Kind of a rush on this one.

CAPTORofSIN · Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 9:38 am Post subject: Kind of a rush on this one.

i was looking at everyone's sets in The Dog House. Basically, I NEEEEEEEEED to get my slave pedal (left pedal) to stay in place. I have the spikes all the way down (i even took out the springs to get them even further down) i've tried basic velcro, and nothing works. usually i use a car battery to hold it in place, or one of the floor monitors if we're in the studio. im hoping someone has some type of solution for my problem. i have a show this sat. and wanted to see if anyone has any solutions for me before then. Thanks.
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DanielBM85 · Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 9:52 am Post subject:

do you play with a carpet beneath you? I use a carpet with minimal velcro and i have never been confronted with any problems other than sometimes when i want to move it the velcro sticks so much that its hard to move
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CAPTORofSIN · Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 11:38 am Post subject:

i have this peice of carpet, its rubber on the bottom and this felt type material on the top. i got it from Home Depot. maybe the velcro doesn't stick as well to that type of material, im not sure. what type of drum carpet do you use? and do you use any "special" type of velcro?
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Barbie · Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 11:44 am Post subject:

I've used a little cloth strap from the pedal to the throne leg for both pedals to keep them from moving forward.

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007david · Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 1:29 pm Post subject:

Back when I played a double pedel I drilled a hole in the board and had a bolt coming through to the underside of my rughold it in place.

jak · Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 4:52 pm Post subject:

Their is this like industrial strength all weather velcro made for rough surfaces, I can dang near gaurentee this stuff will hold your pedal in place no matter how much you use it, its like Velcro on steroids x10.

I dont know where you can buy it because the pack I have was purchased over a year ago and I cant remember where I got it from, I think it either came from an office store, or Target but im not possitive.

By the way, one of the spikes on my slave pedal is bent and will only screw about half way down, dont ask me how it happened because I have no idea, anyways if anyone knows where to purchase another spike for a dw pedal let me know.
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Premier · Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 5:02 pm Post subject: Re: Kind of a rush on this one.

d0ublestr0ker0ll · Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 6:44 pm Post subject:

Have the spikes sticking way out and hammer the butt of the spike in to the floor.

CAPTORofSIN · Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 5:19 am Post subject:

thats awesome, thanks a lot for the quick responses on this guys. i found this like almost plastic type velcro, i dont even know if it's considered velcro. i was at the toyota dealership and saw this mechanic trying to seperate two peices of this gnarly velcro stuff. so i asked him, got some, and plan on trying it out tonight. i have to sets of pedals, i usualy practice in the studio with my Pearl Eliminators, and for shows or home use, i use my DW9002. should i take off the rubber on the bottom of the plate, then stick on this velcro stuff?
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jak · Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 8:55 am Post subject:

Thats the excact same velcro im talking about, told you this stuff is strong.

I dont know about any rubber on the bottom of the plate because my pedals just have like 3 strips of velco (it came from the factory), no rubber or anything.
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CAPTORofSIN · Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 9:24 am Post subject:

you were def right, that stuff is intense. what kind of pedals are you using? just curious, which company already has velcro on the pedals when you get them?
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d0ublestr0ker0ll · Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 9:49 am Post subject:

My Pearl Eliminators have pretty strong velcro, takes a good yank to get them off the floor.

CAPTORofSIN · Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 12:03 pm Post subject:

hey d0ublestr0ker0ll, did you take off the rubber pad on the bottom of your pedals? or did u just put the velcro right on top? I remember when i tried putting velcro on my Eliminators, i just put it on the rubber pad and it came off right away.
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jak · Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 12:41 pm Post subject:

Ive got the dw 7002's, they have like 3 strips of velcro (the regular kind) on the bottom of the slave and master pedal.

I think its one peice under the heel, and one on each edge.
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d0ublestr0ker0ll · Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 2:00 pm Post subject:

No Capter. I took the velcro off of my old Pacific pedals and cut them to where they would fit in between the two rubber pads. The pads sink in to the carpet enough to where the velcro catches. Another thing I might try to do is cut slivers in to the rubber so it catches on harder surfaces...like a basketball sneaker.