double bass pedal spacing problem

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hey! I've recently bought my first set of double bass pedals- yamaha DFP9310. I love the feel of the pedals but I don't like what it's done to my kit set-up.

I've been told my normal kit is set up very tightly and when I inserted the pedals I found that I had to "push out" my snare and hi-hat to accomodate them. I looked but could not find any way to adjust the pedals closer to each other in order space the bass beater pedal and hi-hat pedal relative to one another as I prefer. Is there a way for me around this? I'm thinking about yanking it (using it as a single) just because it annoys me so much.
 
if you think that re-spacing is bad, try putting in a second actual real kick drum. ain't nuthin gonna change your snare to hihat to kick relationship like a second kick drum does!


hang in there, you'll get used to it. hell, play enough opening gigs and you won't care where what is on your kit b/c you'll be so used to playing everyone else's...... :D


cheers,
wade
 
bummer......so everyone configures thier db pedals the same distance? who came up with the magic number and why? what a shame.....
 
Well, not exactly the same distance, but close. The problem is the thing that sits between your legs (get your minds out of the gutter) meaning the snare. You can only put the pedals so close together cause of that and most pedals adjust to a shorter distance than is practical.

I think the problem your having is that your bass pedal is now where your hi hat used to be. Don't worry about it, you'll get used to it. Furthermore, it will probably help you learn better technique.

I've noticed that most drummers with tight setups generally play the same way, tight. Their arms are stiff, they have a death grip on the sticks and a pained look on their face like their trying to squeeze one out (look who's in the gutter now, ha). Unless your four feet tall and playing a ten inch snare, your hi hat shouldn't be that close anyway. Of course, I've never heard or seen you play so, maybe your on to something . . . who knows.

BTW, I don't ever play double bass anymore, but my hi hat is still where it was when I did.
 
when i first started playing a double bass kit, i had the opportunity to see Jazz is Dead at a local pub, and got a chance to spend some time after the show talking shop with Rod Morgenstein. one of the things we talked about was the "changes" one goes through when moving from a single kick set to a double kick set.

i asked him if when he made the change, whether everything seemed out of place and how he got used to that. he said that it was really, really weird for a while but with some practice it got to be second nature. that's what i wanted to hear, and in the last 5 years since that conversation, i can concur--practice and it'll seem "normal".


wade
 
If you are good at mechanics and own a drill, you can fix the problem. You can cut the axel and drill and tap new set screw holes. But you have to be careful, I know how expensive db pedals are. I had to adjust my Gibralter doubles this way. I was able to cut just enough off of each end of the expansion axel, to still use the collar for the set screws. Good luck.
 
John Bonham didn't play double bass. Most players that play double bass think they have to use it every other measure..it gets annoying. But some players actually do it very well and only when needed. they make hi-hat stands with only 2 legs, that is an option. Getting use to it is the main thing. Oh and by the way, 2 bass drums are cool! Nobody does that anymore so, stand out and play real double bass! People will take one look at the kit and say, "Nice, I've got to stick around and see this guy!"
 
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