a Maple Absolute for the warmth, bottom, and heaviness."
I honestly think that Teddy is a smooth drummer. Good licks, good pocket fill and killer foot speed. He pays close attention to his set-up just to have a good "pocket" as he calls it. any group that has him as a drummer is lucky. American Idol better be thanking him for coming back. the band would suck without him.... well at least not be near as funky
As awesome as it would be if he ditched that gig for something more enjoyable for us to listen to - You have to take in to consideration how much exposure he's receiving from a gig like that, not to mention how much money he must be making. Although, Teddy doesn't seem like one that would let money get to his head.
it means there dosent sound like theres a variety of timbres. Theres some other awesome shit of Teddy groovin in a little club. That stuff rocks. It could even be the room hes in that makes such a ded sound.
yeah, I understand you, man. I probably Ted's biggest fan, and I admit I've seen/heard him play better than how he did at md fest '06. But hey...thats the way the story goes.
true. Teddy seems to become activated by the music he plays with. like all natural musicians, we accentuate tone and all the articulation possibilities from within the music. theres no doubt Teddy is a genius at making the music live. If you take that music away tho, you get Teddy in the studio, playing like this....
Teddy uses a single pedal...using a double isn't lazy and it's understable is some do use one. If you want to get faster with a single practice the heel toe technique. The bottomline is not whether you use a single or double pedal..it's how it sounds on the track or live
do u really think teddy would use a double? or any gospel drummer? its near impossible to find some that do. 2 b honest its like cheating cuz u can do triples on one foot. y use a double then? in my opinion it makes u lazy... teddy ur sick
Teddy is the man, it looks like single by the way his right leg is moving. The double pedal is good for metal drumming, and those who are too 'lazy' to practice because we have office jobs, families, and other social obligations that prevent us from spending hours on end practicing double or triple technique with one foot.
Yeah, his foot is off the chain! But naw, no double pedal man!!! He's playing that yamaha single dragon, double chain drive pedal. Usually he has the puresound speedball beater on there too. Go TED!
Alot of the time when an Idol is performing I catch myself paying more attention to how great Teddy's tom's sound and how great he plays his set, he's very inspiring.
He actually plays Yamaha Birch custom drums...most of the time. Sometimes you see him playing Oak custom. He's doing zildjian as well....zildjian K's man!!!!!!! woooo!!!!!
If that was put in a studio situation and you were hearing the mixed version then your knees would go weak at the sound of the bass drum. lol. Is that not the Oak custom? Prob not just looks similar. I love how his toms are tuned properly and he lets them sing. Sounds similar to my toms...just a little bit better!
Teddy's done so much dogg, he doesn't need his own band. Rickey Minor's taking good care of him. Aint nothin' wrong with drumming for Christina and Britney either!!! Christina's vocals are off the charts, and britney puts on a DOPE tour! I'd love to play for ANY of them!!! You better recognize!!!!! ha ha ha
Does anyone know what session this was from? It was about a year ago when he did this....im guessin' "dream girls" soundtrack??????????????????????????
shoot...i started out as a country drummer (listened to a LOT of nashville stuff). I thought the funkiest i would ever get was by learning from a drummer named Eddie Bayers...now I'm learning from Carter Beauford and Teddy Campbell as well!
You right man, but he doesn't read drum charts. He reads master rhythm charts. He received "on the job" training from Rickey Minor early in his t.v. show career.
super tight..!!..super clean..!!!
MrJoshJB 1 year ago
the one person who disliked this probably just realized they suck compared to him.
NickNoRtHeRnLiGhTs 1 year ago 5
i find that doing anything more than 3 hits on a single bass pedal is really difficult at fast tempos and sounds a bit weak. but for quick doubles nobody needs 2 bass drums! teddy has just shown this!
residentdrummerpete 1 year ago
I can't someone disliked this vid lol.
XtremeDrummer14X 1 year ago
Double bass pedals are for drummers who are just not very fast. That is why I have to use a dbl pedal. Look at JoJo Mayer - single pedal sounds like a double.
tattoo39369 1 year ago
you have two feet so why not use them...... double pedals aren't lazy
catnip4life55 1 year ago
@catnip4life55 Because everything doesn't call for a double pedal and why use it just for the sake of?
bluephi182k 1 year ago
@bluephi182k too get a better hit,
catnip4life55 1 year ago
@catnip4life55 Good excuse
bluephi182k 1 year ago
@bluephi182k damn straight
catnip4life55 1 year ago
@catnip4life55 Wow so you just like excuses
bluephi182k 1 year ago
plus there are just somethings you can do with a double that you just can't do with a single.
MrAwesomemusician 1 year ago
I can seriously listen to you as I sleep. So clean and not annoying like some drummers
princessteena242 1 year ago 2
What are the sticks hes using? I like the length.
PKTANGEL 2 years ago
Teddy plays Pro-Mark. Go check out his signature stick - I'm not sure about the details on it.
spacitydrummer4JC 2 years ago
i dont think i have ever seen such a clean drummer.
winnerbaby44 2 years ago 15
yamaha oak'? yamaha absolute maple? yamaha recording? tell me please!!!!!!!
favd2002 2 years ago
This is from his drummerworld page...
"I use a combination of birch and maple Yamaha drums. I have three Maple Absolute floor toms—a 12" on the left and a 14" and 16" on the right. I like deep drums, and maple gives me the warmth and sweetness I want. But I use birch rack toms—an 8", a 10" and a 12". The birch toms sing more and cut a little better. I tried using a birch bass drum, but I switched back to a Maple Absolute for the warmth, bottom, and heaviness."
nikcarterdrummer 2 years ago
That is his old set up from years ago. The drums in this video are most likely birch, however on current gigs, he plays the new Yamaha phoenix.
yamahazil 2 years ago
I want his hands and his feet..
lidershow 2 years ago 7
I want his kit!!!
Moog167 2 years ago
I honestly think that Teddy is a smooth drummer. Good licks, good pocket fill and killer foot speed. He pays close attention to his set-up just to have a good "pocket" as he calls it. any group that has him as a drummer is lucky. American Idol better be thanking him for coming back. the band would suck without him.... well at least not be near as funky
mdrummanWS 3 years ago 4
Teddy is great, no doubt , but i think Aaron did a kick ass job too with the idol band
joshdrums37 2 years ago 4
not forgetting to mention, his strokes are so damn clean holy shit
daltonsim 2 years ago 2
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Awesome. It would be great if he'd make some meaningful music instead of playing with teeny boppers.
panman36 3 years ago
As awesome as it would be if he ditched that gig for something more enjoyable for us to listen to - You have to take in to consideration how much exposure he's receiving from a gig like that, not to mention how much money he must be making. Although, Teddy doesn't seem like one that would let money get to his head.
xGetGnarx 3 years ago
We all want certain drummer to play certain gigs, but they have to pay their light bills. Or else they cannot practice anymore!!
jmr2master 3 years ago 3
yeah, but i think its a good thing when that level of musicianship is presented & appreciated in pop music . it can only raise the bar.
dannytoys 3 years ago 5
how do u do those things he does on the hit hat at the begining
crg12 3 years ago
Yamaha 4 life
20sanfoe 3 years ago 4
He's awesome!
aglastad 3 years ago
yay he uses promarks!
drumlinefreak13 3 years ago 2
how do u get that bass tone and also the snare
ive been looking for that fat fat bass sound
crg12 3 years ago
Wat if u still fast as hell but u just use toe
Beatboi007 3 years ago
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teddys kinda wooden. i dont really like his ideas on his own hey.
350kph 3 years ago
What does "wooden" mean?
yamahazil 3 years ago
it means there dosent sound like theres a variety of timbres. Theres some other awesome shit of Teddy groovin in a little club. That stuff rocks. It could even be the room hes in that makes such a ded sound.
350kph 3 years ago
yeah, I understand you, man. I probably Ted's biggest fan, and I admit I've seen/heard him play better than how he did at md fest '06. But hey...thats the way the story goes.
yamahazil 3 years ago
true. Teddy seems to become activated by the music he plays with. like all natural musicians, we accentuate tone and all the articulation possibilities from within the music. theres no doubt Teddy is a genius at making the music live. If you take that music away tho, you get Teddy in the studio, playing like this....
350kph 3 years ago
Teddy uses a single pedal...using a double isn't lazy and it's understable is some do use one. If you want to get faster with a single practice the heel toe technique. The bottomline is not whether you use a single or double pedal..it's how it sounds on the track or live
lguynn7 3 years ago 15
its not heel toe, its just normal heel up playing, its not hard either
otherside65 3 years ago
@lguynn7 teddy dont use heel toe he uses slide like heyward nd others its easier but needs more energy
KEASTONBWOI 1 year ago
oh my! tt's fast!
shushupalace 3 years ago 3
do u really think teddy would use a double? or any gospel drummer? its near impossible to find some that do. 2 b honest its like cheating cuz u can do triples on one foot. y use a double then? in my opinion it makes u lazy... teddy ur sick
blaclighthouse 3 years ago 2
Teddy is the man, it looks like single by the way his right leg is moving. The double pedal is good for metal drumming, and those who are too 'lazy' to practice because we have office jobs, families, and other social obligations that prevent us from spending hours on end practicing double or triple technique with one foot.
Head42 3 years ago
Yeah, his foot is off the chain! But naw, no double pedal man!!! He's playing that yamaha single dragon, double chain drive pedal. Usually he has the puresound speedball beater on there too. Go TED!
yamahazil 3 years ago 5
nah man check out john blackwell that man is a freggin beast DAMN
kevinsio 3 years ago
Oh man i already know! He's a friend of mine!
yamahazil 3 years ago
ta bien perro el teddy
chikybo0mb0om 3 years ago
does he use a double pedal ? i don't understand what he's doing with his bass drum, he's very fast, very good drummer !!
funkrock94 3 years ago 2
no he has two bass's i think
airsoftjunky12 3 years ago
hmm no he juss has a fast feet :P:P
dmh200 3 years ago 2
he is so fast, wow
fonz06969 3 years ago 2
Think about that same set up there with a slap bass drum head popularly used by rock drummers.......killer sound!!!
nicholassmll 3 years ago 3
maaaan those are THE BEST sounding drums ive ever heard! anyone know what setup he uses?
fatalityhawk 3 years ago 4
what a groove, I love listening to him
BogotaBT 3 years ago 3
Thats what im talkin about!
addnerim 3 years ago 2
maaaaa clean nice and sharp great drummer
przdaffy20 3 years ago 2
Alot of the time when an Idol is performing I catch myself paying more attention to how great Teddy's tom's sound and how great he plays his set, he's very inspiring.
livinginoz 3 years ago 4
what kind of set is that? it is amazing. i want it!
oggydrummer92il 4 years ago
he plays on yamaha drums and he has his own drum stick by promark
233dlb 4 years ago
its a yamaha of some sort with all zildjian cymbals
GrahamTownrow 4 years ago
He actually plays Yamaha Birch custom drums...most of the time. Sometimes you see him playing Oak custom. He's doing zildjian as well....zildjian K's man!!!!!!! woooo!!!!!
yamahazil 4 years ago
yea, the yamaha birch recording customs with zildjian k's.
id kill for like one of the toms.
i dont like his bass drum sound very much tho.
infantfinite 4 years ago
If that was put in a studio situation and you were hearing the mixed version then your knees would go weak at the sound of the bass drum. lol. Is that not the Oak custom? Prob not just looks similar. I love how his toms are tuned properly and he lets them sing. Sounds similar to my toms...just a little bit better!
DrumMasterT 3 years ago 2
Yamaha al the way!!
solomanisaiah 3 years ago 6
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yeam he is very very good
omgdiddles 4 years ago
this guy is a LEGEND. wow!
MikeyFlorida 4 years ago
The current House drummer for American Idol and former drummer of Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.
costamesa22 4 years ago
this guy should make his own band he should be playing for some good musicians not britney spears and christina aguilera
thepossessor 4 years ago 3
he plays on american idol
GrahamTownrow 4 years ago
Teddy's done so much dogg, he doesn't need his own band. Rickey Minor's taking good care of him. Aint nothin' wrong with drumming for Christina and Britney either!!! Christina's vocals are off the charts, and britney puts on a DOPE tour! I'd love to play for ANY of them!!! You better recognize!!!!! ha ha ha
yamahazil 4 years ago 5
anyone forget he played for Britney Spears and Christina Anguilera?
theTOOJ 4 years ago
Who could forget that! He was britney's md man!!!! That band was sooo funky!!!! He played for them both when they were at the top of their game!
yamahazil 4 years ago
Incredible drummer I loved his performance on american idol with blake lewis.
burpintapethe3 4 years ago
Does anyone know what session this was from? It was about a year ago when he did this....im guessin' "dream girls" soundtrack??????????????????????????
yamahazil 4 years ago
it's not from dream girls its for a Jazz album, cant remember the name of the artists my brother was there....this was just the sound check....
itsjrock 4 years ago
oh cool, thanks man. Who's jazz album?
yamahazil 4 years ago
shoot...i started out as a country drummer (listened to a LOT of nashville stuff). I thought the funkiest i would ever get was by learning from a drummer named Eddie Bayers...now I'm learning from Carter Beauford and Teddy Campbell as well!
BigBoiJC 4 years ago
What makes Teddy Campbell, a cut above most other drummers, is how exceptional he reads music (drum charts).
nyimtman 4 years ago
You right man, but he doesn't read drum charts. He reads master rhythm charts. He received "on the job" training from Rickey Minor early in his t.v. show career.
yamahazil 4 years ago
Crazy-sick grooves here!
thirdwindinc 4 years ago
This guy is phenomenal.
Peartyboy 4 years ago
blaccy iz good
devilzadvokat 4 years ago
hes the only reason i watch american idol
theangrymongoose 4 years ago 2
teddy is amazing!!!!!!! His foot foot speed is sick
Modrums99 4 years ago