There has not been a shortage of mods for the flimsy fake drum set that comes with Rock Band. From covers for the drums (to quiet down the constant banging) to a drum pedal mod (that won’t break if you actually use it), gamers have been coming up with ways to improve their Rock Band drumming experience. While the other mods have been on a small scale, someone finally decided to do one on a much larger scale.
Brett “Buzz” Dawson took a full sized drum kit (yes, a real one) and modded it until it was functional with Rock Band. On top of that he has also detailed exactly how he made the self titled Ultimate Rock Band Drum Kit in a full build report. The good news is that this mod is probably one of the best ones you are going to find considering his technical expertise. If you recognize his name it’s because he is a BattleBots competitor and has made more than one hundred robots that can totally kick my ass. The bad news is that there is no way a non-techie like myself can pull off this mod. So instead I will simply ogle his amazing work. Check out his deceptively simple build report, complete with pictures, here.
Posted by Zoom on January 10, 2008 at 2:29 am
I want this…
Posted by mandythompson on January 10, 2008 at 6:30 am
iWant too
Posted by -S- on January 10, 2008 at 7:16 am
Wow, that is totally hardcore and I so want it. Hahaha Battlebots! That show raped! wasn’t Brett Dawson’s bot Moebius? My favorite bot was Ziggo…*focuses* This is totally badass and I so want it. I wouldn’t mind shelling out the cash if Rockband actually looked like this
Posted by Brett "Buzz" Dawson on January 10, 2008 at 8:40 am
Hehe, I didn’t think you guys would notice that I was a bot builder as well. And -S-, you are correct, Moebius was my main battlebot. I’m flattered that you guys made the connection :-)
As for making a kit like this for yourself, I have about $2,000 wrapped up in this drum kit.
Posted by Justin Kistner on January 10, 2008 at 9:08 am
Thanks for the link to my pedal mod! I’m planning on replacing the pads with Roland V Drums next. :)
Posted by Florence on January 10, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Holy Drum set!! I want that!! I was thinking about modding up my electric drums to Rockband’s but…I’m not that talentend and technical enough to do so lol However I played Rockband with my real drumset and just played along with the songs and my hubby played the RB guitar and I did my own beat to it…I guess that would be close enough lol.
Posted by D'Juan on January 10, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Oh, that’s just badass. I want it NOW!!
Posted by CzarCastic on January 10, 2008 at 12:36 pm
That. Is. Awesome.
Posted by deckard47 on January 10, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Totally awesome. I’m best at drums anyway, but I think that this set might totally ruin me. Still, it looks so cool.
Posted by jpreston on January 10, 2008 at 5:15 pm
I think this is the point at which I just pull out my drum kit, set it up in the media room, and go to town while my friends play Guitar Hero.
What I’ve Saved By Not Buying Rock Band + Accessories: $100 billion dollars
What My Ear Drums Will Say: (gurgle)….