LOVE the original Ludwig anchor. I've got a couple of them and simply adore the things. I've gone through the Gibraltar ckwrahp. Yuck! Threw them out. You can still get the good ones online or on ebay every now and again.

The best solution I've come across is velcro on the underside of the BD pedal. As long as you're set up on carpet etc and the pedal is securely attached to the BD then it won't go anywhere. Not exactly vintage original but you can't see it anyway. Works for me and I play rock.

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The best way to stop the BD crawling away from you is to use a strap. Older drummers, who were around in the 60´s, have told me that´s the way they did it. Simply attach a strap or belt to one of the batter side BD tension rods, let it go around the throne and then secure it to another tension rod on the BD. The BD will not move a mm, I can assure you. I´ve played a lot of metal and am a fairly hard-hitter (or should I say stomper) and I´ve used this solution several times. It has saved me on countless occasions where the drum riser or stage isn´t equipped with a mat. It doesn´t require any big investments or kit alterations either. Try it!

I've used the strap way back when. It works great! I used to use shoulder straps meant for luggage. Now I do the velcro on the kick pedal. I always use a carpet, so I glued down the velcro strips to a few spots on the carpet. Works fine n dandy. A good friend has used the Ludwig posts for over thirty years. They must work. Nothing worse than having to chase your BD around a stage. Learned that at about 14 at a Jr. High dance...

For the record (as if someone is keeping them), I also use the velcro foot pedal method. It helps. Most of the time, I play with a DW pedal which has the velcro on the underside. I buy the industrial velcro strips for the older pedals. Great stuff, that velcro.

I agree, Velcro is great, and I have a heavy foot. I use it on the high hat stand too.

Good point about the strap. If the stage has no carpet then velcro won't save you. However, whenever I've turned up at a venue and found there is no carpet, I just have a rock star style tantrum and refuse to play until some carpet has been found. Mind you, this ploy is usually ignored and I end up using a roll of tape/nails/heavy weights to secure everythingDOH.

I always have carpet with me now but back when I used to fly to a lot of gigs this just wasn't practical.

And since when was a drum riser without carpet acceptable anyway?

I buy novelty rugs every now and again and keep 'em in my gig case. I make sure they are the correct size (usually 5 feet or so) and always carry two with me. That way, no matter what...

I like the velcro on the bass pedal, too.

There's something called the Gig Rug, that has a board, covered up in the rug, the bass drum will not move. The Gig Rug is around $49, I used to make my own version of this in the 90's. It's not a vintage solution, but, it works great.