Xbox 360 Drum Rocker Premium Drum Set

I bought this kit for two reasons. 1. My Rock Band set finally exploded after pounding on it for almost a year. 2. I got better at playing and wanted to take it to the next level.

As I got better at playing, it required me to hit harder and faster, which eventually caused my Rock Band 1 drums to fail. Also, as I progressed to some of the harder songs on expert level, the stock Rock Band drums are just not good enough. You can make it through the songs without failing, but that's no fun. So I was at a crossroads. I could get another Rock Band drumset for relatively cheap, or go with the Rocker. I figured I would go with the rocker and I am glad I did.

This kit is quite solid. I am not a drummer and have no experience with real drums, so I cannot compare it to real drums, but in comparison to the plastic Rock Band drums, the difference is night and day. You can bang on these for hours on end for weeks at a time, without fear that you are going to break them. Also, they are quite "bouncy" for lack of a better term, so that makes playing those really fast rolls a lot easier. The pedal is metal, so no worrying about it breaking, and no more fixes crafted from butter knives and duct tape.

The kit works in Guitar Hero World Tour as well, which is a plus, even though it gets "dumbed down" to Rock Band drums in the game. Not a big deal, its still functional.

Once I have conquered game drumming, I have the option to add any Alesis Drum Module, which can be had on [...], and then use the rocker as an electronic drum kit. I get on a kick every once in a while where I like to make a crummy attempt at recording my own music, and this fills the void of not having drums or a drummer.

Overall this is a fantastic piece of equipment and I have no complaints whatsoever. Sure, the price is a little steep for some folks, but it will improve your game play without a doubt, and if you have any desire to hook it to your computer for 'cheap' easy recording, with a small footprint, and no loud noise of real drums, its perfect.

I just opened mine got it set up and I love it. Wish it came with the 3rd cymbal but I guess I'll upgrade later. one word of caution be careful tightening the wingnuts on the bottom of the drum pads. My roommate broke one already but thanks to some industrial glue we have the piece back together and hopefully it will hold. The ring that holds the supports in has a pretty skinny bolt attached to it which will pull right off (break) if you apply too much force. Don't tighten it expecting it to stop turning ... the plastic on the wingnut will just compress and keep pulling the bolt til it snaps

This will be my first and maybe only review I ever do. However, I had to write about this product. If you really want to learn the drums and want a set that won't break and actually reacts to what you do, then this is the set for you. I kept having problems with the other set responding to faster hits and also had a pad stop being as responsive as it once was. Then I got THIS SET and let me tell you that it totally ROCKS!!!! If you really want to learn the drums, the cymbals are a very nice addition. Though only those trying to get a feel for how drums are played will appreciate them. Otherwise, this set is totally worth every penny.

The Drum Rocker is an excellent upgrade from the standard Rock Band or RBII drum kit. It's adjustable, which makes a huge difference in play comfort, and it feels solid, including the metal bass pedal. Sure, it doesn't make a great e-drum kit, but I didn't buy it for that, did I?

Why get a digital drum set?

One huge thing could be, you can adjust the volume.

This one is like any digital drumset, plus, you can use it to play Rock Band 2.

You'll get lots of wonderful practice drumming, if you use this with your Xbox. For one, on Rock Band, there's a drumming tutorial, practice sessions where you can play songs 50% slower and go up to 60%, 70% to 100%. You can also put it in Freestyle mode and play whatever you like, like a real drumset.