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How to Set Up Your Bass Drum Pedal - 3 Practical Ways You Can Improve Speed, Power and Sound
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When you're setting up your bass drum pedal, the first thing to check is that the spikes on your foot plate are screwed out so the sharp tips just stick out past the footplate. These help achor the bass drum pedal to your mat. Warning: These may rip a normal house carpet and will not work on a smooth floor.
After you're confident that your pedal will not slip away its time to start adjust it to optimize your speed and power.
There are 3 main ways to adjust your bass drum pedal
- Spring tension
- Beater height/rotation
- Distance of beater from bass drum
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