Extreme Footage - Double bass, single pedal

During my teen years i developed a drumming technique that allowed me to play complex and fast beats using one foot. I didn't have the funds for a double pedal at the time, so this enabled me to play most of my favorite music despite that handicap!

This is my 3rd video demonstating the technique, for a tutorial see part 2 on my channel page or in the links provided in the video.

Includes a self transcribed section of the song 'Alien Hip hop' by drumming guru Virgil Donati. Signed by the man himself when i showed it to him at his recent clinic in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Enjoy!

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[J4s0nH4x]

using this method, is it possible to maintain the power behind the kicks, especially at higher speeds?

[Natataek]

@J4s0nH4x good question. In my experience the second hit tends to be very slightly weaker than the first, but this is hardly noticable until you reach close to the physical limits on speed (literally when the beater has no space to rebound due to hit frequency). But it is necessary to train for consistency to get the hits even and strong.

[Natataek]

@rubenssz sorry got your username wrong :-P

[Natataek]

@rubenssc I have quite big feet (46) so i think for most people this technique is learnable. Also i have learned over the years that the heel does not necessarily have to touch the footboard because the energy from your heel hitting down is transferred to the ball of your foot. Whether this is 'official' heel toe or not i don't care - it works! I have a detailed tutorial of this technique on my channel. Check it out.

[rubenssz]

@Natataek Thank you for your reply! I'm not sure about this, but if you pay attention at 0:20, you'll see that you don't touch the pedal with the heel, which is the same way the technique is known for (in theory).. At 1:10, you seem to touch the pedal with the heel, that would be an explanation of why you do that amazing constant 16ths notes.. anyway, I just wanted some clearence... Thank you!

[rubenssz]

I was seeing this video in very slow motion and I realized that at 1:10, when he's doing the 16ths notes, he isn't actually using the proper hell-toe technique, but a variation that could only be done using the heel.

The heel-toe technique doesn't need a heel nor the toe to be done, just the movement with the foot. But to keep the constant notes it is necessary to use the heel, which is a problem to people who can't fit their foot in the pedal. If @Natataek could prove me wrong I'd be glad.

[Natataek]

@Natataek also at a certain point, highter speeds cannot be reached due purely to the fact that the beater has no space to move back and forth anymore. It is at this point that buying a double pedal becomes really interesting, especially for ostinato's and different rudiments.

[Natataek]

@123Dpro well here's the simple (but frustrating) answer - you literally have to do it a couple of seconds more each time. Just stretch yourself towards an ever increasing amount of bars. I can do these speeds comfortably for an indefinate amount of time; i can also go up to 50% faster, but that only lasts around of 8 bars or so, so for me that's the current stretching zone.

[123Dpro]

@Natataek What do you do to train endurance? I've been drumming for five years and I can play as fast as you demonstrate in this video, but can only sustain a constant bass drum roll at those speeds for a few bars.