Since Guitar Hero for the Playstation 2 was originally released in late 2005, it was inevitable that someone would go about converting a real guitar into something you could use in the game. The first one I ever saw was toolmonger’s How-To: Build Your Own Custom Full-Sized Wireless Guitar Hero Controller.

Of course, gutting a real [...]

As you move from medium to hard to expert Rock Band drumming, you might notice that kick pedal usage goes up. Way up. Single kicks become double kicks become triple kicks, and “missing” kick notes suddenly materialize all over the place in songs.

To deal with lots of kick pedal action in songs, real drumsets often [...]

If, like me, you’re an.. energetic.. drummer, then you may find the Rock Band drums mysteriously ending up further and further away from you after every song. This is not only annoying, it can actually screw up your drumming. As the distance between you and the drums grows, it interferes with your timing and muscle [...]

In my neverending quest to reduce Rock Band drum noise to an absolute minimum, I experimented with padding the inside of the drum heads.

Here’s how I did it. First, I popped off the drum head. This may take some effort depending on which kind of drum kit you have — EL drum heads come [...]

Now this is a brilliant mod — small PVC drum support struts!

I saw these on eBay and I immediately bought some. Here’s a picture of my new Rock Band drum support struts in place:

Why is this so brilliant? Any Rock Band drummer quickly learns that the red and green pads don’t behave quite like the [...]