Bass drum creep does not talk about the scary man with the bass drum, it is the term utilized to describe the bothersome situation when your kick drum begins sliding further and further away from you with each stroke of your bass drum pedal.
Establishing your kit on a fine thick rug or a carpet with spikes at the end of your bass drum legs that can sink their teeth into will generally help keep bass drum creep at bay. (If your bass drum legs do not have spikes, change them with ones that do. Any decent drum shop will carry replacement bass drum legs at a reasonable price.)
Make certain your carpet is large enough to accommodate your whole kit, including your throne. The weight of your body on the throne will assist keep the bass drum from sliding away from you with the entire carpet.
Adjust the bass drum legs to ensure that the front of the drum is an inch or two off the ground and the drum is resting at a slight angle. This shifts more of the drums weight onto the legs themselves and helps the spikes dig in much more effectively, which should put an end to most bass drum creep issues.
Sometimes, particularly for those of us kicking the drum pretty hard in loud cases, laying out on a carpet is simply not enough!
Here is definitely an extra little trick that will End bass drum creep issues.
Take a three foot long 2"x4" piece of wood. I have a few good fabric glued around it to make it look pretty, provide some protection to the drums, and prevent splinters. At this point, mark your carpet where you would like the front of your bass drum to sit. Drill three quarter inch diameter holes through the wood - one hole in the middle and one near each end.
Using several good, large, 2 inch washers and 1/4 inch thick bolts - really bolt the wood to your carpet at the front edge of your bass drum. Make certain to put the flattest part of the bolt on the under side of the carpet to ensure that your carpet still lays fairly flat. I as well want to place a layer or two of gaffer's tape over the end of the bolt to ensure that it doesn't scratch up any good wooden floors that happen to be underneath the carpet.
Now when you set up, just slide the front of the bass drum right up against the piece of wood you have bolted to the carpet, and it will not slide any more!
It works best if you get the wood wide enough that the legs themselves really bump up against the wood block even though it'll work fine with the rim of the drum against the wood block - simply be sure to cover the wood with foam or thick fabric to prevent the wood from damaging the rim and lugs of your drum!
Let me know how well it works for you.
Establishing your kit on a fine thick rug or a carpet with spikes at the end of your bass drum legs that can sink their teeth into will generally help keep bass drum creep at bay. (If your bass drum legs do not have spikes, change them with ones that do. Any decent drum shop will carry replacement bass drum legs at a reasonable price.)
Make certain your carpet is large enough to accommodate your whole kit, including your throne. The weight of your body on the throne will assist keep the bass drum from sliding away from you with the entire carpet.
Adjust the bass drum legs to ensure that the front of the drum is an inch or two off the ground and the drum is resting at a slight angle. This shifts more of the drums weight onto the legs themselves and helps the spikes dig in much more effectively, which should put an end to most bass drum creep issues.
Sometimes, particularly for those of us kicking the drum pretty hard in loud cases, laying out on a carpet is simply not enough!
Here is definitely an extra little trick that will End bass drum creep issues.
Take a three foot long 2"x4" piece of wood. I have a few good fabric glued around it to make it look pretty, provide some protection to the drums, and prevent splinters. At this point, mark your carpet where you would like the front of your bass drum to sit. Drill three quarter inch diameter holes through the wood - one hole in the middle and one near each end.
Using several good, large, 2 inch washers and 1/4 inch thick bolts - really bolt the wood to your carpet at the front edge of your bass drum. Make certain to put the flattest part of the bolt on the under side of the carpet to ensure that your carpet still lays fairly flat. I as well want to place a layer or two of gaffer's tape over the end of the bolt to ensure that it doesn't scratch up any good wooden floors that happen to be underneath the carpet.
Now when you set up, just slide the front of the bass drum right up against the piece of wood you have bolted to the carpet, and it will not slide any more!
It works best if you get the wood wide enough that the legs themselves really bump up against the wood block even though it'll work fine with the rim of the drum against the wood block - simply be sure to cover the wood with foam or thick fabric to prevent the wood from damaging the rim and lugs of your drum!
Let me know how well it works for you.
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