Comments on: Will any double-bass drum pedals fit on any electronic drum set?

By: John V

John V — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:41:52 +0000

Since you’ve figured out that double bass won’t work, try ordering another bass drum pad and hook up a double bass setup with two single pedals.

By: gtarczar

gtarczar — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:32:26 +0000

most electronic kits have a rather small pad surface so a double pedal does not always work so well. My roomate has a roland TD-6 kit and he has 2 bass drum pads and 2 pedals which we “Y” together into the bass drum trigger input. This works very well and since the pads are much smaller than an actual bass drum it sets up easily and has much better response than a double pedal

By: Russell E

Russell E — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:29:26 +0000

My Brother in Law is a progressive rock drummer,
He has a Roland Electronic drum set up in the garage/recording studio in his townhouse. He uses a double bass pedal set up on his bass drum. It seems to work fine. I’ve played the set, too and used the double bass pedal on it. And I’m pretty sure the one he has is a standard type double bass pedal.
I’ve taken a look at the kit you have and at the pedal you are thinking of.
I’m a little concerned about the diameter of the bass drum trigger pad.
It should mount OK, but It look like a very small pad and the two mallets may not fit into the trigger pad very well. You should probably take a measure of the diameter of your trigger pad and determine the sensitivity all the way to the edges of it. It looks like two mallets would be a pretty tight squeeze.
The trigger on the Roland kit is much larger than the one you have.

If you have the dimensions of the trigger pad,
email Taye Drums with the dimensions and ask if the pedal you want will strike within those parameters.

That should about cover you.