Bass Drum Slide Technique For Double Strokes
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- Опубліковано 1 лют 2015
- www.drumangle.com
Filmed, recorded and performed by Luke Oswald
In this drum lesson, I provide an overview of my technique for playing quick bass drum doubles with one foot.
We discuss heel up technique, and I explain how to utilize the “slide” technique for quick doubles with one foot. I also discuss how the slide technique can be used to produce a constant flow of singles, as can be seen by drummers such as Tony Royster Jr. and Jojo Mayer.
We will be discussing all aspects of my bass drum technique within the “Bass Drum Exercises - Core Curriculum Series“, which will be released on March 9th:
This series will cover various techniques for playing singles, doubles, 3’s, 4’s and 5’s with one foot.
We will discuss how to develop control and endurance with your feet in order to play at any tempo.
We will break down the “slide” technique in far more detail and will discuss how several different versions of the “slide” technique can be utilized for various playing styles and speeds.
We will discuss “duple-doubles” vs. “triplet-doubles”, and will cover various double-bass exercises that will provide a foundation for our extensive “Double-Bass Drum Lessons Series”, which will be released later this year.
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Awesome technique! I will incorporate that into my air-drum sessions. Thanks.
Johnny Kaldani lmao
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Same 😂 got no space or privacy for a kit
@@St_Mindless e kits are always a viable option sound wise
@@Sturgeostic2444 haven't even got space for one of those. It's a very... cramped place.
As a teacher you're ahead of your time, I think you have to be born with great teaching skills! My 16 year old plays drums and I can't wait to show him this video! Thanks!
I unintentionally learnt this in like 6th grade and I'm just now realising how important a skill it is :0
My younger self did one thing right
Its been 3 months since i first saw this video and started really focusing on a routine for my slide techique. So far im already waaaay more comfortable with it and now my right foot feels much easier to handle. Kept all the tips you gave here. Thank you for that! And for people that may get frustrated with not accomplishing much in the first weeks, don't worry. Just focus on having a movement that is natural and relaxed. Speed and power will come.
Very important to also give yourself a minute or two to relax your legs when exercising this. Otherwise you'll just get too weary and the progress will be slower! Plus it will stress the movement and you may get uncomfortable or get used to doing it wrong when tired
im a bassist so ive spent a lot of time watching drummers. You are a quality teacher. i like the slight volume variation with this technique. its just sounds a little bit groovier than heel-toe imo
5:39 everybody skip to here and put video speed on .25 (for us visual learners)
8:40 and this is the secret to how to play MESHUGGAH - Bleed
I was just thinking that.
isn't meshuggah's bleed more like rL r l like flam right left over and over?
That's not bleed
@@shalupaila I'm pretty sure it was flam trip-let flam trip-let kicks with a back beat on top. But prove me wrong
at 9:38 I could swear he would start to play Bleed
I don't even play drums or own a drumset..
But this was a great video!
classicometalchick Neither do I, but I’m definitely learning it and getting one soon.
Me
Well he did a tremendous effort with the camera positions, the sound and acoustics, the illumination and the editing. He trully just rocks not just on the drumkit but over every aspect. Key aspects to make visually and audio pleasant..
Gary Chen: You are putting the cart before the horse...you need a set to learn on!
Gary Chen how’s it going? Any progress?
Best bass drum technique explanation I’ve seen. Thank you!
Oh my god. . .thank you! I got taught "proper foot position" in high school for heels up. But through the years I've been annoyed at not having the speed that I saw flat foots using. I've never stopped keeping heels up though. Now I have something to actually practice and know why that technique is there. Thanks so much for this video.
Ender Exile my teacher would have smacked me for not having my heels on the floor. The only time you were allowed to lift a heel was rocking a 2-4 hi-hat during a swing. I gotta try this.
I was kind of concerned about speed when playing heel up too, however I noticed that actually a lot of metal drummers play heel up and can get unbelievable speed on the double bass pedal. This one is a good example:
ua-cam.com/video/YWtAE3r9Voo/v-deo.html (skip to 1:33 if you follow the link)
@@aperry8810 Bass Drum
@@StrawberryFieldsLane That's a shame. I'm sorry that happened to you. Well, you can work on other options now
@@StrawberryFieldsLane my mum would get smacked at school for writing with her left hand, not all teachers are right, which ever way you feel comfortable with
Is the right way.
Awesome explanation of this technique. I've been playing drums for nearly 30 years and developed somewhat of the same technique without ever really noticing it or being able to articulate to someone else what it is that I'm doing. When I think about it, I started playing heel up way back when I would be playing gigs with my band and the house kits throne was too high for me, thus forcing me to play with the balls of my feet in the resting position. I then noticed when jamming at home with my throne lowered down that my kick drum had somewhat of a mushy sound - always thinking that it was my kit that needed improvement rather than my technique. This was in my early teens. Later that same summer, I started making my throne higher so that I could be more on top of the toms rather than to help with my kick drum technique but thinking about it now, it was exactly when I started sitting up higher that all of my skills seemed to improve quite a bit and I began getting all of the ghost notes and accents that I wanted - attributing it all to becoming more skilled over time rather than that simple change in position. Anyway, thanks again for the great video! I'm glad I found your channel!
Haha that intro groove is so good, I just spent like half an hour working on that instead of the actually video
Aerin Johnson Lol! Word!
Aerin Johnson what is it?
EZ drummer Modern kit ... xD
yes, a simple groove, but very good
Same
Great lesson. I like how you explain in detail and why.
It’s a moeller stroke for the kick drum. Heel toe is like the push pull. It’s also similar to a gravity blast with your feet, it’s all the same concept of getting multiple notes per stroke
Dude, I can tell you’re one hell of a drummer, and the work you’ve put in shows. Great video!
Thank you, I really appreciate it!
This is an awesome lesson on how to do this technique. Have always struggled understanding this. You have made this very clear to me now. Thank you!
Hello Luke Thankyou very much for this excellent tutorial..its really
well done..what a great teacher you are..and I mean that sincerely.
Cheers
Hey, im 14, i started playing drums in Q3 of 2016, my teacher told me to use the heel toe, i didn't develop a good feeling with that, and i tried this put, works like a charm :)
After many other video lessons, it's the firs time I understand and can do a bass double stroke easily. THANKS!
i cannot doulbe stroke
Thanks for the detail on the slide technique. That’s my next two weeks done for practice.
Great video and impressive execution. Thank you Luke. I've played heel up most of my life but never mastered that slide technique. I've subscribed to your channel.
Great lesson, very easy to follow and learn from! Thanks
I am a beginner drummer and this is great information. While stopped in traffic, I turn the engine of and practice this on my accelerator pedal.
Thanks and I'm glad you got something out of this. Be safe on the road!! ;)
turn on for the best experience
Thanks for the great insight - I've marked this video as "favorite" for continued reference, and I'm now subscribed. Great job.
Thank you for sharing this video. Your technique is bulletproof, Sir. Great stuff!
Awesome, definitely incorporate this into my study. Thank you so much
You're welcome, glad you liked it!
That whole beautiful run of kicks is literally ASMR 🤤😌..
New trigger, kicking
👀😳 😂 it was very well done tho!
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Its so satisfying
I'm very glad! I discovered this amazing video
Awesome lesson, I am sure glad I ran across your clip. THANKS
Great video! I watch a lot of tutorials as I am always trying to improve my skills. I like how you made the focus on the technique and not yourself. Really helped! Thanks
Great tutorial Luke!!! I'm just starting to really break down drum techniques (I'm a bassist by trade) and this helped me tremendously!!! Thank you!!!
Great video. Very well explained and as a new drummer it is gold!
Thank you and that means a lot. I tried to explain it in terms I thought would make sense, so I'm glad you got something out of it.
That is the best explanation of heel up I've ever heard. Thank you. I will surely work on that.
Thanks man! Perfect description. Great video
Great lesson and thanks for saying you worked on it for a summer so I don't get discouraged easily:) Your gear is immaculate, wow!!
Glad you found it useful and thank you for the compliments!
You are such an inspiration for my own music - UA-cam channel I listen to your covers every day
Thxs! Awesome video. Clear, simple, perfect! You got another follower! :))
Thank you! I've been having trouble with the double stroke bass, but this really simplifys things!
Very glad to hear that it helped!
Thank you. Such great Technique and Skill plus Brilliant Explanation and Demonstration
Thank You! I have not played for decades... (But I have a kit lined up to buy) And you have give me a bump start. Good clear video and clearly explained. Top Man.
Glad I could help!
I have never played let alone owned a pair of drums.. I wanna say great drop with introducing a technique and it was really well thought out and well put man - I enjoyed listening to it for sure
Nice! I like the way you explained it and really broke it down. Gotta try this, thanks!
I learned something about that footwork technique. Thanks for sharing.
One of the, if not THE, best explanations of this I have seen online. I know at higher speeds the 2 actions meld together but would you say even at the highest bpms you are still pushing down on the first note with the toes? In others words it is just NOT a single scooping movement at the higher speeds even though that is what it looks like?
Thank you so much, I appreciate the compliments! I would agree with both of your statements. As you get quicker, everything does meld together, whether you're doing just the slide technique, the pivot, or both the slide and pivot. But I'm still always trying to think about hitting the first note of the double with my toes and with my heel higher to start the motion, so I would say that's always happening, but as you get faster, things just become much more streamlined.
The drum beat on Creep by Radiohead uses a quick double and I’ve been dying feeling like I can’t naturally get that first kick drum note out.
I’ve been practicing a lot but decided to look up if there were any techniques I could use to help me. I’m so glad I found this video!! After getting the technique down a little, I realized this was the exact same motion I would make with my feet when I was bored sitting in my middle school classes.
I’ve been practicing the samba you showed in the video, and my drum game has completely changed from watching this. Gonna practice this for many months to come!
Very glad to hear this helped!
Thank you for the video. Your ideas are so close to the technique I use.
Best video yet on foot technique. The way you teach by taking your time with the explanations feels very natural and not rushed. Thank you very much! Totally SUBSCRIBED!
Very well explained. I like how you stretched it to make singles.
Thank you! An idea I got also from Dave Weckl when utilizing the Moeller method with your hands. Play a shuffle type of pattern with one hand and "stretch" it out into even singles, one accented not followed by one unaccented note, utilizing the Moeller method.
Great Lesson! I've played single bass all my life but the fact is, I should've expanded my bass foot technique many years ago. If I had, I'd been a better drummer. I'm 63 and I stopped playing 12 years ago... WHY?! Recently, I realized I could get an e-kit and even if I'm not playing with any bands anymore, I could stay in shape, (best cardio workout, ever!).
So I just dropped about $900 on an e-kit, (plus an amp so I can take off the headphones once in a while), and the first thing I'm going to do when it gets here, is start practicing those kicks!
Thanks again,
Rich
Awesome video! Been thinking about getting another kit and this is something I've been severely lacking. Among others. Thanks!
Thank you. I just tried it for the first time and it's made a terrific improvement.
That realistic sound @1:18-1:20 when you placed your sticks at the floor tom xD love it.
Nice lesson, Luke!
At the end of the video, when Luke goes to the straight 16ths with the right foot. I've been working on this too and have a recommendation. Rather than having the downbeats land with the backward slide, I think it's important to switch the slide orientation to the downbeats and "&s" lining up with what Luke describes as his resting position, or the forward slide. The reason for this is, as you can hear when Luke does his 16ths, due to the two-motion nature of this technique (back-forward), the 16ths always will have to end on an "e" or "a" (1 e & a 2 e & a). If you swap the orientation of the slide to the downbeats on the forward position, you can then end your string of 16th notes on the 1 or &, which is generally more musically preferable. Just my two cents!
Love your teaching style and this technique! Great video! Thanks
Wow !
First time this made sense to me. Great technique. Great lesson. Thank you !
dude, what a clear explanation! you're one of the rare instances where i subscribe from seeing 1 video
Thank you, I appreciate that!
Yeah this is very clear bro I like❤
Good lesson
Thank you, I really appreciate it!
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65 Drums hey bud
Hey Justin!!! Heel toe??? Or toe heel? What do you think is best?
Good lesson, true! Mostly when I hear music lately, I hear a very loud snare beat, in fact, it always comes to the front, over riding the singer, guitars, bass guitar, just ever position.
I started playing about 60 years ago. I completely stopped about 20 years ago as life got in the way. I'm retired now and decided to start playing again. This time though, I'm going to purchase an edrum kit. Alexis dm10 mkii studio kit. As I actually like my neighbors. I actually learned something new from your video, so I guess an old dog can learn new tricks. Thank you. I just subscribed and I'm sure I'll be playing to Inna godda da vidda soon.
Ya man you’re really good at explaining an making sense I understood every bit of this
10:09 - spectacular exercise; going between the 2 (16ths and triplets)
Thanks, great exercise for the hands as well!
Absolutely you are one of the great Drum teachers that I have listen to, you are very straight to the point and very clear in explaining what it takes to make this happen.. I'm 59 years old and been playing drums a long time, Great Job Brother!!!
The best video I've found on this subject! My bass drum speed has always sucked. I'm determined to be able to play the intro to Were an American Band with your videos help.
It's nice to watch a good, quality, informative, relaxed tutorial with a drummer who doesn't make you feel like you are small minded and or him, with a huge ego. Good teacher. Good lesson. even for a life long drummer like me who has done all sorts of footwork. and with my learning problems, I used to be able to do a good version of this and heal and toe maneuvers, but couldn't pick it up again. I tried learning it all over from other tutorials, but this guy does it all correctly and well. God Bless, man.
I really appreciate those kind compliments, thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and were able to get something from it!
Actually I'm using the pedal in the very same way instinctively. It was good to see you explaining the method!
Thanks!
Well, summer's on the way. I know what I'm going to spend this summer doing! Thank you for a great video!
Thanks for this lesson.
Great exercises...
Thanks again.
Totally on point. I feel those academic foundations, but that heel toe double doesn’t do it for me either. I’m more on the toes with my playing; ball toe. I like. Great video. Good stuff.
Thank you, I appreciate it! Heel down just never worked for me, although I've known drummers who could do fast controlled doubles with heel down. Just didn't resonate with me like this heel up technique does.
The drum at the beginning fits perfectly in time even skipping 2 seconds
Great video, thanks for a very simple technique, Great job!!
I really like how you broke it down. Very precise and slow to make sure everything was explained and shown correctly. Great job. Probably one of the best UA-cam videos I'm seen on this.
Wow, thank you! Quite a compliment, I appreciate it. Glad you liked the video!
Now we're all equipped to play through our favourite NoFX albums
Why I'm here 😂
Jason Earles good news and forth from the Bass Drum Lesson
Excellent tutorial, bro. Thanks!
Very well broken down and built back up. As an older drummer I found this exercise to be the best I've seen. Thank you
Great vid , just the answer to my questions re “how to get that double “ but I guess I need a new pedal too.....
Thank you! I quality pedal certainly helps, but I've been using this technique for years on a variety of pedals, differing in quality. For me, I'm extremely happy with the DW 9000's and have been using them for years. You can adjust your technique to any pedal, and be sure to adjust the pedal to fit your playing style too.
Good lesson!
Question: What to do about my aching adductor (or is it hamstring)? I can't figure out when this muscle gets to rest if one is always holding the foot somewhat 'up'.
Adductors squeeze legs together. Hamtsrings bend your lower leg back. Neither are really involved.
finally someone explained the slide technique clearly. thanks!
Great video, I’ve been struggling with this. Thank you
That's what hundreds of hours of practice can do unreal :-)
man this dude is good.
I learned this technique while spending my first year in college too :) TAMA Rockstar with some extras. Ah, good old nostalgia and greet video! Cheers from Luxembourg, although I studied and live in Tokyo, Japan.
Very well explained, bravo !
In my experience, most first trying these techniques need to first get their seat/throne adjusted so you can not have to 'rely' on your feet for balance...usually a bit lower in the kit...just my experience.
I agree, the seat hight plays a role, just like the spring tension.
The only drummers I've ever known to use this are Zach Hill, George Kollias, and apparently Pete Sandoval. I know a friend who's *tried* learning this technique and he described it as learning to walk all over again.
This was actually a really good video man. Thanks!
Thank you so much for these lessons.
thanks mate i finally understand this
Happy to help!
Heel toe is all calf muscle and , for me , the easiest . I cannot stress enough ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,to practice foot work anywhere
WITHOUT A KIT ,trust me , swiss triplets back an forth , paradiddles , (YES) paradiddles
singles , doubles , triples , quads , mix them up
Dude, you said it. Practice everywhere all the time, paradiddle like your life depends on it, and never stop
By far the BEST explanation for this technique I came across, thanks a lot!!
Great.. thanks for the lesson!
Jason Earles good day was really really Love ❤️
Thanks Luke! This has helped me clean up and speed up. Did you adjust the spring tension at all?
You're very welcome! I did, I'm using a very loose spring tension. That works for me, although some like a tight spring tension with the same technique. Just depends on the person.
Hands down, the best double bass stroke video I have ever seen! Thank you so much.
You're very welcome, glad you enjoyed it!
Hey thanks teach..first time That im able to understand the double bass drum kick stuff..
Cool technique, man! Actually, the Brazilian rhythm is on 2/4 and not on 4/4. And believe me, there's a difference. Congrats for the video! One hug from Brazil.
Thanks Pedro, I appreciate it!
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Some part of me feels like this whole video was just an excuse to show off those sweet kicks
LOL, well, it sure is fun to throw that in there. But I do hope the actual explanation was helpful as well.
@@DrumangleOfficial undoubtedly sir
Thanks so very much. Left some comment for ya
EXCELLENT BASS DRUM TECHNIQUE !
Man, this is the first time I have seen a teacher explain this technique in such a detailed and systemic way. Thank you so much. I will spend a summer on on.
You're very welcome! Thanks for the compliments!
Great video! This is one of my goals for 2020- learning to play fast & smooth doubles. Question about your shoes: Have you ever experimented with shoes that have smooth/slippery soles? Seems like the rubber soles would be harder to slide back and forth on the footboard (although rubber soles are obviously not an obstacle for you.) Also, I have played barefoot for nearly 40 years. Does this technique work for barefooted players? Thanks
Chuck O.... what ever your comfortable wearing on your feet... I just wear sneakers... best of luck with your drumming 👍
Thanks for the compliments! And you're right, the soles do make a difference. As Alan replied, use what is comfortable for you, but I will say that shoes with a slicker sole allow for easier and smoother sliding. In this vide (quite old now, recorded in summer of 2014), I'm using just normal Chucks, which have a rubber sole that doesn't allow for a lot of sliding. But as you can see you can adjust your foot and technique to accommodate. Today, I use Chucks or similar shoes with customized leather soles, just like Jojo Mayer does. I tried this a few years ago and have come to really appreciate what that does for this technique. I will say that if you modify your shoes in this manner, it makes them extremely slick and it may be too much for some and definitely takes some getting used to. I wasn't sure I'd like it when I first tried it. But after getting used to it, I definitely prefer a leather soled shoe for this slide technique.
Tldw version: instead of heel toe, toe mid
Awesome video! This is awesome, I never thought to try that
Thank you for sharing this.