What Are You People Doing?

[jg2000]

I can't tell you how many times in these threads I've come across people saying they are on their 3rd and 4th set of drums. Are you kidding me? Granted they aren't the BEST made peripheral out there but my god, how hard are you pounding on them? Technical issues out of the box aside, there is no way you should have to beat these drums into RMA number after RMA number, get a grip.
I'd hate to see the rest of your personal items you can't take care of, like your iPods that I bet you take to the Apple store every other day to get reset.

I hate to seem so bitter about it, but some of you have to wonder why Harmonix isn't always receptive to your cries. I'm sure if they realized people were going to beat these drums like the head of a Hawaiian Luau, they would have made them a little better.

[jeccaneko]

I haven't had to RMA my Rock Band stuff. Maybe I'm lucky? I dunno. I have been playing for a minimum of 1-2 hours of day on average since I got the game in February.

My GH3 Les Paul probably needs an RMA but I'm selling the game off soon so I really don't care anyway.

[Podruvan]

I have been using the same drum set since I first got the game, and I've put it through quite a bit, but at tournaments I have witnessed the destruction of two different drum sets during what I would call normal use. The durability varies quite a bit.

[MynamewasR4d]

I personally am on kit 4. Not that i beat the hell out of. Just that you get bad kits that dont register, and then when you play on expert roughly 3-4 hours a day, its bound to wear it out. I dont care how soft you hit. So yeah, im no number 4. I have two broken ones behind my couch, waiting to be RMA'd. Funny thing is, i never bought a new kit. EA just keeps sending them to me, without me having to give them my credit card number.

[shadebug]

I got mine in february, it was an october model and the drums are just as good as they were when I got them. the sticks are worn down ridiculously because I pound the hell out of them, but the drums are stil pristine

the guitar, however, was just useless, new one is awesome though

[jg2000]

I'm glad to see the thread is showing people that have positive experience with the kit, I was getting worried.

[Superfro]

I've played my drums since launch a ton. A few months ago I noticed the yellow pad had a crack under the rubber of the pad. It still worked, but it would only get worse, so I returned them for a replacement. Now, just as of last week, I notice there is another crack under the yellow pad on my new kit. :(

I play mostly Expert/Hard and wouldn't say that I'm overly abusive on my drums at all. Unfortunately I think I just play them too much. I think in my case it's not how hard they're being hit, but how much they're being hit. :(

[Jaacar]

I've RMAed a few drum sets (I think I'm on my 5th or 6th set).

One of them the red pad didn't register at all, right out of the box.
One of them was an EL set that would miss 2 or 3 out of 10 hits (and those aren't feather touch hits or beat the crap out of the drum hits either).
One set no matter how soft/light you hit the yellow pad, the red pad registered a hit as well.

So that takes care of 3 out of the (lets call it) 6. As for the other 3, one is on my stand and I'm playing on it, and the other two are in boxes, waiting for the current set to break (if it does).

Oh, and I actually purchased two full bundles and when I RMAed my first drum kit, EA didn't want my broken ones back (Canadian) so I RMAed them again for a working set. So that's how I've got 3.

Edit: I've never 'broken' a drumset yet (ie. cracked a pad/rim/made a pad fall off). I've only returned ones that didn't work.

[MrZeebub]

I'm glad to see the thread is showing people that have positive experience with the kit, I was getting worried.

I'm not. My snare drum has NEVER worked.

[Tee76]

No problems here at all.I dont understand why people beat the hell out of the drums,it only takes a decent tap to register and even then you got to do it loosely and let the drumstick bounce back up on its own,i think people are using there arms way to much,pretending like this is a real drum set.Its your own faults if you break it.I can see pedals getting broken alot but not the pads.

[talon77]

my first drum set was broken out of the box. and same with my second, but in a differn't place. my guitars have all sucked. and i'm still waiting on replacements. but then again i'm the unluckiest man on earth.

[MynamewasR4d]

I'm not. My snare drum has NEVER worked.

If by snare you mean red pad, then that sucks. But by snare you could also mean yellow pad, which is common. The pads arent specific drums. n00b.

[DarkJ3JB]

No problems at all.... 3 expert drummers in my house hold and no problems.... I think the regester problem is not the set but how you play.....

[Jaacar]

No problems at all.... 3 expert drummers in my house hold and no problems.... I think the regester problem is not the set but how you play.....

I would have almost been ready to believe it was me and not the drum set(s) if this (and the other two I have in boxes) were all not tested the same way and these ones actually work.

Practice mode - Won't Get Fooled Again - Organ Solo @ 90%, Hit pads, count hits/view registered notes.

[TkDiamonD]

I can't tell you how many times in these threads I've come across people saying they are on their 3rd and 4th set of drums. Are you kidding me? Granted they aren't the BEST made peripheral out there but my god, how hard are you pounding on them?

I'm currently on my 5th set, which is also a piece of **** and ARRIVED a piece of ****, so i wouldn't be so quick to blame the players as often it's the hardware itself (all 5 of my sets have been faulty out of the box), mind you ive received 5 EL sets so maybe its just my luck.

[jg2000]

I'm currently on my 5th set, which is also a piece of **** and ARRIVED a piece of ****, so i wouldn't be so quick to blame the players as often it's the hardware itself (all 5 of my sets have been faulty out of the box), mind you ive received 5 EL sets so maybe its just my luck.

I'm very sorry to hear that but I did state 'Technical issues out of the box aside'
I actually think my guitar isn't 100%, it goes into overdrive on it own a lot of times but I don't play it enough to care that much. The strumming works fine to my knowledge so maybe it's a bad tilt switch.

[dragsim]

I always thought the people like the OP were full of ****...I have went through 6 sets... Well I decided to video tape myself playing so I could see how hard I was hitting them(Mind you I thought I wasnt beating them very hard)... I posted a message pissed off about the kits and got flamed... So I took a long hard look at my playing style. Guess what? It was me and my playing style that was causing most of my issues... Some drum kits are JUNK out of the box... Some are beat into submission. Now I have bought lighter sticks(Just to make sure i dont hit too hard) and a new drum set.. It is another El model but since redoing everything about how I was playing my scores have increased dramaticlly... So I guess my point is there is some validity in what the OP posted....

What I would like to know is how many of the drummers in the top 1000 have done a RMA.. I would be willing to bet that more have then havn't

[chillzatl]

I kinda agree with the OP. I've broken a few pedals but otherwise my launch set is working great. I took it apart shortly after I got it and tightened up the sensitivity on a few of the pads some and it's pretty much perfect. I haven't found a roll yet that I can't do and I feel like it's the drums fault. I also pound the crap out of them too. I think securing round mouse pads to my drums with rubber bands is the best thing I've done. Kills the sound to nearly nothing and allows me to pound on them the way I like without subjecting them to as much impact as they might normally get.

[888091]

i don't have fun unless i beat the hell out of my drums. i could care less if i can hold a 4x multiplier. my drums look like they have been through hell and back but they still work.

[Bukkethead]

I do notice a definite difference in playing style between myself (not a real-life drummer) and my friend (is a real-life drummer). He plays the kit like it's the real thing, beats the crap out of it, double-stomps the pedal, etc. Me, I use a loose French grip (stick between index/middle fingers), a light tap, and I play the bass heel-down. My kit's as pristine as the day I got it and we play fairly regularly.

[Montresor]

Haven't had to replace anything either, myself. Then, of course, I'm also not up to expert drummer level yet where the bass pedal gets the heaviest workout. After reading about all the RMAing people have done, I still make myself be as gentle as possible with the equipment.

[ARob1979]

I've had to replace the guitar twice, the foot pedal once, and my drum kit once. I play a lot of drums on expert and have had the game since last November. I had dented pads, cracked rims, and even a hole straight through the yellow pad.

[GreenGrassAndy]

To the OP: You are either really lucky or you only play on easy/medium drums so you can't tell the difference.

There are at least three seperate models of drums that we know of, all with varying degrees of durability and sensitivity. I'd wager that you have a QM and only play up to medium difficulty based upon what you have said.

I have a QM, and I have had to spend about 60 dollars if not more making it playable. New drum sticks, drum mutes, drum struts...bass pedal reinforcement. My set still holds up, but I think it is only a matter of time before it gives out. Just the nature of the beast.

[RedJaguar]

What I would like to know is how many of the drummers in the top 1000 have done a RMA.. I would be willing to bet that more have then havn't

Rank 462 atm (PSN and been playing offline for a week). I have an EL set bought in a bundle at the end of Jan. - never RMA'd a set, or bought a new one.. I have noticed that on my set if I hit the sides of pads, it doesn't register (may be the foam though..). Waiting for my Rock Pedal to improve my scores on the constant bass heavy songs. With this set, I've 5 starred all songs in the original 58 - except the police song, DOA (not sure WTF is up with that song), RTTH, and WGFA.. gold starred 12/58 so far (including Enter Sandman..) -- so this kit gets ALOT of use.. (about 2-3 hours a day since I got it - some days 6-8 hours)

One note : I used the stock sticks for about 2 days then got pissed off at them because they were WAY too heavy (that size is for MARCHING snare, not any kind of kit playing (plastic or real!)) ..

I've only had the foam on my pads for about 3 weeks (mostly to dampen the noise).. so - not all EL kits are crap :)

[GreenGrassAndy]

Rank 462 atm (PSN and been playing offline for a week). I have an EL set bought in a bundle at the end of Jan. - never RMA'd a set, or bought a new one.. I have noticed that on my set if I hit the sides of pads, it doesn't register (may be the foam though..). Waiting for my Rock Pedal to improve my scores on the constant bass heavy songs. With this set, I've 5 starred all songs in the original 58 - except the police song, DOA (not sure WTF is up with that song), RTTH, and WGFA.. gold starred 12/58 so far (including Enter Sandman..) -- so this kit gets ALOT of use.. (about 2-3 hours a day since I got it - some days 6-8 hours)

One note : I used the stock sticks for about 2 days then got pissed off at them because they were WAY too heavy (that size is for MARCHING snare, not any kind of kit playing (plastic or real!)) ..

I've only had the foam on my pads for about 3 weeks (mostly to dampen the noise).. so - not all EL kits are crap :)

You had heavy drum sticks? Mine were light as a feather and got chipped into oblivion after a week.

[PaperMario21]

I'm still on my original drumset from november, works beautifully.
my 2nd drumset though which has been bought about month ago works perfectly as well except kick pedal which broke(after blackened and trasher sessions :rolleyes:)
there was something wrong with it right out off the box, felt loose since I started using it.

[ShocKzz]

Ive had the same kit since it came out...its been through a lot and still works.

Altough yellow and red pads dont register ALL the time...they work most of the time...its just kinda random.

[Ozzy]

Only had one set but it was faulty out the box (EL).

Yellow pad misses 1-2 hits per 10 or so for most of the time. Drumming force makes no difference to the amount of dropped notes.

And I imported (PS3 UK) so kinda screwed.
Going to cost me £40 to send it back to seller to get RMA'd back in US, and theres no garantee the replacement won't be a piece of junk also.

:(

[RedJaguar]

You had heavy drum sticks? Mine were light as a feather and got chipped into oblivion after a week.

Yep - the sticks were at least a 5B (which I would have used had I been using a marching snare) .. went and bought some 3A sticks with plastic tips. much smoother. I am a drummer in RL though so the stick size made a BIG difference for me..

[jg2000]

To the OP: You are either really lucky or you only play on easy/medium drums so you can't tell the difference.

There are at least three seperate models of drums that we know of, all with varying degrees of durability and sensitivity. I'd wager that you have a QM and only play up to medium difficulty based upon what you have said.

I have a QM, and I have had to spend about 60 dollars if not more making it playable. New drum sticks, drum mutes, drum struts...bass pedal reinforcement. My set still holds up, but I think it is only a matter of time before it gives out. Just the nature of the beast.

well I do appreciate your input and i was not aware of different models of drum kits. I have foam mods and a rock pedal on my original kit and I play on hard/expert. It's more about the mechanics of your playing not how hard you pound.

[jg2000]

I kinda agree with the OP. I've broken a few pedals but otherwise my launch set is working great. I took it apart shortly after I got it and tightened up the sensitivity on a few of the pads some and it's pretty much perfect. I haven't found a roll yet that I can't do and I feel like it's the drums fault. I also pound the crap out of them too. I think securing round mouse pads to my drums with rubber bands is the best thing I've done. Kills the sound to nearly nothing and allows me to pound on them the way I like without subjecting them to as much impact as they might normally get.

how did you go about tightening the sensitivity of your pads?