Officially licensed and replacement of the original pedal for Rock Band 2. Features forced to steal the diamond plate cover to prevent breakage. Includes an adapter that allows two bass pedals to be used simultaneously. Works with Rock Band 2 and Rock Band games.
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Double Bass action
Since this is the official replacement Rock Band 2 bass pedal, you would expect it to perform identical to the orignal that came with the Rock Band 2 drum set, and it does.
The pedal can be used as a replacement pedal or as a second pedal with the included double bass adapter. (needs 2AAA batteries, not included) When using the adapter, you plug both bass pedals into the adapter and then plug the adapter into the drum set. There is a selector switch on the adapter that lets you change the compatibility mode (360/PS3/Rock Band/Guitar Hero/etc).
Now, there's a catch to using the adapter, which makes the adapter work much better when drumming but you'll lose a tiny bit of functionality when navigating the song lists. The catch is that the adapter sends a short "on" signal to the drum set telling it that you pressed the pedal down and then turns the signal back to "off". This is great when using two pedals at the same time because it keeps them from interfering with each other when going for those lightning fast bass hits. In essence, you can press one pedal down and keep it down and then press the second bass pedal at the same time and it will still register a bass hit. This is a much better solution that simply using a splitter because when using a splitter, if you hold one pedal down you will get no response from the second bass pedal until you release the first pedal. It's easy to miss notes when using a splitter, but you won't have that problem with this adapter. Without trying to sound cliche, it rocks!
Here's the downside to that catch I was talking about; since it only sends a short "on" signal before turning the pedal back to "off", you can't use the pedal to navigate your song selections table of contents because that requires you to hold the pedal down. (there's a note in the instructions that tell you this also) The only thing the pedal will do when using the adapter is to "page down", which is what it always does when you press it once, with or without the adapter.
To me, it's not a big deal considering I gained a vast improvement in my double bass note hits and completely removed the leg fatigue I'd get when trying to play really fast songs on hard and expert. It does take a little practice to get used to it if you're not used to using both feet, but keep at it and you'll wonder how you managed with only one foot for so long.
I think the adapter alone makes this replacement pedal worth the cost. If you're only playing drums on easy or medium then it may not be worth as much to you because you don't really have any need for fast bass hits. But if you're like me and want to use the regular Rock Band 2 drums with the standard pedal you already have and just add a second pedal to it, this is the cheapest way to go.
So obviously there's other pedal choices out there and the other option you have is to just buy a better replacement after-market pedal. If you broke your first pedal from being too rough on it, you might want to consider this route instead. The quality of some of them is vastly superior to the stock pedal, but remember you're still using one foot in that situation, it's more expensive, and you don't get an adapter. To me, it's just easier to use both feet to get those really fast bass hits. And honestly, since we're just smacking around fake drums anyway, I'll use the method that gets me the best scores, which is two seperate bass pedals. Plus I figured if I buy an expensive pedal I'd still have to use a generic Y-cable splitter if I wanted to use 2 high-end pedals at the same time, which means you still have the limitations I described above.
Sorry for the long winded review, but if you're bothering to read all this in the first place, you're probably seriously considering all your options to improve your game. I think this is a really good option for the money, especially if you already have a working pedal and want to try out double bass pedals. (The splitter sealed the deal for me. It was worth the cost alone.)
The only double kick pedal that works!
So if you're here it means you're looking for one of two things:
1) A replacement pedal for Rock band. In which case, this is an identical product to what comes standard with Rock Band. So rest easy in your purchase.
2) A second kick pedal so you can have a double bass. In which case, look no further. This is the only product available on the market that actually works as a double bass pedal.
Don't be thrown off by the reviews you'll read from people trying to play songs and expert and blaming this product for their score dropping from 3 billion to 1 billion. There is a learning curve for using a double bass, but this product works perfectly. It is also a ton of fun once you learn to use it!
Also, don't be thrown off by any third party products. I tried two different third party pedals from Best Buy, both claiming to work for double bass. I only ended up returning them. This is the only product out there that will actually work. So don't think twice, it's high quality and well worth the money.
Buyer Beware
I bought this pedal and splitter with the intention of using it with my Ion Drum Rocker (1/8 inch to 1/4 inch adapter required) to play Expert+ in various Guitar Hero games. The bottom line? The splitter seems to be junk. The pedal appears to be as advertised, so if all you need is a replacement pedal, I see no reason not to purchase this item. However, if you (like me) are excited about the idea of playing double kick parts on difficult Expert+ tracks...don't bother.
I tested the splitter on a wireless RB2 kit and it works so-so. The pedals do work independently and "slower" double kick parts are picked up fine. When the action gets fast, though, the splitter just can't handle the volume of hits and all that registers in game are occasional beats, maybe 1/6 or so notes during a fast double bass section. This of course means you will fail the song rapidly. That is on a normal RB2 wireless kit, which this product claims to support.
On my Drum Rocker it works even less well. The splitter simply doesn't work for anything beyond a very slow alternating beat--at a rate you could play with one pedal just fine, thus rendering this set up useless.
Note: My brother also purchased one of these recently and has experienced the same results so the problem is unlikely to be a defective splitter--The product just seems to be junk.
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