Double Bass Training

This is a video with pointers I give to anyone when asked about playing double bass.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• double
• bass
• drums

[Daniel3347]

does it matter what kind of double kick for electric

[digitalexcessstudios]

@Daniel3347 Yeah, the e-kick drum makes a huge difference. In this video I'm using the TD-3 kick pad, which isn't always great for triggering fast playing. I then bought a 12" mesh kick which was just way too "bouncy." Your double-pedal choice is even more important in this instance.

Now, I just use a real 22" acoustic kick drum, with a ddrum trigger clipped onto the side. I get the best "feeling" this way.

BTW, now I'm using Axis Longboards.

[SecretdwarfRS]

I noticed that your legs aren't moving at all, does all the power come from your ankles?

Thanks :)

[digitalexcessstudios]

@SecretdwarfRS It's much like drumming with your hands. You can get more arm swing and power into slow fills, but the faster you get, the power comes from arms, then wrists, then fingers. For example, I blast beat using my wrists and fingers. Not a lot of arm movement. It's the same principle with my feet. Powerful single strokes with the feet and the faster I get, the more the movement becomes all ankle.

[thedean64]

well it depends on the music style you are playing. Chances are, you are going to use heel up more often, but if you are playing jazz or soft rock, you may occasionally use heel down to play a little more dynamically.

[thompson515]

heel up is right but i like my heel down when i am playing jazz. (more relaxing for me)

[RedCl0ud22]

@ccfcobro Haha, yeah I did actually...I use heel-toe for those bpm. Now I can finally play along with some of my favorite metal songs!

[ccfcobro]

@RedCl0ud22 Im pretty much in your situation, noticed you posted this 3months ago, found any techniques or guides since then to help your playing?

[RedCl0ud22]

My problem with double bass is that past 120 bpm, doing 16th notes, I struggle a lot...but I can play 16th notes at 175-200 bpm with a lot of power no sweat! Any suggestions? 140 bpm is killlller for me. I can never do it well, even after warming up for multiple hours.

[Daniel3347]

@digitalexcessstudios thx but im on a DW acoustic drum set now BTW im using DW 3000 double kick

[crazyd305]

lmfao when i was watching him do the 32nd notes on the 120 bpm i imagined the annoying metronome guy going "one, two, three, four, one ,two, god damn, four"

[SecretdwarfRS]

@digitalexcessstudios Thanks for helping me out, time to work on those BPM's now! ;)

[SecretdwarfRS]

@digitalexcessstudios Thanks for your reply. I just bought Iron Cobra's Junior pedal and I'm very satisfied with them. I can play up to 240BPM after just one day of practice!