Drum Kit Floor Gription??

[miketoast]

Is this thing gonna be sliding and moving all over the place like a crackhead covered in baby oil while I'm playing and rocking the foot pedal or am I gonna have to throw sandbags on each of the legs to keep it in place???

Give me your impressions....



TIA

[blue_dragonzero]

You pretty much said the same thing twice :D
But it locks onto the stand.

[Xzyliac]

The pedal locks onto the bars on the bottom of the stand.

[ausfrot]

goes to cover crackhead in baby oil to verify.

[IbanezBassist_v2]

I believe there is something about that here (http://community.rockband.com/index.php?do=/public/blog/view/id_585/) in the Canfield blog.

[MundaneSoul]

You invented a word. Neat.

P.S. Are crackheads more slippery than non-crackheads? I'm confused.

[dragulaAC]

If i recall back a few months ago there was a few videos of some guys playing and it looked like they had put some objects infront of the 2 legs of the drumset. More or less to hold it in position would be my guess. However they may have been playing on a tile floor or something possibly. I imagine most will be playing on carpeting, which I'm guessing won't be sliding around too much on.

[Beihana]

I had this worry also but know that it locks in :)

[MartyMcFly]

Hmm, I don't think people are understanding his question.
I'm sure he knows the feet lock into place.

He's asking if the whole thing will be able to move across the floor. For example, some people have hardwood floors, is the entire unit going to move while playing?

Is there some grips or something underneath the legs to keep it in place from sliding?

That should clear it up. I don't believe Canfield explained that part. He mentioned the pedal hooking onto the base to "keep it from sliding" but didn't mention much about grippage on the feet of the set.

[dragulaAC]

I understood his question, but reading my own post again, I could have been more specific with my own description, hah. I meant in the videos it looked like something was placed on the ground in front of the drumset's feet so as to stop it from sliding away from the drummer. But again, i don't recall what type of flooring they were on, most likely not a carpeted one.

I'll check under the feet tonite when I more than likely head back to BB.

[sporkBrigade]

Previews and the like have consitantly said that the drum set will in fact move if you start going crazy on the foot pedal. Most of these magazine offices like IGN don't have carpet like you do at home, so they consitantly admit that might make the difference.

I think your safest bet is to weigh it down with something either way. I don't know that Sandbags are required, but just placing something in front of the feet should do the trick when combined with carpet. As for wood flooring... Oof, no idea. Screws? That'd be pretty awesome, I think.

[Xzyliac]

Well I mean this isn't Forza. You're not supposed to drive your foot through the floor.

Just *tap*.

[JohnnyFAS]

I don't know if the feet have rubber or anything, but I did notice a bit of wobble on the kit at Best Buy if I didn't wedge the legs into a corner. I get the feeling that that also had to do with me stading up and playing, rather than sitting down.

[miketoast]

Hmm, I don't think people are understanding his question.
I'm sure he knows the feet lock into place.

He's asking if the whole thing will be able to move across the floor. For example, some people have hardwood floors, is the entire unit going to move while playing?

Is there some grips or something underneath the legs to keep it in place from sliding?

That should clear it up. I don't believe Canfield explained that part. He mentioned the pedal hooking onto the base to "keep it from sliding" but didn't mention much about grippage on the feet of the set.

Bingo!! That's exactly what I was talking about. I have a short carpet in the room and I see this whole kit sliding all over the place when the playing gets heavy duty. Maybe I can put the back of the legs under the coffee table or fill them with cement or something...

[dragulaAC]

If i noticed a wobble @ BB, was probably because it was sitting 3/4 of the way on a shelf. However, i think any form of wobbling will be countered at home when we apply the footpetal to the lower crossbar and have our foot resting on it.

[Xzyliac]

Well I mean this isn't Forza. You're not supposed to drive your foot through the floor.

Just *tap*.

I agree with this guy. And while we're on the subject he's pretty sexy to boot.

[miketoast]

I agree with this guy. And while we're on the subject he's pretty sexy to boot.

WHOA!! Does that mean your **** for that guy???

Btw, I'm not talking about flailing around and playing like Animal from The Muppet Show, I'm talking about regular everyday playing. When it starts to get crazy on hard or expert am I gonna have to chase this thing around the room or is it sturdy enough and with enough grip to stay pretty much in one place

[Xzyliac]

WHOA!! Does that mean your **** for that guy???

Btw, I'm not talking about flailing around and playing like Animal from The Muppet Show, I'm talking about regular everyday playing. When it starts to get crazy on hard or expert am I gonna have to chase this thing around the room or is it sturdy enough and with enough grip to stay pretty much in one place

I'd be gày for that hottie. :p

But it doesn't seem to be an issue. Maybe it's me.

[miketoast]

I'd be gày for that hottie. :p

But it doesn't seem to be an issue. Maybe it's me.

I don't even know how to respond to the first part :eek: but as far as the second, it makes me feel slightly better knowing this thing shouldn't be shaking and baking...

[maddrummerdan86]

just give the one at BB a good couple smacks with ur foot on the kick pedal and see if it slides at all....cuz with a normal drumset there's legs that stick out on like a 60 degree angle to stop the bass from moving when u kick the pedal.
this game is gonna f up my room enough already, i dont want to start hauling sandbags in my room! ahaha

[Xzyliac]

just give the one at BB a good couple smacks with ur foot on the kick pedal and see if it slides at all

BB demos don't have bass pedals.

[maddrummerdan86]

BB demos don't have bass pedals.

oh snap! k scratch that idea....this drumset is mostly made of plastic and aluminum? if it weighs as little as i think it will, im sure it will slide like crazy

[DoctorSpaghetti]

Btw, I'm not talking about flailing around and playing like Animal from The Muppet Show, I'm talking about regular everyday playing. When it starts to get crazy on hard or expert am I gonna have to chase this thing around the room or is it sturdy enough and with enough grip to stay pretty much in one place

You really shouldn't ever have any issues with laying it on hard or expert so you're playing fast. When you're playing fast you are playing closer to the head, therefore less force is applied to each stroke, if anything you will chase it more on easier cuz you have the wiggle room to really wind up for those hits when you get into the music. On real drum sets, only the bass tends to move around (and the riding toms of course) because of the impact of the beater to the head. That shouldn't be a problem with the RB drum set because theres no beater or contact for the beater to hit a head, it will just play the bass when you press the pedal down.

Playing on tile probably wont help matters though. If you have hardwood, you MAY want to buy some velcro...maybe not though, may leave sticky marks.