Are you using a real bass pedal?

[TheBlueFalcon]

Which pedal do you have and are you using it with a beater and a practice pad (if so which pad)? How many people are using 2 bass pedals and did you choose to get 2 separate pedals or a double pedal? Are you using a sensor on each pedal and a splitter, or a single sensor on a practice pad? If you have modded your own pedal or pad, what did you use to do it?

I’m trying to work out the best option to go with. I like the idea of using a practice pad, to give it a more realistic feel. I’ve looked at information on here, as well as other sites, but I want to make sure I know all the options.

Any information would be appreciated.

[Scott1620]

I am using a tama real bass pedal and practice pad (it is a promark practice pad that looks like this (http://www.wwbw.com/Pearl-BD10-Bass-Drum-Practice-Pad-i16343.music) ) I have one song left to beat on expert and that is run to the hills :mad:

I used the reed magnetic switch method to register hits. It is very accurate but it does require some time adjusting.

edit: if you use a practice pad that looks like the one I have you need to prop the other parts of the kit up with something. I used wood as shown here (http://picasaweb.google.com/spratz84/Drums/photo#5154658979492348914).

[KritikalError]

Haha. Mega Pedal for the win!! It's a Metal Pedal designed especially for Rock Band. Epic indeed.

[maskofskin]

I'm using the Pearl pedal with beater pad. I like the wooden support pad. I need to do something similar.

I've also added cymbals, support struts and gum rubber pads.

[TheBlueFalcon]

Scott1620.... I was considering the ProMark BDP, the Pearl BD-10 or Mapex BD-05, but have heard that the Gibraltar GBPD feels more real. How much difference it really makes I have no idea. To be honest I have never played a real drum kit, so I guess I wouldn't know anyway. I was thinking about having a pedal slightly off to the side, pretty much where the front right corner of the base stand currently is. That may sound a bit odd to some people, but I think it would be more comfortable (for me anyway). So I was thinking about modding the bottom of the stand. Did you have instructions or advice on how to install the reed magnet switch, or already had the knowledge?

[orange_black]

Haha. Mega Pedal for the win!! It's a Metal Pedal designed especially for Rock Band. Epic indeed.

+1 for MegaPedal.

its all you need :)

[karmajack]

I went for the best thing possible. The Rock Pedal with the Gibralter Practice Pad. Pics Below.
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j106/karmajack/100_0208.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j106/karmajack/100_0172.jpg

[destruction3402]

I went for the best thing possible. The Rock Pedal with the Gibralter Practice Pad. Pics Below.
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j106/karmajack/100_0208.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j106/karmajack/100_0172.jpg

Haha, I love your metal cymbals :D, I might make a pair of those myself too. :P

[TheBlueFalcon]

I went for the best thing possible. The Rock Pedal with the Gibralter Practice Pad.

That was what I had decided on. I'd love a Rock Pedal and the Gibraltar Practice Pad, but I just have to wait for them. I can be relatively patient, especially if they are THE best, but 3 months may be a little frustrating. I'm not complaining, as I understand the situation Jordan is in with the pedals. I just wondered if anyone has any other options that are worth considering.

[JorynnRace]

I am using a Pearl P-120 and a gibraltar practice pad. I made the "switch" using a normally closed alarm sensor from The Source (Canadian equivalent of Radio Shack). Works very well, and it didn't require soldering or any fool thing. Just stripping of a few wires, screwing of some screws, and glue.

It took longer to decide whether I wanted the sensor on the pad or under pedal. (I chose on the pad)

[karmajack]

For detailed instructions on how to build your own, follow this link and scroll down to one links about making one. There's several other drum mods available on there as well.
http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3030&sid=c2ea78c0891ea9f67a46b8648d7a3720
Good luck and enjoy.

[TheBlueFalcon]

JorynnRace.... Do you fit the other part of the sensor to the beater then? Do you get accurate results?

karmajack.... Thanks very much for the link will have a good read of it.

[originalgatman]

i use the omega pedal and the splitter off the same web site giving me double pedals using the stock pedal and my omega pedal. I use the stock pedal to the left of the bar on the drum set and place my omega to the right of the "feet" of the kit. No problems to date and I do enjoy the double bass especially during finalies and fill ins. gone through hard except for RTTH including metallica DLC.
truth is I only selected the omega over the other pedals for the splitter on the same sight that does work when one of the pedals is down. But the feel of a real pedal is top notch in comparison to the stock plastic pedal. I "toyed" with drums as a kid but that was many years ago and I in no way considermyself a drummer"

[SlivedCupWinner]

I have the omega pedal. currently I'm using the switch that came with it, but I am planning on changing to a pad as the switch that came with is is basically just taped to it and slides down (especially when the baby crawls over to and and starts pulling on it). After investigating some mods others have done, changing to the pad should be fairly easy.

I would like to go to a second pedal at some point, but not right now. Not sure if I'm going to make it easy on myself and get a second from omega, or build one myself to save some money.

[TheBlueFalcon]

originalgatman & SlivedCupWinner.... I have being wondering about buying 2 Rock Pedals with a Gibraltar Practice Pad on each of them. To keep costs down I was wondering if it would be better to just buy a double pedal and then get a mod to go on the Practice Pad so that it picks up both of the pedals with one sensor. Problem is, you start looking at better pedals and it ends up working out the same (if not more). A couple of Iron Cobras might be nice. :D

[maskofskin]

I am using a Pearl P-120 and a gibraltar practice pad. I made the "switch" using a normally closed alarm sensor from The Source (Canadian equivalent of Radio Shack). Works very well, and it didn't require soldering or any fool thing. Just stripping of a few wires, screwing of some screws, and glue.

It took longer to decide whether I wanted the sensor on the pad or under pedal. (I chose on the pad)

This is the same system I'm using. I glued the magnet to the beater and sensor on the pad. It takes a little adjustment to avoid double hits, and the crossbeams don't fit with the practice pad there.

[sethsmith]

I am using a Pearl P-120 and a gibraltar practice pad. I made the "switch" using a normally closed alarm sensor from The Source (Canadian equivalent of Radio Shack). Works very well, and it didn't require soldering or any fool thing. Just stripping of a few wires, screwing of some screws, and glue.

It took longer to decide whether I wanted the sensor on the pad or under pedal. (I chose on the pad)

I have the Pearl p-120 and gibraltar practice pad as well... I am also using the normally closed alarm sensor. Only difference is I mounted the sensor on the pedal... works great... only took me about an hr to do the whole thing.. (find the right location etc.) super glued the sensors.. and done....

[TheBlueFalcon]

The more I read about the alarm sensor mod, the more tempted I am to try it. It's obvioulsy cheap enough to get the parts and do a basic test before buying a Pedal and a Practice Pad, but it's how it works together with the Pedal and the Practice Pad that is the most important thing. I'm just concerned about spending the money on a decent Pedal and then finding out it doesn't work as well as a Rock Pedal. It seems a number of other people have done it and are happy, but then, compared to the Stock Pedal it's easy to improve on. I doubt anyone has really compared a home-made mod to a Rock Pedal. Maybe I'm just being over-cautious, I don't know. I'm spending quite a lot of money this game, so I just want to get things right.

[JorynnRace]

The Pearl P-120 is the pedal that the omega pedal is built around. It is one of the best quality pedals for the money. The main difference is that the omega pedal uses a microswitch instead of a magnetized sensor. I used duct tape to put the magnet on the beater arm. It doesn't look to ghetto.

I was able to keep the front cross bar and put it under the pedal. Then I just removed the back cross bar. You could do it the other way if you had wicked gangly legs er sumthing tho.

The sensor works really well too. At first I was getting double hits like crazy, but I realized I just wasn't pressing hard enough on the pedal.. now it works perfect. I can go crazy fast without missing a beat. You just glue the sensor to the practice pad, and then adjust the pedal side to side using the clamp as needed. much simpler then trying to find the sweet spot of the magnet/sensor by gluing the sensor under the pedal (IMO).

[TheBlueFalcon]

You just glue the sensor to the practice pad, and then adjust the pedal side to side using the clamp as needed. much simpler then trying to find the sweet spot of the magnet/sensor by gluing the sensor under the pedal (IMO).

It does sound a bit easier that way, I guess it would also be a benefit to a Double Pedal, if I went that route.