Rock Band standalone drum kit now shipping in US and Canada
By Nilay Patel 
posted Feb 21st 2008 4:20PM
posted Feb 21st 2008 4:20PM
[Via Joystiq]
posted Feb 21st 2008 4:20PM
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amazon already had these. i ordered mine yesterday and it shipped out today
I saw them on the floor at best buy about an hour ago too.
Now they we can buy blackmarket copies of 'Drum Hero'
w00t!
drummers often play an 'unsung hero' role in the band. you need them but drummers talents arent as well recognized as it appears easier than thrashing a guitar.
that's cool that Dire Straits are licensing their drum technology
just need flashing headbands now
Saw the drums at Best Buy on Tuesday night.
It's too bad they don't come with the game.
Canada already has this.
EBGames in Rideau at Ottawa had a few in stock this afternoon.
i bought rock band for my girlfriend to play. I like the rock band guitar much more than the GH guitar, but i can't sing worth shit and my poor white genes have left me with no rhythm. So i have a giant as video game controller i never use.
the girlfriend is getting pretty good at it, watching people play it on expert makes me think it may be a skill that could carry over easily to the actual instrument.
I got mine at Fry's in Austin last Friday. Well worth it!
fantastic, now can a brother get a wireless xbox360 guitar already?! whats taking so long?
Agreed.
Drum Kit - now featuring 4 snare drums and like a whammy pedal or something
anybody know if you can make it where the drums make drum-ish sounds when you hit them rather than the generic sound of stick hitting plastic? because i saw a guy playing with these in Frys the other day, and in the minute i watched him, that sound got really old.
You can't make them sound like real drums, but you can quiet down the "stick hitting plastic" sound by buying some felt pads. They're available at a lot of different online stores. A good one is: http://www.drumshhh.com/
I bought these and they were great, but eventually got rid of them because they all but eliminate the bounce of the stick off the pad which makes fast drumming really hard if you don't have that rebound. The felt pads not only dull the sound, but also the feel (bounce), and it just didn't feel right to me.
If you can hear the sticks hitting the pads, you don't have the volume high enough.
@Loban:
Instead of felt, try gum rubber pads, which you can also find sold around the net. Not only do they deaden the impact sounds, they also add bounce, so they can actually make some difficult rolls easier to pull off.
Ah man, come on, I need another freaking guitar. I never bought GH2 or GH3 and I refuse to use a GH guitar anyway. Just release the standalone Rock Band guitars already please!!!
I'm waiting for the guitar too. I've got the whole set, but my bro is a few hours away, and he doesn't want to buy the whole set just for the guitar. I'm around 5000 rank on drums on the PS3.
Are the Canadian drums Neil Peart-approved?
If that was the case, there would be a dozen more drums and a gong with the set.
I work at Best Buy and we have had these for about a week or a week an d a half now. Nothing new.
Wal-Mart had them Tuesday. I almost bought one for those drum battles at home, but then decided not to, since I haven't had much time to play at all recently anyhow :/
Way to be behind the curve on this one! They were available early last week in stores.
Great "news" guys.
I bought mine from Best Buy two weeks ago.
Sam's club had em two weeks ago...
Well, this is a life saver. You don't feel like much of an expert when you're playing with holes in your drums.
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my local wal-mart has had these for almost a week now.
Like others, I saw this in the store two weeks ago. Still awesome news!
I work at a Best Buy and I have seen them for 2 weeks.
Sorry to be the grammar/spelling nazi a-hole here but read this sentence again. If you can't find anything wrong with it, drown yourself.
"Harmonix is now shipping the Rock Band Drum Kit to stores in the US and Canada, just a little bit later then we'd heard"
Everyone see those little tabby thingys at the top of the yellow and blue drums. I do believe rock band will be planning on adding on for an expansion pack or rock band two. That means there may very well be 6 DRUMS instead of just 4.
Anyone know anything more about this expansion?
You pull those little tabs out to hold your drumsticks.
those tabs are for holding the drumsticks.
Had this at my wal-mart since the end of January.
EB Games Canada had these today in store.
at the fry's i work at in roseville theyve been sitting on the floor for like 4 or 5 days...no one seems to notice them though
Come on EA. European release very soon please. Thank you!
That's cool - we needed this. One tip - put this mod on - http://www.DrumPads4RockBand.com