Remote Hi Hat

[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

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ May 27, 2005 03:12 PM: Message edited by: got_a_match_grip? ]</font>

[moosetication]

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

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">There is a lower-cost one:

http://www.pointtremolo.com/
http://www.pointtremolo.com/off-set_basspedal.pdf

[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.

[mwm]

got_a_match_grip? :

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

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">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 :

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.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">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!

[tnsolt]

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

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">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.

[got_a_matchgrip]

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.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">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]

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ May 28, 2005 03:13 PM: Message edited by: got_a_match_grip? ]</font>