mcarlyle@charter.net wrote:
Assuming the obvious reply (why???) is innapropriate,
;) Well, 'cause I kinda liked the ridiculous intro to "Overkill" and thought "I wonder how to replicate that in DB?"
I think you're more or less on the right track. If you're after realism, you should be careful with your hi-hat. You can't be double-bassing and foot pedaling your hi-hat simultaneously. You can hit the closed hi-hat with a stick if your real-life kit has one of those clutches that allow you to disconnect the pedal and allow gravity to let the top cymbal sit on top of the bottom one.
Good point. I'll have to listen for evidence of hat action on example double-bass drum parts.
There's also the double pedal/single drum configuration to consider. In this case, the drum does not have time to relax before the "left" foot hits it and therefore, purists will insist that it is not true double-bass.
Indeed. Though that would presumably have its own particular sound ....
Personally, the only double bass tune I've ever appreciated is Alex VanHalen's intro to Hot for Teacher. He also does some very interesting things with the timing of his ride in that intro.
Ah! Well, I've heard the song, natch, though never listened intensively. I shall have to track it down and hear how the double bass action sounds .... I bet a VH song might even have a drum tab somewhere to help me cheat through it .... Cheers, Carl -- Carl Edlund Anderson http://www.carlaz.com/