Bass pedal movement

**Ieattables** · Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 56

I've been playing drums on hard & expert a bit, and I've found that my Bass pedal moves around alot - If I'm just playing in the most comfortable position, I need to move it back 2 or 3 times per song. What I currently do is have my toes wrapped over the end of the bass pedal, but I find it quite uncomfortable, and the pedal still moves around a bit. Does anyone have any idea how to stop my bass pedal from moving around? I'm playing on a carpeted area, by the way.
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**TheRaw** · Joined: 05 Dec 2007 Posts: 779 Location: On my throne.

Assuming your on the World Tour kit since the RockBand pedal has notchs; You may want to try putting something heavy in front of it so it can't move. I'm not exactly sure how the WT kit is set up but you should be able to place a heavy box or some weights in front of the pedal so it doesn't move forward every time you hit it. Also, you should make sure you are hitting it downward not at an angle forwards. You should be playing this way anyway but if you exaggerate that downward movement, it should help prevent your problem.
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**Ieattables** · Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 56

Hmm, yeah, I did consider a weight of some kind. Is there anything you can recommend using which I'm likely to have, or will I need to go on an object hunt through my house?

I do kinda hit it forward, which might be the problem, actually. Where should I have the pedal in relation to the drums? Directly under the body, or closer to me (judging by the RB kit notch, I would guess further away, under the drums, but surely that would just cause more problems?). I've tried playing more downwards before, though, all I end up doing is double hitting the pedal. Perhaps there's something wrong with my general technique? I generally use a full leg stomp - it's all I can do really, my foot doesn't bend up and down like it should do.
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**Kirbyatic** · Joined: 12 Oct 2008 Posts: 97

if you're going for weights, you're going to need alot, I use approximatly 18 lbs of weights on carpet. it still moves, but nowhere near as often. I usually move it back after about 1 or 2 songs

**TheRaw** · Joined: 05 Dec 2007 Posts: 779 Location: On my throne.

You're gonna want it fairly close to you and to the right side (if you're right footed).
I'm not sure what to use as a weight. You probably dont have any free wieghts lying around that you could pile on top of each other...
I'm sure other people have had this problem so we can wait for someone to post one of their ideas on how to fix it.
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**ANiMoSiTYx** · Joined: 26 Jul 2008 Posts: 78 Location: Scotland

I'm on a wooden floor for my drums and I had this problem too, solved it with a good old blob of Blutac though

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**Ieattables** · Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 56

Bluetac? O_o

Wow. I'm taking my WT set into school tomorrow for a charity event, and the room we're using is a wooden flood, so thanks for the advice

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**Bulletti** · Joined: 07 Aug 2008 Posts: 11

I solved that problem differently than any of those.
There are rubber ''feet'' under the drum kit's legs, so I decided to make use of them. I went on a quest around my house and I found exactly what i wanted: something longer than the drum kit's width and also flat/small in diameter.

I lodged the object (in my case, folded cardboard) under the kit legs, and placed the pedal against the long, flat object. Doesn't move at all, and it's in perfect position for me ^^

**g0dly** · Joined: 07 Feb 2008 Posts: 635

my world tour kit came with velcro on the bottom of the pedal... if yours didn't come with it, you could just go buy some velcro with adhesive tape on the other side so that it sticks to the carpet. it works like a charm for me, my pedal takes a lot of force to move, and i have to use both hands to lift it off the carpet when i move my drums.

**Azerach** · Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 56

shoelace around the leg of my stool

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**Orson** · Joined: 09 Oct 2007 Posts: 192

I'm holding it steady with my left foot on the bottom of the pedal, any1 else tried this?

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**AvaCaDo** · Joined: 25 Jun 2008 Posts: 24 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland

Just got the kit for xmas and it moves around a hellova lot, tried limiting its movement back and forward by wrapping up the cable so it taut but not stretched you you know what i mean.

When i noticed the velcro on the bottom i thought that to be the best idea.

Even if i secure it though with weight it still rotates left and right which is annoying and it double hits alot when i play faster. I use the heel lift/kept pressed down method/foot stomp mostly and this happens alot. Any advice on a slightly altered method of using that would ensure no double hits (not toe up push down thx!)

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**Azerach** · Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 56

**AvaCaDo** · Joined: 25 Jun 2008 Posts: 24 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland

After having a read around it seems the usb MIDI cable and tuning is the way to sort 99% of sensitivity problems

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**Swigga** · Joined: 04 Jan 2009 Posts: 33 Location: Lake Mary, FL

Put a rug in front of it. Or a mat or something.
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