[Jarren]

So I've watched Jared Falk's DVD on Double Bass (impressive) and went out and bought the DW 9000s (not impressed). I've finally been able to do heel/toe on my right foot and have begun working on the left. However, I have a few questions I hope you guys can help me out on.

1. I can only do quick double with the heel/toe on my right foot. My sound is currently like this ba bam -pause- ba bam..... Are drummers able to do that consistently to make it sound like constant 8th or 16th notes on one foot? Hope that makes sense.

2. I seem to only be able to really play my bass using the heel up method. It is better to play heel down for control and speed? Do I just need to get through it and play heel down? I've noticed balance issues using heel up.

3. As I have begun to learn to play with my left foot on the bass pedal using the heel/toe method. I notice it is super easy to do if I have my heel come down on the base of the pedal.....not the heel support where most drummers rest their foot. However, I don't play this play using the right foot. I can't explain it, but I am very frustrated with the feel of the left pedal. The response sucks....but they may just be because my left foot sucks atm.

4. Do most double bass drummers use the heel down or up method. I hear the drummers who are decently fast and wonder.

5. Lastly, when you hear a drummer do VERY fast multiple movements on one bass pedal, is he most likely doing a heel down , heel up, or able to do what my question is in #1?

Thanks for everyone's input.

[horia314]

hello.

1.you can play i guess 8ths with heel toe. At slower speeds i noticed it tends to break down into two separate foot motions, and at higher speeds you'll only be able to pulse (that's why you don't see many people playing death / black with one foot). The really fast players out there, besides having fast bass single stroke rolls, do double stroke rolls, where each double is one heel-toe movement .

The biggest challange with heel-toe is not learning to play it, but learning to integrate it with the rest of your playing (switching from single strokes to heel-toe or putting those extra 32nd notes in your beats that make them soo sweet ).

4.Also, I think you should be able to do anything with heels-up that you can do with heels-down (i use this btw, just because it felt more natural when i first started).

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