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May 27th, 2005, 06:06 PM
got_a_matchgrip

Yeah, I'm not too much a big fan of the rem's either. I'm too "set-in-my-ingrained-muscle-memory-ways" with the [regular] hats in the ol' "standard" position. [img]wink.gif[/img] [Right now all the Virg/Mang/Marco types are saying to themselves, "lazy" ;cP] ...but dig on the X's. Nifty [awa obvious] li'l idea...
Great for trying to cop some of those "maybe with a lot more practice I can eventually one day whip 'em like quasi-Virgil" DB-w-hats grooves... /;cP

[ May 27, 2005 03:12 PM: Message edited by: got_a_match_grip? ]
May 27th, 2005, 06:26 PM
moosetication

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Originally posted by got_a_match_grip?:
No sheist! Interesting! Anyone use this?! It looks very promising, but it IS pricy...

There is a lower-cost one:

http://www.pointtremolo.com/
http://www.pointtremolo.com/off-set_basspedal.pdf
May 27th, 2005, 06:53 PM
matricks

Well, the more simple solution is to mount your toms off of a stand and then just position the bass drum off-set, so that your set is centered off of the snare and the hi-hat can be brought in closer, toms brought in independant of the bass drum mount, etc.
May 27th, 2005, 09:29 PM
mwm

got_a_match_grip? :

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I've never cared about what anyone says is 'trendy' ...if it's logical, & it works, so be it..

I hear ya -- that was the reason for my question. Were they "out" due to a reason, or just due to style. I care very little about style (as anyone who sees me knows [img]smile.gif[/img] ). But, if there is a musical/drumming reason, that is a different matter.

matricks :

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Well, the more simple solution is to mount your toms off of a stand and then just position the bass drum off-set, so that your set is centered off of the snare and the hi-hat can be brought in closer, toms brought in independant of the bass drum mount, etc.

Yea, in the old days when I had two bass drums, that is essentially what I did -- liked it a lot better. Still some problems with the hi hat -- and a pain carrying two bass drums!
May 28th, 2005, 12:09 AM
tnsolt

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Originally posted by MRhet:
The middle pedal does make a lot of sense -- wish it was a tad cheaper.

don't waste your $$$ on that. md has done a couple of articles (once in '88 and then again ca.'94) on "bass drum" ergonomics. just rotate your bass drum out to correct for the angle just as in a double kick setup, but w/ only one drum. it may look weird, but that shouldn't matter.
May 28th, 2005, 06:12 PM
got_a_matchgrip

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just rotate your bass drum out to correct for the angle just as in a double kick setup, but w/ only one drum. it may look weird, but that shouldn't matter.

Yes.
One partial "solution" to this might be to just simply do what you just said, but positioning the whole kit w the kick essentially pointing "straight" out to the FOH [instead of angled to where you would be sitting looking out straight ahead]...This would simply mean that you would prob be sitting a little more facing/angled toward stage left.
Or, a compromise somewhere in between.. [img]wink.gif[/img]

[ May 28, 2005 03:13 PM: Message edited by: got_a_match_grip? ]

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