Isolated bass drum practice pad

Mr.Clam · Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:02 am Post subject: Isolated bass drum practice pad

Does anyone have any tips on how to practice playing a double bass drum pedal, but without having to be at the drumkit. There are a few pads i've seen, such as the Gibraltar one, ane the Pearl, but there are too expensive for me. I have a snare-type pad which I use all the time, which shows in my drumming, i've become dependent on using my hands, other than having a balance between hands and feet.

What i'm looking for is the type of thing that is on the Smart Pratice DW pad kit. It has a clip-on rectangular bass drum pad, but you can't buy it on it's own, it attaches onto a regular stand. I've tried to think of a way to mount a normal pad vertically, but it seems hopeless.

So, does any one have any cheap suggestions on how silent double bass drum practice could be done?

Thanks in advance, and sorry for the long post.
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tylerdrummer · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 11:40 pm Post subject:

i know a few people who made theres out of wood and just a pad of some sort (mousepad, i have a HP muffling kit and the bass pad fell off so im thinking of making one myself and using it but i dont have any extra wood i can use)
hope this helps somehow
tyler

phantompong · Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 6:42 am Post subject:

mind_drummer built one using two rubber hockey pucks:

http://drumdogs.com/message-board-forum/viewtopic.php?p=179476#179476
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