Tim Waterson is a Canadian
drummerA drummer is a person who plays drums, particularly a drum kit , marching percussion or hand drums. The term percussionist applies to a musician performing on any percussion instrument, but usually refers to one who plays classical or Latin percussion. Most bands for Rock, Pop, Jazz, R&B etc...
who formerly held the world record for the fastest number of strokes on a
bass drumA bass drum is a relatively large drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch. The bass drums are of variable sizes and are used in several musical genres . Three major types of bass drums can be distinguished: the large orchestral bass drum, the smaller kick' drum, and the...
, with a record of 1,057 single and 1,407 double strokes per minute.
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Tim Waterson is a Canadian
drummerA drummer is a person who plays drums, particularly a drum kit , marching percussion or hand drums. The term percussionist applies to a musician performing on any percussion instrument, but usually refers to one who plays classical or Latin percussion. Most bands for Rock, Pop, Jazz, R&B etc...
who formerly held the world record for the fastest number of strokes on a
bass drumA bass drum is a relatively large drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch. The bass drums are of variable sizes and are used in several musical genres . Three major types of bass drums can be distinguished: the large orchestral bass drum, the smaller kick' drum, and the...
, with a record of 1,057 single and 1,407 double strokes per minute.
Waterson uses the
heel-toe techniqueHeel-toe technique is a method of playing double strokes on the bass drum, hi-hat, or other pedals. More recently, this method has been used in the World's Fastest Drummer competition to set speed records.-Description:...
in his drumming. His use of the
VrukThe Vruk is both a bass drum pedal attachment and a method of playing.As equipment, it is a spring that attaches to the footboard and allows for greater control of the pedals....
heel pedal system enables him to perform a modified version of heel-toe playing. Tim has set the record for most beats in a minute, with single foot: 670 beats, double foot: 1400.