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Drummer Poll: Do You Prefer Double or Single Kick Drum Pedal?

Date: 01/30/2010 | by drumfreak | Viewed 8305 times
Double Kick Drum Pedal
23% (9 votes)
Single Kick Drum Pedal
48% (19 votes)
Both
30% (12 votes)
Total votes: 40

Drummer Comments (39)

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GESTOECDRUMS Says Depends how many kick drums i have

Submitted On: Tuesday, Jan 10, 2012 - 8:51 AM

singles i f i have 2 bass drums, if i have 2 ill use a double, but it doesnt feel as natural

Froidy1981 Says Double

Submitted On: Sunday, Aug 14, 2011 - 10:19 PM

I have been practicing a lot more lately using single foot only but i prefer to have the double kick setup because it is there if i want to use it. At least then i have the option...doesn't mean you have to use it ALL the time though otherwise my right foot would get too lazy! :)

ntisua82 Says single

Submitted On: Sunday, Aug 14, 2011 - 7:41 PM

single

KageDrummer Says Mostly Single

Submitted On: Thursday, Jul 7, 2011 - 5:58 PM

I prefer to use single but I use double bass too sometimes

RobOnDrums Says I perfer Single Pedal

Submitted On: Thursday, Apr 21, 2011 - 3:13 PM

It all really depends on the gig I have, but I love just using a single pedal.

arivera3 Says Single

Submitted On: Tuesday, Apr 5, 2011 - 4:55 AM

Single

Nicko Pelley Says Single!!!

Submitted On: Sunday, Mar 27, 2011 - 4:18 PM

I'm all about john bonham! :) But its really up to the players preference.

PieEatingSnake Says It depends...

Submitted On: Saturday, Feb 12, 2011 - 9:56 PM

Sometimes you need it, sometimes you don't.
I personally prefer double because it's nice to have it there if you want it. You don't have to use it, but it can come in handy if you want to, you never know.

PieEatingSnake Says It depends...

Submitted On: Saturday, Feb 12, 2011 - 9:56 PM

Sometimes you need it, sometimes you don't.
I personally prefer double because it's nice to have it there if you want it. You don't have to use it, but it can come in handy if you want to, you never know.

Michael Mcclean Says i say single.double is

Submitted On: Wednesday, Feb 9, 2011 - 5:53 PM

i say single.double is cheating just work harder

mjr Says Re: i say single.double is

Submitted On: Monday, Jul 23, 2012 - 12:44 PM

mmm....for very fast notes it could be just imposible to do with one foot what you do can with two.
Actually, working harder would be to play fast with both feet, you lazy dude.

Shang7 Says It depends

Submitted On: Monday, Dec 13, 2010 - 9:57 PM

I personally am a big fan of double kick pedals. i myself have Axis Longboards, and Im more of a metal drummer, so it suits me better than one. But really, its all up to personaly preference.

warrbeat Says Little from Column A and a little from Column B

Submitted On: Monday, Nov 1, 2010 - 10:01 PM

I use the double pedal for certain gigs but always make sure to leave it in the van for my regular jam gig to make sure I dn't get dependant on it. Good to keep the chops up with the single for when the double pedal craps out... generally in the middle of a corporate gig...

joffrelindemann Says mmm... its goodto know how

Submitted On: Sunday, Oct 10, 2010 - 1:47 AM

mmm... its goodto know how to play music with one... and with double... it depends... but i'd say double

tanghongee Says Single. I can play single

Submitted On: Friday, Sep 24, 2010 - 4:23 AM

Single. I can play single like a double beat too.

5bisley Says double pedal

Submitted On: Wednesday, Sep 8, 2010 - 8:37 PM

I like the double pedal. For 20 years I hauled 2 24" bass drums. Now 1 22" drum to haul.Easier on me.

Ajsatterwhite Says Double Pedals for me!

Submitted On: Thursday, Aug 12, 2010 - 9:47 PM

I used to play single pedal up until freshman year of college. My foot speed was good on the single pedal but there are just some things you can't do with a single that you can do with the double. So I prefer the double pedal.

XxXxCJxXxX360 Says double

Submitted On: Thursday, Aug 5, 2010 - 7:37 PM

i like playing with the double pedal cause you can get so complex with beats if you have double bass rythms on top of normal beats

Twelve Entertainment Says Double Bass..

Submitted On: Wednesday, Aug 4, 2010 - 5:51 PM

I like to groove I like my double bass but at the same time I like my kick 2 toms ride and a hi hat.. Depends what I am doing..

craig s. Says i prefer dbl bass ,but i

Submitted On: Wednesday, Aug 4, 2010 - 1:45 PM

i prefer dbl bass ,but i think it all depends on the individual and whether the style of music to be played calls for dbl bass or not.

Drummer Drew Says doesn't need a double

Submitted On: Monday, Jul 26, 2010 - 1:19 AM

If I had a double-pedal it would only be to use for fills. I don't play the kind of music that requires the sixteenth-note train pattern. I play double strokes fine with my Tama Iron Cobra. I wouldn't mind having one occasionally. I think I would use it the way Peart uses his, by incorporating it into heavy fills. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against double-pedals. Maybe it's because I can't afford one right now.

slowmotioncowboy Says Two bass drums.

Submitted On: Saturday, Jul 24, 2010 - 8:51 PM

I've got two bass drums and I like them way better than double pedals and they are way louder than a double pedal on one drum.

drakemc43 Says Single pedal- Unless for metal

Submitted On: Thursday, Jul 22, 2010 - 5:56 PM

Double kick pedals are great for metal and a couple other genres, but I dont play metal and I wouldnt use double kick so I stick with a single pedal. I use the slide technique and eventually when Im good enough with it, I can combine toms and my kick to make a double kick sound. Check out Light is still on in Broadmoor by This is a Standoff. He uses one foot and slides it and well you'll listen, its pretty crazy.

Evilmaxwar Says Two bass drums FTW !

Submitted On: Thursday, Jul 1, 2010 - 3:22 PM

Thats right! Gives me headaches when i play gigs, but i like 2 kicks the best. I recently bought the Pearl Demon drive double pedal, wich splits into two identical single pedals. Perfect pedal for me.

Michael Reed Says Double

Submitted On: Friday, Jun 18, 2010 - 9:26 PM

I used two kick drums for quite some time...decided to knock it down to one to save space and bought a Tama Iron Cobra Jr. I have all of the versatility of 2 kicks in the space of a single.

Aceman32 Says Single more than double

Submitted On: Tuesday, Jun 15, 2010 - 1:01 PM

I do have a double bass peddle, but I'm no good at keeping it going, so I only use it when I wanna do a quick double bass beat, other than that I mainly use single.

strub09 Says Singles

Submitted On: Tuesday, Jun 8, 2010 - 2:25 PM

I like to work with singles because it adds to the minimalistic concept which i am a big fan of. plus i have a lot of other things to work on rather than a double bass

Me.Play.Drums Says Double

Submitted On: Wednesday, May 5, 2010 - 11:38 PM

I totally respect the single pedal concept, but I like the extra things I can do with the extra pedal.

Chicco Says Re: Double

Submitted On: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 4:27 AM

Ditto, like two brains' better then one.

drummerMarc Says single... then going into double

Submitted On: Monday, Apr 12, 2010 - 9:27 PM

I just got a new drum set 8 months ago and it only came with a single pedal. I'm really into the heavier metal type of music but i can't do it because I'm still trying to learn simpler songs for example (i don't wanna stop) Ozzy Osbourne
But as soon as can do songs like that, I'll start using a double pedal for heavier songs like (contractor) Lamb Of God

remy_starwing Says A straight double-bass drum-kit

Submitted On: Friday, Mar 12, 2010 - 12:23 PM

I've been playing for a while now, and pretty much I've always had the two bass drums. It just gives a more epic look for your project you are in, or simply, amazes many just by the sight.
Many of our best progressive or straight metal drum/percussionist have two-bass drums, one reason directly is because with a double-bass pedal, you have off-setted the beater-head on the skin, if the two beater-heads are striking a week point (not centered on the skin), your skin breaks or tears.
It may cost more money, but if you fall to a double-bass pedal, you now have a back-up bass drum.
The minus to double-bass drumkits, they are large, and sometimes dependent on the size of the kit, (mine being a 32 piece) schlepping your own equipment around just kind of sucks.
But the feeling of worth is so much more!
Double-Bass Drum-Kits all the way!!

cowboyplayindrummer Says Single kick pedal

Submitted On: Saturday, Feb 13, 2010 - 12:56 PM

I for some reason never got the double kick action going so I learned a little trick to compensate using a single kick. I would be happy to share some of my tips and secrets once I can get my own blog or contributor status.

//cowboyplayindrummer

cowboyplayindrummer Says Do You Prefer Double or Single Kick Drum Pedal?

Submitted On: Monday, Feb 1, 2010 - 7:40 AM

Single. I was influenced by jazz as a kid and and I "grew" into rock, I adapted my double pedal technique using the single. Basically, I keep my heel off the ground and can do thee little quick double sounding grace notes. It throws people off :)

pete williams Says Single pedal

Submitted On: Sunday, Jan 31, 2010 - 7:34 PM

I took jazz lessons from Jay Bruno in Philly and learned the heel-down technique so I can get the triplets and quick beats out of a single pedal.I was using a Ludwig cam-drive Speed-King and I was able to keep my left foot on the hats.I heard Bonham did it because they kept hiding his double-pedal.I don't know if it's true but he's my biggest influence,he punished his kit but with finesse.

ssalern2 Says Depends on the application

Submitted On: Sunday, Jan 31, 2010 - 7:22 PM

I grew up learning how to play double bass on two kicks and now use a double pedal for gigs...I'm too old to carry around to bass drums lol. But I like double kick for the rock gigs and will use a single for weddings/small club settings. It's good to have options!

geokennedy1 Says I prefer a single pedal.

Submitted On: Sunday, Jan 31, 2010 - 12:32 PM

I own a dw double pedal, but I'm much more comfortable with a single pedal. Playing out I'll use a single dw or Camco chain drive pedal, and on my home studio kit I use the double. I can't say that I'm very good at playing the double pedal, but it comes in handy once in a while. Overall, I'd say single rules!

brllttdrums1 Says Single for me!

Submitted On: Sunday, Jan 31, 2010 - 11:41 AM

If you have a fast enough foot you can make any single sound like a double!

drakemc43 Says Re: Single for me!

Submitted On: Thursday, Jul 22, 2010 - 5:57 PM

I use slide technique. What about you?

brllttdrums1 Says Re: Re: Single for me!

Submitted On: Saturday, Aug 7, 2010 - 4:34 PM

I use the heel up technique!

havic Says Re: Single for me!

Submitted On: Wednesday, Jan 5, 2011 - 9:00 PM

you should check out Steve smith explaining the heel-toe method. it's really cool and doesn't compromise power for speed.

komikomz Says Re: Single for me!

Submitted On: Tuesday, Aug 9, 2011 - 9:59 PM

i agree with you to a certain extent. There are somethings that you cannot do with a single pedal, regardless of how fast you are.
Check out "This calling" by all that remains and "Blinded in chains" by avenged sevenfold. Those are songs that require double pedal.

I personally use a single pedal and only use double when it is absolutely necessary.

manolo_confessori Says Double pedals now and later two kicks

Submitted On: Sunday, Jan 31, 2010 - 11:29 AM

Right now I'm using double pedals but someday in the future I'll have two kicks =P

ringochris Says Double Pedals

Submitted On: Sunday, Jan 31, 2010 - 11:27 AM

I own a double pedal (mostly for students who want to learn double), but much prefer to play with a single.

drumfreak Says Someday.. double pedals

Submitted On: Saturday, Jan 30, 2010 - 11:48 PM

For now I'm sticking with singles.. got too much other stuff to focus on. I will tackle the doubles though.. someday!

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