Rock Band 2 X360 Drum Set
Unleash the power of rock-and-roll drumming with the Rock Band 2 Drum Set. It has the same features of the previous set, but with metal reinforcements on the foot pedal, velocity sensitive pads and expandable slots for cymbals.
Metal reinforcements on the foot pedal, velocity sensitive pads and expandable slots for cymbals
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Unreliable, especially if you play HARD or EXPERT
Bought one kit from Amazon, and it worked fine for about 5 songs. Then in the middle of a song, it disconnected from the Xbox. Only the buttons (not the actual pads) work fire drum strikes. This could only be resolved by pulling out the batteries and reinserting. I returned it to Amazon within a few days.
** Also to note, if you have the first gen “Roadie” drum pedal it won’t work with this kit without a circuit board level modification.
Second set, almost the exact same issue (now when it disconnects, only the blue and green pads go out#. Researched all over for a fix, tried many #most people think it’s related to the battery compartment design, however I’ve found at least one instance where someone had the same issue using a “direct current” fix), none have worked for me so far.
Apparently there are two versions of this drumkit, both models I had were “SL” (the more problematic according to Harmonix boards). I also have the cymbal add ons, which suprisingly will still work when half the pads disconnect? Very odd.
Speaking of which, here’s plenty of reading as to why you should really think twice before buying these (http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22922), and note, these issues affect both the XBOX 360 and PS3 platforms (which leads me to believe it’s a core drum design issue). Also note, NO ONE from either EA or Harmonix have even commented anywhere in this 100+ (and growing) message thread.
Buyer beware.. I feel like I threw 80 bucks out the window (we use the RB1 pads 100% of the time now). I REALLY love this game, but this experience has definitely left a bad feeling towards it for me.
2 Stars average
it’s a big improvement over the stock Rock Band 1 kit to be sure, but my unit shipped with a bubble in the red pad… and stuff like that isn’t isolated at all so expect to be jerryrigging your kit in the first week.
the pads are good and don’t drop as many notes as RB1… but as an expert player I’m planning on getting new pads from goodwoodmods soon to completely eliminate dropped notes.
pedal is sturdy and will stand up to all abuse.. but it’s a piece of crap and you’re fighting the spring the entire time. It’s simply not good for quick double hits or long play sessions on Hard/Expert at all. I’ll also be replacing that soon with either a Destroyer Pedal or Rock Pedal. The Pedal is definitely the weakest part of the kit for me.
My base is not sturdy at all, I feel like the RB1 kit had an advantage in that area, I guess you could probably just pop the RB2 kit onto the old base if you wanted…. but it’s probably just my kit that’s messed up. My right support doesn’t hold it’s position, and it never really did… I’m usually lifting the kit after every 5 or 6 songs.
the bottom line is, unless you’ve got the money to get an Ion, you need to get this kit just to have a leaping off point… you can’t improve a non existent kit.
3 Stars Pedal still sucks
I have had the new rock band 2 drum kit for about 5 months, not a lot of time on it, and the pedal broke similar to the rock band 1 foot pedal. Near the pin at the base of the pedal. Also the rubber covers on the pads are “bubbling up” they have not broke yet, but the center is a air pocket under the rubber cover, this creates a loud pop when you hit them, due to air in the pocket being compressed.
Any one else seen this issue? have a fix. I fixed the rock band broken pedal but screwing a peice of metal on top of the break to reenforce it, it has worked fine since.
The thing that is sad to me about this product is, it is not really that much better then the first set. I did get it due to the yellow pad on the first set cracked inside, so i had to replace it. But with the rubber cover on the 2nd version bubbling up, i fear this one will break as well.
1 Star I Like Rock Band One (1) Drum Set Better
I was excited to upgrade my drums. I was looking forward to a more precise and quieter drumming experience.
Many of the things written in the positive reviews DO apply, however, for me, they are all rendered moot by the following:
I went through two brand new sets of these drums and got the same thing – I am, somehow, “overhitting”. Use Rock Band One drum set and I get 100% on a song without a broken streak. Switch to the Rock Band Two drum set, and I get 100% on the song, but with CONSTANT broken streaks. Now, why when I hit ONE note it is sometimes registering as TWO could be a matter of debate. All I know is that I do not have this problem AT ALL with either my original or my replacement Rock Band One sets.
5 Stars Still not perfect
Bought this drum set as a replacement for the orginal Rock Band drum set, which by the way only lasted 2 months, and I am not impressed much by this one either. It works just fine, but the blue pad sounds different from the other three. Almost like it is cracked, but I can not see any damage. The yellow sounds off also, but in a different way. It looks like there is not much quality control at the manufacturer. A good point about this set, the Rock Band 2 drum kit (standalone), is that the sound is a little bit softer that the first set, but it is still way too loud overall. Would I buy another one of these, NO. I would rather save up and buy the ION drum set, or some other set. I do enjoy playing RB 1 & 2, and the GH games. No problems with the games, just the drums.
