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'Rock Band' Drum Kit Details

Posted by Stephen Johnson - Wednesday, July 18, 2007 8:08 AM


Check out the sweet pic of Rock Band's drum kit.

The drum controller is played by striking one of 4 foam pads, representing the snare drum, tom-tom, hi-hat, and crash/ride cymbals. The set will also feature a kick pedal for bass drum and will ship with a pair of drumsticks.

Game developer Harmonix says that if players can master the drum peripheral on hard difficulty, they will be able to play the instrument in reality, meaning that, get this, we'll finally be able to get some real world use out of constantly playing videogames!

Along with the awesome drum set show, Rock Band can be played with a microphone (that doubles as a tamborine), and a guitar peripheral.

No price has been announced for the peripherals, but we bet it will be cheaper than equipping a real band. It will be available this fall for the PS3 and 360.

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TAGS: Music, PlayStation 3, Videogames

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Posted by Spike47 - Wednesday, July 18, 2007 8:23 AM
can't figure out why somebody would spend their money on this when there are so many other good games coming out.

But it looks cool.
Posted by Dogmatic2020 - Wednesday, July 18, 2007 8:27 AM
oh, sweet zombie Jesus. Can't wait for this.
Posted by DozertheDozarian - Wednesday, July 18, 2007 8:28 AM
Well, I can imagine that it would be great fun if you have a lot of friends who like to play together.

I could see this being great on college campuses or even in the barracks where some drinking might be involved.

But I can't see purchasing it if you're going to sit at home by yourself and play it. But friends can make it easier to justify; especially if they help pay for it.
Posted by sjohnson - Wednesday, July 18, 2007 8:38 AM
I just want to learn to play the freakin' drums, man!
Posted by Travis_Touchdown - Wednesday, July 18, 2007 9:00 AM
That is freakin' SWEET. Day one buy.
Posted by XXXXX73PS3 - Wednesday, July 18, 2007 9:18 AM
So how much does the whole kit cost?
Posted by oatmealz - Wednesday, July 18, 2007 9:44 AM
i would rather buy a real drum set
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Posted by exilesuite - Wednesday, July 18, 2007 9:45 AM
Can you link two or three of the kits together to create a crazy Alex Van Halen kit?
Posted by PaNfOoT - Wednesday, July 18, 2007 9:57 AM
To big, I have no space for it, Ill stick to GH.
Posted by reddalex3 - Wednesday, July 18, 2007 11:04 AM
COOL!
Posted by what0080 - Wednesday, July 18, 2007 11:31 AM
The mic doubles as a tambourine, but can it double as a cowbell?
Posted by Tmidiman - Wednesday, July 18, 2007 2:32 PM
I am so getting this. I play guitar, but this will be fun too if they make it like real drums.

Gotta love videogames. It's all about fun!
Posted by pyr0lyZer - Wednesday, July 18, 2007 2:59 PM
I have real drums. I play real drums....which means I will probably suck at this game on drums!! Just like some real guitar players said they have a hard time with Guitar Hero!

I do want to try this game though.
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Posted by ryufan24 - Wednesday, July 18, 2007 4:16 PM
I want this sooo badly, I mainly want this game just for the drumset.


They say no price for the peripherals, if that's the case then someone needs to inform Gamestop that the prices they have listed are wrong then.
Posted by jakobstone - Wednesday, July 18, 2007 7:55 PM
i'm buying this, i don't care what people think of me! Wait... people don't think of me... crap. Hello, anyone out there?

I bet this game will cost like $250.00 with all of the crap that goes with it. I just don't want to have an assload of guitar controllers strewn all over my house 3 years from now, when rock manager hero 5 comes out!
Posted by HALOscorpian - Thursday, July 19, 2007 2:29 AM
i heard it was $200
Posted by tonytorres123 - Thursday, July 19, 2007 5:20 AM
I hered that the game cost 59.99 and for the drums it's another 79.99 u canbuy them seperate of get like a package but hey i think it's worth it!
Posted by jiggyjosh - Thursday, July 19, 2007 6:16 PM
this thing is retarded i mean its not set up like a real drum set like the high hat and the snare drum? like i mean thats just stupid.
Posted by Stevenislegend - Tuesday, July 31, 2007 6:20 PM
The Need double Bass.
Posted by Anonymous User - Wednesday, August 08, 2007 8:10 PM
i have a real drum kit and im in a band can play all instrumetns so this game is probably going to be really hard to start off with but i definently want to buy the game and the extra stuff. i think the mic is really cool it can be used as a cow bell and tambourine
Posted by Anonymous User - Thursday, August 09, 2007 1:20 PM
This game looks so awesome. on the Rock Band website is says you can use the Guitar Hero 3 guitars when it come out on this game or you can yuse you X-Box 360 guitar hero 2 guitar. And i also read that you can use the rock band guitar with guitar hero3.
Cant wait for it to caome out it is gona be awesome!
Posted by Anonymous User - Monday, August 13, 2007 1:41 AM
I am a real drummer, let me tell you, I get total s*** from kids who play guitar hero about how "Nirvana sucks and Heart Shaped Box is terrible". Although calling kids out as posers is always fun, especially when they come up to me about how awesome AIC is or something. (They say it cause of the shirts I wear to school).
I play a real guitar (kinda) too. So I constantly call them out with acoustic guitars.
Anyway, I just thought "snap, kids are gonna be like 'I can play drums too, jerk'" Then I realized a few things. Yes the kit is gonna be way too hard for them to relate to, and that they're never gonna buy a real kit after the 75 for the fake kit... Not to mention I can pull out a pretty mean triplets solo if worst comes to worst. :)
Posted by ryu_master_007 - Monday, August 13, 2007 2:27 PM
its a game that looks fun and would be great in a party situation. i still would rather play UFS, but this game will take some of my free time.
Posted by drumsrock1 - Saturday, August 18, 2007 5:41 PM
I've been playing drums for almost 20 years and I have a real kit setup with mic's going into a professional recording setup. I couldn't be more stoked about this game. I reserved the full version today. Now I can cure that 1am urge to rock a beat without spending $6k on a Roland kit. I've also been playing long enough to not be a snob about a freaking game. Who cares if it's not a real kit? The co-ordination translates exactly. I think it's awesome that people who wouldn't otherwise get to play now have their own form of karaoke. I'm also excited about getting to jam with friends who aren't musicians.
Posted by ryan151906 - Wednesday, September 05, 2007 11:59 AM
IT looks kick ass
Posted by ParagonProtector - Sunday, September 16, 2007 6:50 AM
this game looks amazing im buying an xbox360 just to play this game.i love how the mic can be used as a tamborine and ive heard rumors of a cowbell for dont fear the reaper(i love that song). i will most likely not be playing the drums though. i just dont think i will be able to do it lol :)
Posted by blairbryngelson - Thursday, December 13, 2007 8:41 AM
Check out these rock band drum pad mods over at www.rockbanddrumpads.com
Posted by KenKataku3 - Friday, March 07, 2008 8:48 PM
I would recommend the mod at http://www.DrumPads4RockBand.c om
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