Bass Drum Techniques

drums free lesson Bass Drum Techniques is a free video lesson by Radley Fricker that demonstrates some different approaches to foot technique when playing the bass drum. Radley explains the "heel up" and the "heel down" methods and explains their advantages and differences. Valuable to all drum set players.

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