Buying the WEIRDEST Bass Drum Pedals I Could Find

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0:00 Sca-Taylor Guitars Custom Pedal
Big thanks to @robscallon for considering me for a Sca-Taylor Pedal endorsement lol
0:51 Foot-Nik Double Pedal
2:27 Gibraltar Catapult Pedal
4:27 Sabian Triple Hi-hat
8:28 Dualist Triple Pedals
@ElEsteparioSiberiano You need to get a triple pedal now!
11:14 Vruk Heel-Toe Attachment
Buying the WEIRDEST Pedals I Could Find

[@rdavidr]

Which pedal would you add to your kit? CHOPS Shirt back in stock! www.bonfire.com/chops-rdavidr/

[@kineticstringwell844]

tripple hi hat pedeal for sure i loved that especially the little airy hat ontop

[@Zebra_M]

The Sca-Taylor for sure, there is nothing else like it on the market. True innovation! Although that trihat pedal is very interesting indeed

[@tapeexperiments]

That double cowbell was 🔥🔥🔥

[@thewesty101]

I'd love to hear a tambourine on that hi-hat. I would love to shake on the upstroke

[@jamesfranco7060]

I would add the deluxe, spray painted gas pedal.

[@Ryans.instruments]

Who else wants to see David use his engineering skills to destroy a drum set and make his own wacky design of a kit and play all his weird cymbals and gear with it?

[@Thevirdrummer]

Me

[@sandracastillo2652]

Me

[@shadowvonnyx666]

Me

[@uri413]

Me

[@Nephrone0000]

Me!

[@maxupp]

Okay, that cowbell beat at 2:00 was SICK!

[@kariemE]

Yahh so cool

[@m_6866]

needs more cowbell

[@floracohlmeyer]

Bruce Dickinson has a fever and needs more cowbell

[@Uncle_Drywall]

Damn. Never knew I needed a Foot-Nik and a old cowbell so badly.😂 That truly was 10/10 though. 👏

[@Jril39]

Do you know where you can buy them from?

[@kenbrown2808]

finally the cure for the fever.

[@ERROR_DUBB5]

put it at 2x speed

[@zekeharris6839]

@@Jril39 I tried looking into them but there’s almost nothing on them 😭

[@alsdrumhang]

That cowbell groove with the Foot-Nik was DOPE AF. You found a Sabian TRIPLE HAT?!?! Amazeballs! David: "What could be more awkward than me playing double pedal? 🤔hmmm, TRIPLE pedal..." The Vruk looked painful, like someone falling down a rock covered hill...

[@piero9738]

Now that you’ve challenged El estepario playing the triple pedal i want him making an extreme and weird drum tools video series

[@felixjones9198]

Estepario has a video out with him playing a duallist triple, and doing it astonishingly well. (There's a surprise 😂)

[@goddessomai9177]

He crushed it by the way. Never anger a drum god...😅

[@1dudecrush]

The Tri-hat is pretty cool. Just one of those Sabian oddities from a golden age when they were constantly innovating and experimenting. They were the ones pushing the envelope back before Meinl kinda started to take that mantle. The Max stax was one of if not the first stack that was intended to be used as such, they were also the first to purposely put large holes in a cymbal to change the the sound.

[@GOLDSMITHEXILE]

do you remember those hand held mini hi hats sabian used to make? I've never seen one for sale but it was afantastic idea, a pair of 5 or 6 inch hi hats on a hand held trigger

[@thumperpaul]

I love my 14” Sabian AA Sizzle hats, it has rivets and holes in the bottom cymbal

[@dysecta]

Dude I hope you see this I love your content so much, I started playing drums for school this year and watching your videos is now a sort of meditation for me I hope you continue on like that ❤

[@CheapDrumsGuy]

I have to say it- that steampunk- looking metal double pedal hitting the cowbell was EPIC. That is so ugly / funky that it's cool- and sounded great!

[@audacyspectrum3612]

To note on that Tri-pedal... the "white pads" are to face the head. 🙃 I think, if you had a double base drum and set it up on the left foot, and put a single on the right, you could use the right as normal, and then go heavy when applying the left.

[@coiLz0r911]

Dude that Foot Nik groove was tasty as heck 🤤

[@zealousie]

you should do a whole video on that triple hi hat and as many cymbal swap combos on it that you can come up with. i saw dom famularo in clinic promoting these when they came out, and all i could think was how cool it would be to put a 18 sabian jia chinese on the bottom. the cymbal choice isn't as much out of date as it is just not very good. so much potential. they should have made a cable version too, as they're just a little too whacky to have as a main set.

[@johnnysweetly3757]

okay the cowbell double pedal thing was SICK

[@NipsyThistle]

As a sidenote, for us older drummers, who don’t have the flexibility in our Achilles’ heel anymore, the VRUK is a great piece of gear for under your heel. Picked up that tip from Steven Adler!

[@ofadetergentsud]

Watching you try to play the triple pedal feels like one of those nightmares where I want to run but I start floating just enough to not go anywhere.

[@Dispozer]

ok but why is your bass drum deformed

[@beast_of_burden7762]

You’re content is superb, in a sea of mediocracy you stand out as one of the most innovative and creative KZbinrs out there, you should try out some weird muffling techniques and gadgets, maybe some weird sticks too, keep on rocking🤘

[@RagnarRipper]

Duuuuuuude! That cowbell double thing at the start was killer. Loved the beat too 🎉

[@nickphipp1949]

1:59 This is awesome. Somebody needs to get this into production.

[@JumpscareBandOfficial]

Spotted a tama bell brass in the video

[@zebfernandez]

not quite haha

[@mastamane3005]

OMG FINALY A VID ON THIS IVE WANTED A ON THE DULLIST FOR SO LONG THX SM DAVID

[@killyourtv4579]

I love how much joy this puts on your face man.

[@Dev_Lenny226]

I gave up on learning the drums about a year ago, but after watching your videos, I wanna get back into it.

[@camrongray3406]

do it bro it’s so fun

[@ALJessica]

I love your videos❤ over the past couple of weeks I have binge watched all your videos!☺️

[@valcarrillobadino3827]

Amazing as always, loved the footnik beat!! Clean AF

[@descantinginsalubrious]

That cowbell pedal groove is hot.

[@idkwhattoputasmynamesoyeah9420]

That first one in context is actually cool asf

[@HelloMyNameIsOde]

that double cowbell pedal is awesome!! And I also want that triple hihat thingy!!

[@disastreee]

ive been binging old rdavidr fix my snare and vintage/cheap drumset restorations for the past week… I NEED MORE just bought a blackrolite on reverb and am very excited to work on it love the vids!

[@timothytan2010]

i like how the title says bass drum pedals and literally in the thumnail is a hi-hat pedal

[@JulianFernandez]

That Sabian stand is a WIN!

[@MattBakerDrums]

El Estepario has just put up his triple duallist video, he heard you!

[@Macho_Man_Randy_Savage]

9:59 that pedal doesn't miss a beat 😅

[@NillWill]

Lamp rod matches roto Tom center thread also! You can make a bell stack out of the frame bases!

[@RedDogMamaHD]

9:44 I love the music you chose for your work adding the third beater! 😜

[@aristoth]

I love how your first instinct with the triple pedals was a quint groove because why not

[@OB1DRUMS]

rdavidr u are probably one of the most fun drummers i watch and i have taken lots of inspiration from u

[@Skuttledrum]

I use the D3 as a utility. Traditional double pedal grooves I use both feet, and use the single/double option for effects and creative groove ideas.

[@garyrockwell5421]

Glad you liked the double piddle pedal that you bought from me. THE FOOT-NIK-cheers

[@ralfbacani4911]

I been loving the reviews on weird drums and such. But I am starting to miss all the crazy builds you used to have. I am just wondering when the next crazy drum build is gonna come? Don't worry if there isn't any coming soon. I was just wondering.

[@The_paradox_of_Youth]

That was fantastic. Everything about this episode was spot on.

[@robbniebeling]

My Rogers kit from the '70's had that dual sided beater like the Dualist.

[@keeyanzimmerman2959]

Couldn’t help but notice the handmade knife and 2x72 grinder in this vid. That’s awesome!

[@dongaudry7918]

Love your Drum videos!!

[@Greywolf12010]

WHAT a cool channel and those HATS!!! Friggin awesome 🤘🤘

[@lastditch727]

I've actually never seen or heard of the triple hats. Pretty cool concept. I do know a pro drummer from my area named Jeramie Kling use a vruk before. Not sure if he's still using it though.

[@drummerdan95]

Fun fact, Portnoy used one as his x-hat for a while!

[@neonbeige1289]

I’m in love with how that 10” top hat sounds on its own

[@willia1918]

Thayer foot nik is dope

[@ArchieBC]

David does blast beats with a triple pedal. 2023 is officially awesome!

[@christominello]

The Vruk was so cool in 2005. Drummers back then were super into them, and it set multiple world records for bass pedal speed.

[@RyoCanCan]

I'd love to get some, too bad they're not made anymore.

[@devilononeshoulder]

I think Sonor had a heel toe pedal, it was called Giant step or giant beat, should def review it Dave

[@Beardqt]

that double cowbell was transcending

[@MiiKu7861]

yo that triple hihat sound when its loosened reminds me of an upside down china crash, i love that slosh

[@jimthetrucker]

I still have several Ghost pedals and they were my go-to since the 80's and they are still very fast, smooth, and quiet. Have you done any videos on these? I admit I have not searched your channel to see.

[@13StJimmy]

Ok I unironically love that triple high hat section

[@josephwillard6461]

you know estepario is going to make the triple sound like he created it! hes too GOOD!!!!

[@chadprentice5370]

Is this a modification to the capacitor or the capsule? Or, is it a modified in another way? I would like to modify mine after hearing how much cleaner it sounds.

[@kianmacleod379]

Always happy seeing the Telstar getting some love

[@dougiemanross]

Man, I play guitar (hobbyist drum hitter) but I love your vids. Keep ‘em coming!

[@Jeff-rh8mq]

The cowbell is a winner for sure!

[@dukesofrock0920]

Thank you for curing my fever at 1:50

[@RedeyePerc]

You should try to find one of those Mapex Janus HiHat/Double pedals. I only ever saw the ad.

[@scottallen6160]

What a cool video! All drum and percussion enthusiasts around the world should be subscribed here!

[@I-AM-PHIL-ANSELMO]

Rdavidr is one of my favorite drummer that doesn't double bass drum.

[@neonblack211]

Those old double single percussion pedal thing seemed really cool

[@ajitftii]

Where to buy all this stuff from. I liked some of it,really good for my kind of playing, experimental🤘

[@dumbstupid5065]

You playing the Dualist shows how difficult those pedals are to master. El Estepario even told people in his video. Pretty crazy.

[@DamonLuther]

yes... slauchie sounding triple hi-hat at maximum velocity sounds like the magic to me.

[@AnistonWIG]

Hey David you should do a q/a type video, like where you answer questions about like you r weirdest encounter with reverb listing or something like that

[@FullpowerStudio]

I really like the VRUK Drum master. I have a pair and I used them on a CD I recorded and got some really fast playing done with them. Sure, Mr Vruk has a humble website, but his product is really well made and works great if you take a little time to adjust to it. I got used to it in WAY less than three months.

[@kungfucasey]

I haven't been into a music store in 25 years. My last purchase when I was playing was a Mapex Janus, which had a single pedal for engaging the hihat and double pedal. it had some vertical plates on the left and right sides of the pedal that allowed the drummer to kick the pedal to the sides to engage either hihat or bass playing. Is this still a thing?

[@gballmaier]

You, Sir,have definately found a special Niche in the drum video world!!! Love your Vids, But, I have to say, YOU'VE got some decent licks. keep it up.great stuff

[@RainMakeR_Workshop]

You should experiment with various cymbals on that triple hi-hat. See if you can make a better sound and what interesting weirdness you can come up with.

[@AvStevieStevenJamesDrums]

Always the best content, and of course like you, looking at those products, I have to ask, Why? Cheers Bro

[@mootbooxle]

listening on my phone, the duelist section just sounded like RIDE RIDE RIDE RIDE while I watched the beaters whack away

[@nik_in_the_box]

How cool is the triple HiHat - sounds awesome

[@HesTNTonPMS]

That fuckin pedal on the bell is so incredible bro ! That first beat was fire !

[@aaronmarine7059]

OMG...that triple hat stand i've been trying to find for decades. lol I saw it at a music store in LA once when I was a kid and thought it was so amazing. Now I know what it's called lol

[@avgdrummer]

Those are neat. I had a Mapex Janus double pedal and transmission hi-hat all-in-one thing. It was neat. Pedals were super sluggish, and it's substantially more cumbersome in transport. It didn't add anything, but rather subtracted a footboard. I ended up selling it because I needed the money for other gear, otherwise I'd still have it for funsies. There was a Gemini 241 (two for one, get it?) double single at a local music store when I was a kid. I think it came out slightly before the Dualist. The heel plate was the drive for the left beater. A salesman at the store bet me $20 that I couldn't play it because I was some dumb young kid and none of the kids could figure it out. I sat down and played it. He was mad that I played heel down, which is required to play the pedal. I told him to keep his money and stop being a jerk as my payment. If you want to play it as a single pedal, then play heel up. If you want to play it as a double pedal, then play heel down.

[@coreyw5981]

There was even the dual DW hi hat stand back in the day that i was super curious about. I think its a whole mini hat on top of the main hat. So you can two with one pedal or something

[@quaz18]

The Gibraltar ultra-adjust was also an interesting pedal. A more adjustable hi hat stand with remote styling. They disappeared pretty quickly though since they were just in between markets enough to not have a market.

[@JasonMcLemore]

I have one of those Gibraltar ultra adjust hi hat stands in a closet right now. It always had a weird laggy feel.

[@quaz18]

@@JasonMcLemore yeah they did take a bit to get adjusted right, or maybe I got lucky. Worked well for a double bass kit to get the base of the stand and the hi-hat where you need it. either way remote hats work better anyways.

[@timothymckane6362]

Dude, the Foot-Nik with cowbell sounds really great! Not gonna lie!

[@DamageJackyl]

I'm still waiting on someone to take two dualist double-singles and mount to two kick drums. Effectively having QUAD SPEED!! Yes! All the hits on the kick!

[@darkone9572]

I liked the sloshy high-hat sound !!

[@alexlebedew7842]

Every time I see your Kick Drum, I feel like I’m having and Acid flashback.

[@mielle-zy1wy]

Now after seeing that bass drum, you gotta make a video titled “Buying the weirdest bass drums EVER”

[@M4RCM0NT31R0]

You should try the Sleishman twin pedal!

[@Ev_on_drums22]

Bro that cowbell beat at 1:48 👌👌 Also that bass drum is shaped different

[@jet7327]

LOVE that triple hat!

[@roandietjodimedjo1039]

Dude, you have missed the Soho (or Stable) PD-333 which is a single pedal unit, but with a heel pedal AND 2 beaters. Used it many times once I got the hang of it to extensively play double bass metal style.

[@Green-Echo9797]

0:38 had me cracking up lol Hhah😂

[@coolatta1]

teasin us with that bronze snare

[@RogerBergqvist]

Ludwig Speed King is my favorite. The pedal is fast and simple.

[@sirdrum-a-lot]

Squeak king

[@timm1139]

Ludwig ghost pedal has got to be the smoothest pedal I’ve ever played.

[@RogerBergqvist]

@@timm1139 hope to try it out.

[@dennisboxem]

Reviewed the Tri-hat and the Tripalist (as it was called back then) for a magazine when they came out. And the original Sonor giant step too. Suffice to say, I'm still playing regular pedals all these years later. The dualist pedal does work, but the second stroke is activated by a spring and that made it very hard to get even strokes. The Trihat was cool, but who really needs it. Messed around with the Vruk attachment (they where a bit more common in europe) and they would get a little less stiff over time. But again: who really needs it?

[@kingmusic3617]

So about the heel toe method. I was in middle school band and I was playing around on the kit, I don't know how I got the heel toe method down quick. For me it just happened one day and I was like "wow I found out something new" not knowing it was common knowledge among more professional musicians 😅

[@djyeah-nah9781]

I'd arrange a cymbalsmith like Timothy Roberts to make you some hats for the triple hat stand. It's basically a splash, a flat ride and a top hi-hat so can imagine you could source better cymbals Love the video

[@evangalinsky2499]

Not the one you demo'd in the video, but the other heel-toe pedal you mentioned before the dualist pedals, I think would actually work incredibly well as a single pedal by blocking the normal pedal so it can't move and only using the heel pedal. I honestly think I'd have much more power and accuracy playing that way, just being able to keep the front of my foot planted and just dropping my heel down, kinda like how people shake their legs. Your top possible speed/bpm would go down as a result of not being able to do like heel-toe, but that's something I'd trade off tbh, and it's not like you'd be ridiculously slow either.

[@iceackbjj7591]

That hihat had potential. The cowbell groove was fire

[@markkeneson6806]

You should be able to replace the spring on the Gibraltar Catapult pedal with a stronger one.

[@froste7952]

The 3x hihat was a trip. True collectors should have 1