Rockband Problems

emotional leper · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:16 pm Post subject: Rockband Problems

I bought a copy of Rockband for the PS2 Wednesday.

Whammy Bar on Wireless Guitar broke within 12 hours of purchase.

Kick Pedal on Drum Kit Snapped in Half yesterday during "Run to the Hills."

They should have used better plastics.

kevinswatch · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:30 pm Post subject:

Maybe you are rocking too hard? Question

-jay

emotional leper · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:12 am Post subject:

Holsety · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:19 am Post subject:

emotional leper · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:45 am Post subject:

There have been large problems with the gear breaking. So much so that there are stickers on the box saying not to return it to the store, and that you should contact EA directly for replacement parts.

This is what my kick pedal currently looks like:

I'm gonna have to find some way to mod it without spending much money. Probably something involving duct tape and tin snips.

The Dreaming · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 4:10 am Post subject:

I wish there were a way to mod double base onto the drum kit...

I guess we will have to wait for rock band 2
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emotional leper · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 4:37 am Post subject:

The Rock Band pedal is much, much more tiring than a real one. I'm thinking about getting an old, cheap, beat up one and modding it like this

Nav · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:40 pm Post subject:

I'd heard of a lot of issues with the guitars breaking but the drum kit is supposed to be quite robust. I know a lot of people who own both Guitar Hero III and Rock Band use the GHIII guitar for both because it's supposed to be tougher.
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DukkhaWaynhim · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:37 pm Post subject:

Wow, that really sucks about the Rockband probs. We are considering getting RB for PS2... in your opinion, do the problems with it overshadow having it? I mean, is it now essentially unplayable?

Based on some of the things you have said, EL, is it that the spring is too thick - i.e., too tough to compress? Could you swap it out with a squishier one, assuming you can get the broken plastic pieces together again(maybe with something like plastic tie-straps and an epoxy)? Or do you feel that the pedal is structurally compromised beyond a fix?

dw
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Wyldewode · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:58 pm Post subject:

That modification looks interesting. Razz

Possibly you could replace the entire pedal with a different pedal assembly. It might be easier than the mod shown. Hmm . .

By the way, this makes me think of the splicing job I once had to do on my old school nintendo Maxx controler. The puppy got a hold of the cord, and chewed halfway through it. I cut out the bad part, respliced the wire together, and covered the entire cord in electrical tape. And then I kept it where the puppy couldn't find it. Good times! Razz

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emotional leper · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:53 pm Post subject:

Wyldewode · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:57 pm Post subject:

Fine. . . ignore my memory of good times. Sad

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emotional leper · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 4:07 pm Post subject:

Wyldewode · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 4:10 pm Post subject:

No. . . you made your point.
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Brinn · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 4:12 pm Post subject:

I got my Rock band set up for X-mas. The guitar is great and still going strong...much better than the GH guitars. It feels more solid and much more like a real guitar. My bass pedal snapped as well. My brother, who is a drummer in a band, snapped it playing on expert. The engineering is a bit weak as there is a structural weakness where the stoppers on the pedal contact the base. I sent mine back to EA and they sent a new one no problem.

My brother recently bought the game for himself and promptly snapped his pedal as well. He fixed his with two butter knives inserted into the pedal and some duct tape.
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emotional leper · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 4:12 pm Post subject:

I was just a little surprised that animals ruining expensive equipment falls under "good times."

Wyldewode · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 4:17 pm Post subject:

No. . . the good times is fixing the problem. I used to take thing apart and play with them until I understood how to fix them. My Mom made a rule that I could only do that with things that were broken. For some reason she didn't want me to take apart things that were already working. Wink

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emotional leper · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 4:23 pm Post subject:

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