Mike Masuda's Cajon Setup

[Lucas17187]

Do you think it is possible to do the same pedal set up with a single kick drum pedal (not reversed) ?? Good job and thanks a lot for your video !!

[MikeMMasuda]

@Lucas17187 It is possible and I've seen it done, but it is a totally different leg movement that needs to be mastered. Instead of pushing down with your toe and pivoting on your heel, you have to push down with the whole leg and pivot on your toes. It's doable, but you can't do Bonham triplet fills so easily with that setup, and I do Led Zeppelin.

[wehkah]

yeah great setup!

[MrMotivations]

Mike, Indeed, clever, creative applications with practical solutions.

[1Frustr8dMusician]

Great idea with the bass drum pedal. I'm going to borrow that idea;-)

[MelboyPhotography]

smaaaart

[DenimRoad]

I am wondering if it might be easier to modify a double pedal designed for left footed players. Then you would use the slave pedal as the main pedal (this would be the left footed player's right pedal, the one that is near the high hat. Then you would not have to take the entire pedal apart to connect the drive shaft assembly that connects to two sections of the pedal

[hmason76]

Will it Fly? lol

[reygalindo]

That is awesome what you have come with. I wonder how much yo ended spending on parts total. You get a unique percussion set. :))

[abdulmalikabusamah]

so brilliant n creative... this video really give me an idea to make a simple drums setup without using a drumset.. TQ TQ TQ TQ

[lisaminooli42]

Hey Mike, Would love to see you demo again including the side kick. Your set up sounds great. I have a cajon and am a guitarist/singer from Australia....i would like to add a kick pedal. is the double kick pedal needed or will a standard kick so the trick? Thanks!!

[eliashabib]

Hello Mike, can you send me some info and pictures of bassdrum pedal where i can see how do you make it to change the directoin of the pedal-way? and were can i by?

i don´t know if i can write here my mail-adress?

Or how we can get in contact?

Thanksnd

elias habib

[eliashabib]

Hello Mike, can you send me some info and pictures of bassdrum pedal where i can see how do you make it to change the directoin of the pedal-way? and were can i by?

i don´t know if i can write here my mail-adress?

Or how we can get in contact?

Thanksnd

elias habib

[drumideas]

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[catman3443]

Nice setup! Heath Robinson called, by the way, he wants his cajon back

[ksjdhg]

Very cool setup, and nice playing at the end. Thanks for posting!

[tomasvercetti]

Thanks for the video man! really good ideas!

[fajita39]

WOW :-D

Great work on your Cajon!!

I really enjoyed it...!

[deserenados]

greattttttt!!!!



[psalmenlesung]

great setup, man! :-) i also play bass and want to combine the cajon with a loop machine to play bass over. greetings from switzerland

[ocal832]

where did you buy your Schlagwerk stuff, i cant find a website thats sell it in the usa

[MikeMMasuda]

@ocal832 I had to call around a number of places--and ended up contacting a small music shop somewhere in Arkansas that had 1 of these in stock. They are not easy to find, but after a few phone calls I was able to locate one. I'm sure you'll be able to do the same.

[samsok4evr]

how did you modify the drum pedal?

[MikeMMasuda]

@samsok4evr I completely took it apart, turned the axle mechanism the other way around and reinstalled the chain. It took a few tries, but with some fine tuning it finally moved the right amount of angle to get a decent sound. Take a picture of the pedal before taking it apart, then disassemble it and figure out a way to make the axle turn the opposite direction for your setup.

[pugster6837]

Very innovative Mate... Nice

[batman4god]

This is AWESOME!! You're like a modern-day Renaissance man.

[Dugger1997]

Sweet!

[h3arm3out]

does anyone know a video about a PACO DRUMSET i need to know what pao drums sound like

[andrayisalso]

This so totally rocks, dude! Thanks for sharing this! You've given me some great ideas.

[joetro1]

Thanks Mike! You Rock!

[pcfix411]

MikeMMasuda, This video rocks.

[MikeMMasuda]

Thanks, pcfix411! I hope that viewers of this video go on to create their own unique cajon/percussion setups. My goal was to create the smallest functional drum kit, and this configuration is the latest of about 20 years of tinkering with different setups and trying out different drums and percussion instruments. Cheers!

[joetro1]

Way cool! I've been trying how to work a pedal on my cajon. How did you reverse the direction and did you use a lefty double pedal to start? Thanks so much! Great percussionist too!

[MikeMMasuda]

It took about 2 hours of just taking the Iron Cobra apart piece by piece, and putting it back together in various configurations until the right one was finally achieved. This was originally a "righty" double pedal, so you can (with some head scratching) do this with any double pedal. Good luck!

[bbernie13]

Hello Mike, can you send me some pictures of bassdrum pedal where i can see how do you make it to change the directoin of the pedal-way?

i don´t know if i can write here my mail-adress?

Or how we can get in contact?

Thanks a lot,

Bernie

[MikeMMasuda]

By the way, I had tried the method that some cajon players use--a single kick drum pedal backwards--but it was always really awkward. I couldn't do the Bonham triplets that I am known for on a big kit, and it was frustrating. So I found this to be a more "elegant" solution (tennis ball notwithstanding)--in which I can play "Good Times Bad Times" by Led Zeppelin on my setup, and do all those kick drum fills with my right foot. I'm sure someone will try to do a double kick cajon someday...\oo/

[unclesamurai]

awesome