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 Replacement Bass Pedal December 23, 2008
Elizabeth Dawson (St. Paul, MN United States)
I was actually rather shocked when my original bass pedal broke, so I was rather desperate and this one looked good. And it is, but it is certainly different than the original, and takes some time getting used to. It's very sturdy though, and shouldn't break like the original. One last problem that I had with it: it's rather slippery, and if you just have socks on it's a little bit difficult to keep your foot on, but this is only a minor problem. Very easy to install. Over all very good.
 Absolutely NOT a quick fix October 17, 2008
Karl Kloeb
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you want to buy this pedal, there are a few things that you need to be prepared to do.
Number One: Taking a hammer to your pedal base in order to loosen and remove the steel pin that holds your pedal in place. One end of this metal spike is set into the plastic with steel spines, and it will NOT be removed without serious damage being done to the area around the pedal base. The instructions tell you to tap it out with a hammer and a nail, but unless they mean a sledge and railway spike I believe that they are guilty of misleading you there.
Number Two: Finding, modifying, cutting to length and inserting a long metal rod of some kind to replace the metal pin that you will warp beyond recognition during the aforementioned hammering. The old pin invariably removes itself only after being wrenched from place by a determined assailant, so you'll need to provide a replacement if you want his pedal to work again. I used six-inch wall hooks from the hardware store, which work pretty good if you can get them in the right size and have wire cutters to snip off the odd bits.
Three: Buying new, super-heavy-duty screws that will actually FIT into the tiny little holes drilled into the acrylic board. This pedal has pre-drilled holes that are much, MUCH too small for the screws that your drum pedal came with, and you WILL strip the old screws bare before you can get them flush with the plastic. This is VERY important because if you do not screw the acrylic completely flush against the orange plastic base then the pedal will NOT be able to detect when you are pressing it during the game consistently. I was very upset to discover this after I had already worked so hard to accomplish the preceding ordeals.
Four: God help you if you bought the model without a slot for the orange plastic "tab." The image of this product shows you one with this slot, which allows a tall piece of orange plastic to poke through the acrylic pedal. I got one without this tab slot, and I had to file through the orange tab on my pedal with a steel file in order to begin screwing it down. Both the old and new model of drum pedal show this slot on their page, so I have no idea how you can know which pedal you are buying...
So good luck with that!
 Clearly better than the orginal. October 3, 2008
Shane M. Walker
Can't go wrong with this as long as you got the right pedal. See other reviews for that info. Only hard part was getting the rod that holds the pedal at the bottom out.
great item July 15, 2008
John Trotman
much better than the original pedal but requires some assembly (make sure you have a tiny screwdriver and some crazy glue).
A nice replacement pedal for your broken drum pedal June 1, 2008
A. J. Pohan (Cupertino, CA USA)
Going through the 2nd drum pedal in 3 months (the 1st one snapped after a few months, the 2nd one replaced by EA broke within a month), and having trouble with EA's Rock Band warranty page (said I still have a transaction, despite it being clearly completed), I didn't feel like waiting for another 3 weeks or so for another replacement.
This clear acrylic pedal (only) for the Rock Band drum is a fine piece of work when compared to the flimsy plastic pedal Rock Band comes with. It feels sturdy, doesn't flex, and looks kickin'!
Installation wouldn't be what I call a breeze, but it's not really complicated or tricky & laborous. The holes this acrylic pedal comes with are too small and not positioned very precise (costing its 5-star), so screwing the four screws should be done with a power tool. I couldn't be bothered to make entirely new holes, so I just forced the screw in. It became somewhat angled, but the way it's constructed, and the way we'll use it, it shouldn't matter much.
You also need a hammer and some pointy thing to take out the hinge, FYI.
No problem with this one either. The entire assembly isn't really lengthy. (~10-15 minutes on my watch)
A good buy if you have some tools handy with you. I personally think this seems like a better thing to buy than say those pedal reinforcements.
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