Rock Band 2

[CaptainZombie]

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Guys, this might be YMMV but my local Walmart had the RB1 PS3 drums for $9.99.

[rspencer86]

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Wow I'm checking this out. Thanks for the tip.

[koebner]

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They have had the 360 RB1 drums for 9.96 for a while now,as well.

[TMagic]

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Are any of you guys competent in playing the drums on Expert?

I just got done playing on Medium during world tour. I was struggling my behind off with it. For the most part, I have no problem with medium. But some of the tracks were pretty difficult at medium difficulty.

I tried Hard the other day on a few of the easiest tracks, and did OK. But, any level higher than the easiest songs in the game, I failed miserably.

This has lead me to believe that Expert has to be damn near impossible to complete.

LOL

[WDOgF0reL1fe]

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I have no prob with the RB2 Drum kit for 360. Got it like 2 weeks after release and still have it and maybe have replaced the batteries once. No problems whatsoever! and i love it

[KENYON06]

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Are any of you guys competent in playing the guitar on Expert?

I just got done playing on Medium during world tour. I was struggling my behind off with it. For the most part, I have no problem with medium. But some of the tracks were pretty difficult at medium difficulty.

I tried Hard the other day on a few of the easiest tracks, and did OK. But, any level higher than the easiest songs in the game, I failed miserably.

This has lead me to believe that Expert has to be damn near impossible to complete.

LOL

Just get the pinky sorted out and it's all gravy except for a few ridiculous solos.

Also, I only use the solo buttons, makes the sweeping sections easier.

[TMagic]

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Just get the pinky sorted out and it's all gravy except for a few ridiculous solos.

Also, I only use the solo buttons, makes the sweeping sections easier.

Whoops.

I meant on the drums.

But, I want to get good on the guitar too. What are the solo buttons?

[Jano]

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Haha I know what you mean TMagic. Hard was pretty difficult at first but eventually you'll be able to get through it if you work at it.

Expert's a whole new level though no punches are held in that mode. A lot of times on hard and medium there will breaks on the track that aren't really there. So when you play them on expert they may throw you for a loop at how difficult they are. Not to mention drum rolls just get ridiculous. The pedal sees some use on hard but starts to get tough on expert because now you start to see some real complex patterns.

Songs like Let There be Rock are real workouts on expert even if the beat is the same the whole time. But one thing I have to say is once you get used to playing on expert there's no going back, its just way too much fun. Its the closest thing I can get to feeling a real drummer Lol.

And the solo buttons are the smaller fret buttons on the rock band stratocaster. If you use them during solos you don't have to strum.

[TMagic]

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Haha I know what you mean TMagic. Hard was pretty difficult at first but eventually you'll be able to get through it if you work at it.

Expert's a whole new level though no punches are held in that mode. A lot of times on hard and medium there will breaks on the track that aren't really there. So when you play them on expert they may throw you for a loop at how difficult they are. Not to mention drum rolls just get ridiculous. The pedal sees some use on hard but starts to get tough on expert because now you start to see some real complex patterns.

Songs like Let There be Rock are real workouts on expert even if the beat is the same the whole time. But one thing I have to say is once you get used to playing on expert there's no going back, its just way too much fun. Its the closest thing I can get to feeling a real drummer Lol.

And the solo buttons are the smaller fret buttons on the rock band stratocaster. If you use them during solos you don't have to strum.

You aren't kidding man.

I feel like they omitted two levels in-between medium and hard on most tracks. lol

It's crazy to me how big of a jump it is from medium to hard.

I felt I was in FULL read and react mode instead of just playing if you know what I mean.

Any tips you got would be helpful.

[pfunk880]

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How do the GH drums work on RB?

Just eliminates the orange pad. It's pretty awkward, though. I only use that when I'm at home where we have a GH set, at my apartment I have a RB set. I would never want to use the GH set on a regular basis.

Are any of you guys competent in playing the drums on Expert?

I just got done playing on Medium during world tour. I was struggling my behind off with it. For the most part, I have no problem with medium. But some of the tracks were pretty difficult at medium difficulty.

I tried Hard the other day on a few of the easiest tracks, and did OK. But, any level higher than the easiest songs in the game, I failed miserably.

This has lead me to believe that Expert has to be damn near impossible to complete.

LOL

I can handle most of the songs on Expert, but I do play drums in real life. Obviously, drums (and vocals for that matter) translate much better from real life to the game than guitar.

[Blzer]

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I have no prob with the RB2 Drum kit for 360. Got it like 2 weeks after release and still have it and maybe have replaced the batteries once. No problems whatsoever! and i love it

You're lucky. I first got RB2 Special Edition early December of 2008, and the blue pad never registered. I got a set of replacement drums shipped home to me since I was going home for winter break, but my luggage at the airport got stolen. I got a new RB2 for Christmas so I returned those replacement drums that I never opened, and about two weeks later my drums stopped syncing with the wireless.

So for an entire year, I've only played two weeks worth of drums. This is crap. I would like to go for the RB1 drums, but I won't be able to get over how loud they are. I'll look for some silencer pads in retail stores and maybe bring my metal bass pedal with me to school.

[Jano]

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You aren't kidding man.

I feel like they omitted two levels in-between medium and hard on most tracks. lol

It's crazy to me how big of a jump it is from medium to hard.

I felt I was in FULL read and react mode instead of just playing if you know what I mean.

Any tips you got would be helpful.

Yea I know what you mean and about reading and reacting once I got to hard thats all I ever did. The patterns on certain songs were just to difficult for me to to just play to Lol.

The best tip I can give is to practice, practice, practice you have to continue to do it. It will get easier as you start to learn the patterns of the beat.

A lot of what makes hard and expert so difficult is the complex patterns. Once you figure these out its all about timing.

Another tip well not really a tip but something to keep in mind is limb independence. For example a simple beat you will see is the yellow, yellow, yellow, yellow+red. On this type of beat you want keep your right hand in constant motion and then bring down the left on that fourth hit.

What I used to do on that fourth hit was pick up both hands and hit each pad at the same time (Hopefully that made since). My timing was always getting thrown off because I played like that. Especially on the faster songs that throw that type of beat at you for a long time. White Wedding is a great song to practice that with.

Another tip is to use more wrist and less forearm it will save you a lot of pain on the faster paced tracks.

I also like to have my heel up on the pedal I have more control that way. And the last tip is to start out slow dont kill yourself w/ the harder songs it will only frustrate you.

On hard its like you have to relearn how to play b/c things that worked on medium wont cut it anymore. So just take your time and try to learn something from each track.

Hope this helps you out a bit.

[CaptainZombie]

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You're lucky. I first got RB2 Special Edition early December of 2008, and the blue pad never registered. I got a set of replacement drums shipped home to me since I was going home for winter break, but my luggage at the airport got stolen. I got a new RB2 for Christmas so I returned those replacement drums that I never opened, and about two weeks later my drums stopped syncing with the wireless.

So for an entire year, I've only played two weeks worth of drums. This is crap. I would like to go for the RB1 drums, but I won't be able to get over how loud they are. I'll look for some silencer pads in retail stores and maybe bring my metal bass pedal with me to school.

Blzer, just get a nice set of silencers for the RB1 drums and it should minimize the noise.

[Mizzou23]

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Blzer, just get a nice set of silencers for the RB1 drums and it should minimize the noise.

The silencer pads for $20 on RBparts.com are wonderful. I put them on the RB2 drums, but they would work just the same on RB1 stuff. They make a huge difference and I can usually get away with playing mine while someone in the room is on the phone without bothering them too much. Just make sure you have a decent kick pedal if you're using the RB1 drums. But if they're going for $10 now, then you really can't go wrong.

[Blzer]

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Thanks, but does anyone know where I can get them in retail? I'm just looking for something to pick up and go, not worry about shipping costs, delivery wait, returning it if I have to, credit card stuff, etc. I'm not a big fan of online shopping at all unless I absolutely have to.