Pain/uncomfortability when playing drums

[Implosion]

I like Rock Band. I like playing the drums. But when I hit that bass pedal, my foot aches. I have to sit 5 feet from the set just to hit the pedal.

Is there anything I can try to stop this pain?

[AdamBomb629]

How are you hitting the pedal? Heel on the floor? Stomping on it?

[Implosion]

How are you hitting the pedal? Heel on the floor? Stomping on it?I've tried both, and a few other ways and still had the pain.

[Slytherin]

try keeping the pedal depressed about an inch at all times, this works much better then hovering your foot over it. This gives you faster response time too and eventually your foots natural resistance and weight will do half the work of depressing that sucker.
To find a good distance for the bass pedal in relation to your body, sit out a game and try tapping your foot to the beat while your friends play, wherever your foot naturally goes is where you should try putting the foot pedal relative to your body.

[Implosion]

try keeping the pedal depressed about an inch at all times, this works much better then hovering your foot over it. This gives you faster response time too and eventually your foots natural resistance and weight will do half the work of depressing that sucker.
To find a good distance for the bass pedal in relation to your body, sit out a game and try tapping your foot to the beat while your friends play, wherever your foot naturally goes is where you should try putting the foot pedal relative to your body.
Alright, i'll give that a try. Ty much.

[Sabiancym]

I was so angry at that pedal. The whole reason I got RB was for the drums. It feels nothing like a real pedal and is just a beast. No pedals are that high off the ground.

I'm going to convert my real drum pedal into a RB pedal once I can figure out the wiring.

[raregamer]

I have issues like this to makes it really hard. Also I have a issue with the red button and wish they had in the video I saw the models they were messing with for retractable pads to get a better length. The red and green button just seem way to close to me.

[N_Peart]

try keeping the pedal depressed about an inch at all times, this works much better then hovering your foot over it. This gives you faster response time too and eventually your foots natural resistance and weight will do half the work of depressing that sucker.
To find a good distance for the bass pedal in relation to your body, sit out a game and try tapping your foot to the beat while your friends play, wherever your foot naturally goes is where you should try putting the foot pedal relative to your body.

Sound advice...I've also heard going to the hardware store to grab a sam diameter different height/tension spring can do the trick as well.:cool:

[Slytherin]

ooooooh, RB arts and crafts! love it!

[AdamWill2]

Try adjusting the height you're sitting at, too. Sitting too high or too low will require extra muscle effort and cause extra pain.

Sabian, remember the cost price of this drum kit is very low. I'm frankly insanely impressed at the quality for the price. Compare it to the Drummania PS2 kit; that costs $80 retail so it's about the same cost price as the RB kit, but the RB kit is so much better. Yes, the pedal isn't perfect, but it's pretty decent. The Drummania pedal is a microswitch in a box. It's completely worthless.

[cjkuhlenbeck]

Work thru the pain, thats whay my RockBand band did. Drummers wrists hurt, my fingers hurt, and the singer got a sore throat the first couple a days, eventually, you develop a resistance to it. kinda cool. Like my fingers. The skin got thicker on the tips for the frets, and on the side of my thumb when i strum. BTW, to the other guy wordering about the wiring. Simple, go to radioshack, pick up a small bit of speaker wire, an audio jack (think its 1/8) and a button, then go to lowes, and pick up a small block of wood. Wire the speaker wire into the button (doesnt matter what goes where) then wire it into the headphone jack (wire config doesnt matter) then drill a hole in the wood and mount the button in it. Then place the button under a real bass pedal, and your good. I've never tried it, but i have some electronics experience, and i cracked one of the drums. I didnt want to wait for a replacement, so i went and bought another, and ended up ripping apart the old set to see how it works. Sensors are pretty cool. But anyways yea that works...

[pmyers23]

Too funny.....I have the same issue with playing drums. It wasn't so bad when I was on medium but now that I've moved to Hard and with all the new double bass taps, the "front" (not sure what else to call it) of my foot is very sore. I assume that I'll build this muscle up and it won't be an issue for long, but boy is it uncomfortable now. I also think part of the problem is I was sitting in my friend's chair which is way to low so my thigh was well below my knee. Maybe it's time to invest in an adjustable height chair ;)

[mgd3434]

This is probably more money than most of you will want to spend, but this is the ultimate drum throne. I have zero back/leg/foot pain, and the adjustable height is outstanding. I can play for hours without discomfort.


http://www.guitarcenter.com/Roc-N-Soc-Nitro-Throne-442612-i1136510.gc

[DrEvyl666]

try keeping the pedal depressed about an inch at all times, this works much better then hovering your foot over it. This gives you faster response time too and eventually your foots natural resistance and weight will do half the work of depressing that sucker.
To find a good distance for the bass pedal in relation to your body, sit out a game and try tapping your foot to the beat while your friends play, wherever your foot naturally goes is where you should try putting the foot pedal relative to your body.

I actually keep it fully depressed all the time, just resting my foot on it. When it comes time for a bass drum note, I just kinda bounce my foot on the pedal. It also puts a lot of the pressure on the toe portion of the pedal, and I think there's a lot less risk of breaking it.

If you're using decent technique on drums, you shouldn't be in pain.

[SkyZero]

try keeping the pedal depressed about an inch at all times, this works much better then hovering your foot over it. This gives you faster response time too and eventually your foots natural resistance and weight will do half the work of depressing that sucker.
To find a good distance for the bass pedal in relation to your body, sit out a game and try tapping your foot to the beat while your friends play, wherever your foot naturally goes is where you should try putting the foot pedal relative to your body.

I just found this out the other night. Before I could barely finish a song 'cuz of how I had my foot positioned while waiting for that note. Just keeing the pedal depressed slightly works great and the response time is a lot better.