How To Set Up Your Bass Drum For Maximum Stability And Sound
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The most important thing to achieve when you're setting up your bass drum is to make sure it does not slip. The second most important thing to achieve when you're setting up you bass drum is to make sure it really does not slip at all. If you've ever had your bass drum slip away from you while you're playing you'll know how important this is and why I'm repeating myself.
If it slips away while you're practicing then its slightly annoying but if it slips while you're gigging then its a catastrophe. Once your bass drum starts slipping at a gig, it will keep slipping until you can't reach it anymore. Not cool and very embarrasing. Usually the only remedy to this is to put something heavy in front of the bass drum. The guys at Rainbow Music told me a great horror story of someone actually having to
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2 Things To Radically Increase Comfort Behind Your Kit
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If you really want to feel confident playing your drum set then you're going to have to spend some time getting comfortable sitting at your drum set. Think about when you're hanging out with friends. Everyone scrambles to get a seat on the couch, everyone want to sits shotgun in the car. Why? Its the most comfortable place. So you get to relax fully and really enjoy hanging out.
The same is true when you're playing with your band. If you're thinking about how awkward your set up feels or how uncomfortable your stool is then you're not really focused on what you're playing. To have the best time hanging out with your band you're going to have get comfortable behind your kit. So how do you get comfortable? It all starts with
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