So you just bought a copy of Rock Band Special Edition, and you’re looking forward to some serious fake plastic rock with your three closest friends. Almost everything you need is included in the box: the game, a guitar, the drums, and a microphone. You will want to pick up a second guitar, of course.

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If, like me, you’re a total beginner when it comes to drumming, I can’t recommend Harmonix’s Top Tips for Drummers enough. It’s absolutely essential. I wish it was printed out and shipped inside every copy of Rock Band!

I’ll summarize the major points for all those aspiring fake plastic rock drummers out there.

Kick Pedal Foot Advice

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It’s been widely reported that playing Rock Band drums is eerily similar to playing real world drums, far more so than any other fake plastic rock instrument. Take it from Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulous:

You can take a person that’s playing on the expert levels in Rock Band on the drums and put them on a [...]

Last year, I rented the documentary Air Guitar Nation from Netflix.

It’s a fantastic movie about the Air Guitar Championships, and it is far, far better than I expected it to be. The spirit of fake plastic rock is strong in this one. If you’re looking for pointers on how to improve your (fake) performance chops, [...]

Here’s a bizarre, upside-down on fake plastic rock– real guitars made from game consoles:

This is a guitar from the article made from an old Sega Genesis (or MegaDrive, as it was known in Europe):