Question for drum techs - hi-hat mounted tambourine on a foot pedal mount?

[Pags]

The question is simple. Will this work if mounted on a foot pedal instead of on a hi-hat? uWill it take the impact of the bass pedal?

 

Thanks!

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0745BNCSP/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=AKM33YJGBLTPH&psc=1

 

 

[1-0-0-1-0-0-1]

You want to know if you can mount it to a bass drum pedal? You mean a second pedal that isn't also beating a bass drum?

[Pags]

Yes. I keep it to the left of the hi hat pedal, and is completely independent of the base drum pedals.  At present, I have a cowbell on it I hit with my left foot but I've been tired of having the cowbell there and want it paired up with it's brother on the actual kit again. Plus, I had an old LP hi-hat tambourine but it broke. So, perfect time to get a cheap replacement and switch things up. And, I ways hated it on the hi-hat.

 

I called a local music shop and he was like, "Hey, better to experiment and go for it than not to try it."

 

I agree.

[1-0-0-1-0-0-1]

I'm not a drum guy, but it could be a fun experiment. Neil would have those electronic trigger pedals around his kit, and he'd have a tambourine programmed into one of them. You'd hear it in his solo and on Double Agent. You'd be doing the same thing but with an actual tambourine.

[PW_Guitarist]

DW has a self-contained unit: 

https://www.long-mcquade.com/176244/Drums/Hardware/Drum-Workshop/2000-Series-Tambourine-Pedal.htm

 

If you already have the tambourine and/or pedal, all you need is the Gajate bracket:

https://www.lpmusic.com/products/hardware/mounts-and-brackets/pro-gajate-bracket

 

The high-impact plastic frame tambourine should be able to take the abuse of a bass drum pedal beater. I would not recommend using a wooden tambourine with a pedal. 

Edited October 6, 2023 by PW_Guitarist
Typo on Gajate

[launchpad67a]

If you're only interested in single hits, then your mount idea might work. But if you really want effective tambourine playing, then the DW pedal is the way to go. They're awesome!

 

 

[Laurabw]

Funny, we're doing FF's Learn to Fly in my Adult School of Rock and we were trying to rig something up for the tambourine. I just hung it off a separate guitar stand for him within reach. Far from perfect but it worked. But then we decided the other drummer will just do that part.

[chemistry1973]

1 hour ago, Laurabw said:

Funny, we're doing FF's Learn to Fly in my Adult School of Rock and we were trying to rig something up for the tambourine. I just hung it off a separate guitar stand for him within reach. Far from perfect but it worked. But then we decided the other drummer will just do that part.

When I’ve played this live I would set  a tambourine on my floor tom and just strike it. 

[Laurabw]

1 hour ago, chemistry1973 said:

When I’ve played this live I would set  a tambourine on my floor tom and just strike it. 

That seems good, and certainly easy enough! I figured someone would know exactly the part I was talking about.

[chemistry1973]

1 hour ago, Laurabw said:

That seems good, and certainly easy enough! I figured someone would know exactly the part I was talking about.

I’ve used a rubber practice pad - I place that on the floor tom and the tambourine on top that so it absorbs  the residual sound.

[Jack Aubrey]

Since you're using a pedal on a tambourine, I strongly recommend you invest in a soft beater like this one:

 

Latin Percussion soft beater.