nonrate
11-27-2007, 05:13 PM
For the casual player, you probably don't need to worry about the bass drum failing. It's possible Harmonix/EA did not anticipate the amount of real rock drummers that would be buying this game - I live in Boston and in an apartment where I can't play my drums, nor can I afford a $5,000 practice kit/brain. Rock Band is a fun alternative. However, the pedals will break if you attempt to play any of the more aggressive rock songs on hard/expert level.
On the third day of having the game, the pedal broke. In the second hour of playing is when it started. It felt mushy. Then, on the third day, while playing what I consider one of the less rock-like songs, the REM one, it broke in half. I was so disappointed... not so much it broke, but it did so to a mellow REM song.
The crack seems to have occurred in the same spot as other. To see where you can expect it to fail, click this link:
http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/...hp?p=9625#9625
THE ABOVE IS NOT MY POSTING! However, the photo shows the exact area where my pedal failed. Based on the above article, it looks as though the person repaired his pedal the same way I did, and his method is probably more solid than mine.
Basically, I went to Tru Value and bought to metal plates that had two holes in them for flathead screws. Along with this, I bought several sizes of flathead screws and bolts to make sure I had a set that would fit. Being city bound and wanting a quick fix, this was all I had available to me... hey, I choose not to own a car, I even walked home with Rock Band on my shoulder from best Buy! Any way, I drilled holes in the locations [see photo links below] necessary. Before bolting, I super-glued the pedal together. Of course, super glue alone won't fix this problem, but with the plates supporting it, it makes a rather big difference. I then fed the screws and bolted in from below. If you decide to use my single plate method, make sure you drill holes in an area where you will be able to get the bolt on. See the back end of the pedal to understand what I mean, my first holes were too close to the walls of the so-called support structure for the bolts to go on!
http://75.144.135.41/pedal_1.jpg
http://75.144.135.41/pedal_2.jpg
There was some disassembly of the orange casing to do this, which holds the magnet that triggers the bass drum note. I had to be crafty and make sure the magnet was in place, the two front screws of the orange assembly only were in, and the spring in place when slipping the orange assembly back into where it's supposed to go (with a tiny bit of force). No damage was done, but reattaching the back two screws to the orange assembly was a bit tricky.
After doing this, the pedal was more solid than when I bought it. I noticed a stress line from before putting the plated on a bit back from where the crack was formed. I knew this might start to go, and it did about a few days later. I've since glued that up before it had a chance to start cracking. But to this point, the pedal is working better than before. I have been able to get to #4 or #5 for and justice for all on the ps3 leaderboards with it.
I guess we'll see how far we drummers can take these pedals. I opted not to return it because I'd get the same faulty design in return and would have broke that too. It might be in harmonix/EA's best interest to either redesign the pedal, or offer a higher density plastic mold as a separate purchase for real drummers. Anyway, hope this help anyone that has a bad pedal.
On the third day of having the game, the pedal broke. In the second hour of playing is when it started. It felt mushy. Then, on the third day, while playing what I consider one of the less rock-like songs, the REM one, it broke in half. I was so disappointed... not so much it broke, but it did so to a mellow REM song.
The crack seems to have occurred in the same spot as other. To see where you can expect it to fail, click this link:
http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/...hp?p=9625#9625
THE ABOVE IS NOT MY POSTING! However, the photo shows the exact area where my pedal failed. Based on the above article, it looks as though the person repaired his pedal the same way I did, and his method is probably more solid than mine.
Basically, I went to Tru Value and bought to metal plates that had two holes in them for flathead screws. Along with this, I bought several sizes of flathead screws and bolts to make sure I had a set that would fit. Being city bound and wanting a quick fix, this was all I had available to me... hey, I choose not to own a car, I even walked home with Rock Band on my shoulder from best Buy! Any way, I drilled holes in the locations [see photo links below] necessary. Before bolting, I super-glued the pedal together. Of course, super glue alone won't fix this problem, but with the plates supporting it, it makes a rather big difference. I then fed the screws and bolted in from below. If you decide to use my single plate method, make sure you drill holes in an area where you will be able to get the bolt on. See the back end of the pedal to understand what I mean, my first holes were too close to the walls of the so-called support structure for the bolts to go on!
http://75.144.135.41/pedal_1.jpg
http://75.144.135.41/pedal_2.jpg
There was some disassembly of the orange casing to do this, which holds the magnet that triggers the bass drum note. I had to be crafty and make sure the magnet was in place, the two front screws of the orange assembly only were in, and the spring in place when slipping the orange assembly back into where it's supposed to go (with a tiny bit of force). No damage was done, but reattaching the back two screws to the orange assembly was a bit tricky.
After doing this, the pedal was more solid than when I bought it. I noticed a stress line from before putting the plated on a bit back from where the crack was formed. I knew this might start to go, and it did about a few days later. I've since glued that up before it had a chance to start cracking. But to this point, the pedal is working better than before. I have been able to get to #4 or #5 for and justice for all on the ps3 leaderboards with it.
I guess we'll see how far we drummers can take these pedals. I opted not to return it because I'd get the same faulty design in return and would have broke that too. It might be in harmonix/EA's best interest to either redesign the pedal, or offer a higher density plastic mold as a separate purchase for real drummers. Anyway, hope this help anyone that has a bad pedal.
