The most important Rock Band Drum mod, in my opinion, is definitely putting neoprene or gum rubber covers on the drum. But the second most important Rock Band Drum mod is a big one, too — reinforce the bass drum pedal.

The bass drum pedal is often the “weakest link” of the drum kit; it tends [...]

There are two main models of Rock Band drums on the market now: EL and QM. (There’s an emerging third type, SL, which is identical to the QM except for the serial number). The EL and QM drums are quite different internally, and have different performance characteristics, too. You’ll want to know which kind you [...]

Most fake plastic rockers don’t know this, but the Guitar Hero and Rock Band guitars will accept standard issue guitar straps. The strap pegs are almost the same size and position as a real guitar. You can walk into any guitar store, pick out a custom guitar strap, and use it on your fake plastic [...]

I mentioned in a previous post that you could lubricate your guitar fret buttons to reduce the noise and improve the overall feel.

Your fake plastic guitar strum can benefit from a little judicious lubrication, too. Think of all the relentless up and down strum action it sees in every jam session!

The easiest way to lubricate [...]

After the initial euphoria wore off, one of the first reactions I had after playing Rock Band was — “Damn, those drums are loud!”

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. They are drums. Still, it would be nice if the guitarists and vocalist could hear the music without being drowned out by the frantic, relentless THWOK-THWOK-THWOK [...]