STOP Burying the Bass Drum Beater! Here’s Why…

STOP Burying the Bass Drum Beater! Here’s Why… | Kick Drum Technique

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STOP burying the bass drum beater! I know you rock guys are gonna hate me, while you jazz guys might be applauding. But today I’m going to show you why EVERY drummer should seriously consider this technique. Believe it or not, there are 3 huge benefits to exclusively bouncing the beater. When it comes to kick drum technique, this is one of those huge but often-overlooked aspects of bass drum sound. If your foot, leg, or knee is sore at the end of the gig, it may be because your burying the beater. If you’re not getting a big enough sound out of your bass drum that’s loaded with massive low end, it may be because you’re burying the beater. And if you’re tearing up your shoe because your foot keeps running into the chain at the end of the footplate...it may be because you’re burying the beater. Check out the one big solution to all of this... BOUNCING the beater every time instead. Ultimately it comes down to being consistent in whatever method you choose. If you’re a die hard “burier,” just make sure you do that consistently every time. Same if you’re a “bouncer.”
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@sccdrum93 4 жыл бұрын

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@adamharrisdrums6539 4 жыл бұрын

If it feels good and it sounds good, play the kick however the hell you like. Bury it when the song needs it, bounce it when it doesn't. That said, love your videos, keep up the good work!

@darinspicer3242 4 жыл бұрын

I've been drumming for about 30 years and these lessons still help me!!! Thank you!!!

@billmatthews2463 4 жыл бұрын

A phrase I learned years ago I think applies to drumming in all areas: "Not right, not wrong, just different." Another one readily applies (literally): "Different strokes for different folks."

@johanhackman 3 жыл бұрын

I started playing drums eight years ago when I purchased a Roland V-Drums HD-3 electronic kit, which does not have a bass drum beater. Now I have stepped up and purchased a VAD306 (still e-drums) and have to learn a new technique for the bass drum and this is the first video I watch on the subject and it all makes a lot of sense to me. I can't wait to start practicing tomorrow. Thank you!

@benking9160 4 жыл бұрын

Ever since watching jo jo mayer's dvd I have learned to always bounce. Whether it is heel up or heel down or heel toe. At first it was awkward but now it is entirely natural and with an unported reso the range of Dynamics, power and speed is endless. I would highly recommend trying this to any drummer and watch the jo jo foot technique dvd to fully understand the concepts.

@alvaro.makes.music1 4 жыл бұрын

It's so cool that I've been trying your feet technique on double bass drumming this afternoon and I feel way less exhausted! My knees don't hurt, I can play faster and with more control, and if feels easier to coordinate with my hands bc I'm using the same motion/joint system... thanks so much for sharing this!

@beardeddrummerdude3483 4 жыл бұрын

The groove and beat definitely influences the urge to bury or bounce the beater.

@sub-jec-tiv Жыл бұрын

I like your font choice, it makes me feel like I’m playing Skyrim or Fallout. Your current mission: stop burying the beater.

@ivanbalashov468 2 жыл бұрын

After this video I started noticing that many professional and highly succeful drum players actually do bury the beater. Especially when they play heel-up.

@SmugSuspenders 4 жыл бұрын

I wish I had someone to "bury my beater" in 😢

@atomichero448 4 жыл бұрын

Actio=reactio. Burying the beater means putting all the energy your body creates into the drum. And that's what i want to express. I'm so alive and i want to feel and to hear it out of my drums.

@ddrummer1821 3 жыл бұрын

Could you please demonstrate this while doing consecutive doubles, single to double variations and at fast tempos with loud dynamics?

@ChaosToRule 4 жыл бұрын

I am 5' 11" and I play heel up, I personally feel more comfortable sitting close and high. I bury the beater on many songs, and I bounce it on others, to me it all comes down to the bass drum pattern I am playing. Sitting as I do, I rest my leg when I bury the beater, it happens naturally with the weight of my leg, and I feel more strain when I have to bounce.

@robertsomerville320 3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. 100%. Having started playing a kit a 8yrs old, and teaching my self, it sounded wrong to bury the beater. As I grew into a later age 13 yrs old, I started to listen to Nicko McBrain and Neil Peart. Nicko's parts had many double hits, i found it so much easier to let the beater bounce to hit those "Bup buda-bup buda-bup" galloping kick parts. Same with Peart's playing almost impossible to play without letting the beater bounce. Once I started Jazz in high school, it was imperative to bounce the beater. I liked Prog Metal coming out of high school, that's when 16th notes and double kick started to really begin. This is where i went wrong, i started by burying the beater for the first stroke of a double with a single kick pedal. So beater buried before the first hit, then fast release to hit the first beat with the mid back of my foot, and catch the 2nd 16th note with the toes. It sounded terrible, as it didn't sound like what i was listening to on recordings. I actually called my jazz teacher and asked how to do heal down during a flurry of 16th notes, and we used to meet an hour before school to practice 16th notes with heal down. He would play a solo by Buddy Rich through the PA, and i could hear that Rich had it all along. It took a good 2 years, eve as a heal down player to get this right. To this day, as a 50 year old drummer, I can still use this technique, and i have no strain issues with my legs, knees, or ankles. I am only 5'-10" and sit quite low at the kit. Legs at 90 deg. Sorry to add such a long comment, but it took time to lock that muscle memory in. Years in fact. So it is the correct technique, and as far as engineers that I've worked with, they love the consistency. In fact in this day and age, most engineers get so frustrated with beater bury, they end up using replacement software (drumagog, etc..) set to almost 90% to replace the kick sound altogether. Anyway, agree or disagree, This is what I teach my students, from day one. Cheers, from Rob in Winnipeg, Canada.

@WellOfSadness 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very very much! I Was looking for a tutorial like this! :)

@sassafrassanid5718 Жыл бұрын

I couldn't play quick triplet or sixteenth ditties on the bass drum until I learned that releasing the beater is what's important. I am a firm advocate of heel up simply for the power, but letting it release not only allows me to play more intricately but also feels way better for my right leg. I'll be sure to tell my students to release, I've never thought about it that much until this video!

@nicgundy 4 жыл бұрын

That actually's a great tip for tonight's worship service I'm drumming in & after! Thank you

@Brento44 4 жыл бұрын

Heel up gives you much more power and control. Control give you control of volume. Comparing your hands and your feet is Apple and oranges. In my opinion of course.

@jeffmansfield914 2 жыл бұрын

As far as the sound quality goes, it’s a different sound, for sure, but not necessarily “higher quality”. In a bass drum setup like yours, yes, I prefer the bounced sound. However, some folks like to tune and setup their kick with a lot of tone and sustain for certain types of music, but burying the beater allows the option in the moment to get a sound more like your bounced tone.