Fast double bass notes.

**brwns** · Joined: 02 Nov 2007 Posts: 6

I'm having some trouble hitting two bass pedal notes when they come right after one another, really quick. I can't seem to find a good way of hitting the bass pedal really fast two times in a row, sometimes three. I think I'm about ready to move on to expert but without this skill I'm not exactly sure how much I can keep a combo. Any tips?

**brandonbb13** · Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 862 Location: Chicago, Illinois

try two feet? lulz idk if that will work.

just try twitching. almost like trilling on the guitar. or try hitting the first bass note early
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**Vmi90** · Joined: 06 Jun 2008 Posts: 77 Location: Penn State

i use two feet, it works if you time it right

**hydrapower** · Joined: 28 May 2006 Posts: 1708 Location: Rochester, MN

It just takes practice to build up your skill at it. Also, I play "heel-up" rather than "heel-down", which I find easier.
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**g0dly** · Joined: 07 Feb 2008 Posts: 635

you are going to want to feel like you are bouncing your foot more than slamming it down twice. it is similar to a drum roll where, instead of hitting the pad as fast as you can, you want to bounce your sticks off the pad.

**Whitt333** · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 1535 Location: Minnesota

After you hit the first note lift your foot slightly and slam it back down. It will take time to build up speed. The WT pedal seems harder to hit fast bass notes than the RB pedal.
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**NovaXD** · Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 884

With real drums, isn't it also possible to switch really quickly between heel-up and heel-down? Could that apply here? I'm pretty bad with fast bass pedal notes myself, so I'm not sure.

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**RhezmynJavik** · Joined: 29 Jan 2008 Posts: 31

I am a guy who uses heel down technique. Amazing, isn't it? I try to move my foot to the right spot so I'm not touching the base of the foot pedal, just the pedal itself. From there, I can hit THE fastest double bass hits ever. Seriously. If they actually put the double bass on the intro of critical acclaim, I could fc that. But all I do is a combination of a small twitch, but a really hard slam followed by a really soft one with barely any momentum. But it kind of looks like you move your foot down halfway, trigger it (only on the rock band pedal) and then move up, then slam it all the way down. Hope this helps!
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**Megabert** · Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 10:23 pm Post subject:

You can raise your foot high and just twitch it in time with the bass notes. You can also try two feet on one pedal (look up blind's video on youtube). You can also try heel-toe. Heel-toe is simply hitting the first note with your toe, then kicking your foot forward to hit the pedal with your heel.

I use all three kind of randomly.
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