Rock Band: Official Thread Pt. 5
#701
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I'll be banging on your door if these suck I just ordered some.
Go them from the same dude, but on ebay for 22.99 shipped
Go them from the same dude, but on ebay for 22.99 shipped
Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
Wow. These things are great. I only play drums sporadically but I'd still reccomend them for everyone. The sound difference is night and day. You can beat the shit out of the drums with these pads on and not come anywhere close to the loudness of the factory drums. Feedback is equally impressive. The drumsticks just roll off the pads. They have great bounce allowing you to be a little looser with the drumsticks and let the drums do most of the work.
I ordered mine from RockBandDrumPads.com. You get four colored pads the size of the drum heads (7") and four black pads (6.5") to put on top of those. I was very hesitant since these two pads combined add a lot of thickness to the drums, but all works well. It came with a free pad for the foot pedal as well for about $28 shipped.
I know someone mentioned having trouble with bubbles so a word of advice on installing them. Only peel back about 1/3 of the paper and align the sticky part on the drum head and start putting it down. Work the pad down while peeling the rest of the paper as you go.
I ordered mine from RockBandDrumPads.com. You get four colored pads the size of the drum heads (7") and four black pads (6.5") to put on top of those. I was very hesitant since these two pads combined add a lot of thickness to the drums, but all works well. It came with a free pad for the foot pedal as well for about $28 shipped.
I know someone mentioned having trouble with bubbles so a word of advice on installing them. Only peel back about 1/3 of the paper and align the sticky part on the drum head and start putting it down. Work the pad down while peeling the rest of the paper as you go.
Last edited by Liver&Onions; 03-31-08 at 04:44 PM.
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I made my own pads like that back in December (with black finish as shown on that site) and have had no issues...plus the different 'tone' of the drum hits is so much better, I'm sure you'll enjoy them! (Ordering online is pretty easy, but it took me less than $10 in materials and about 30 min to make my own).
#703
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Originally Posted by Liver&Onions
I'll be banging on your door if these suck I just ordered some.
#704
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Originally Posted by mdc3000
I made my own pads like that back in December (with black finish as shown on that site) and have had no issues...plus the different 'tone' of the drum hits is so much better, I'm sure you'll enjoy them! (Ordering online is pretty easy, but it took me less than $10 in materials and about 30 min to make my own).
20 minutes of my time is worth more than $13
#705
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Originally Posted by TheDude
I'll second what L&O said, ordered a set over the weekend. Gotta figure out something to quiet the drums a little, since I haven't been able to play anytime the kid is down for a nap.
#706
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Originally Posted by Liver&Onions
Tell the kid to buck up and learn to sleep through it, Daddy's gotta get his game on.
I did that for Bioshock! Can't throw the kid under the bus two games in a row...
#707
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Originally Posted by Shagrath
Wasn't that when the game first came out? Actually, it was just me in there. I don't even think I was the leader. I'm into metal, but it's not the only thing I want to play. I'll play anything as long as the song is fun (on any instrument) or gives a challenge.
#708
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Originally Posted by Liver&Onions
I'll be banging on your door if these suck I just ordered some.
Go them from the same dude, but on ebay for 22.99 shipped
Go them from the same dude, but on ebay for 22.99 shipped
#710
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Originally Posted by Decker
Which ebay seller is the same dude? I want them, but for as cheaply as I can possibly get them.
#711
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I'd recommend just trying one set of the pads before applying both. Two almost seems too thick to me. I say that because it seems you can't get the black off the colored pads once they are stuck. Getting them off the drum heads is fairly easy though.
#712
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
I'd recommend just trying one set of the pads before applying both. Two almost seems too thick to me. I say that because it seems you can't get the black off the colored pads once they are stuck. Getting them off the drum heads is fairly easy though.
And I am sad that I don't get to make fun of you for not using the correct version of "to, too, two" when you used all three correctly in a sentence.
#713
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Originally Posted by Liver&Onions
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Originally Posted by Liver&Onions
Ahh - but it's not my ebay link!
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My wife bought some self stick craft foam from Michael's, a sheet was 98 cents, and they were in each of the colors. She used one of her round cutter things from scrapbooking to cut it round, then just stuck it to the drum pads (they are removable) They seem to work pretty well, definitely make it quieter. Doesn't make my playing any better, though.
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Originally Posted by dtcarson
My wife bought some self stick craft foam from Michael's, a sheet was 98 cents, and they were in each of the colors. She used one of her round cutter things from scrapbooking to cut it round, then just stuck it to the drum pads (they are removable) They seem to work pretty well, definitely make it quieter. Doesn't make my playing any better, though.
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Anyone feel like getting a quick game on? I suck terribly at drums, the best I can do is usually 3 or 4 star Easy. Guitar I'm pretty good on Medium, Hard throws me a curveball though so I don't attempt it online. Singing, I'd do but it's tough when the daughter is sleeping, I sound better if I sing a bit louder.
Feel free to hit me up, I'm That Guy Pete.
Feel free to hit me up, I'm That Guy Pete.
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
It's already up?
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Originally Posted by Draven
It is - not in the new releases yet, I had to look for it in the actual store. But it's there, and it's pretty fun. The guitar is "easy", but playing on Expert, it has some long repeated patterns that I can do for about 3/4 of the run and then my brain catches up with my fingers and it falls apart until I get to the next one
This is exactly my problem... I can hit it perfectly most of the way, and then all of a sudden my brain says "NO, not going to do that pattern anymore"