john_bonham's_squeaky_kick_drum_pedal raze almost all the led zeppelin songs you can hear the squeaking in have something to do with love. "since i've been loving you". "all my love". "the rain song". "ten years gone". bonham's pedal of choice was a ludwig speed king, with tight spring tension and a felt beater he swapped out for wood not long before he died. those little whimpers between the hi-hat hisses and snare hits drive some people batty. not me. i'm glad he never oiled the damn thing. makes his drumming feel that much more alive. like he's right there in the room with you, hammering those coated remo heads into submission. 240925 what's it to you? who go blather from