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LR6AGB001 /forum/post/15420520
If you're gonna spend money on RB2 drums just spend a little extra and pick up the goodwoodmods kit.
http://goodwoodmods.com/products.html
define "a little extra" considering the RB1 drum kit is $29.99 at CC, and the goodwood mods kit is $149.99, and that doesn't even include a pedal. include a pedal, and you're at around the $229.99 range or so, and you would be better off dropping the hammer on a new ION kit for $40 more at amazon WITH free shipping...
here's my experience from using both...
the RB1 drums are actually pretty good, as long as you get the QM pads, if you don't mind having to attach a cord. the RB1 pedal is fine, until you start playing the harder songs on the harder difficulties, mine never broke but i never played anything harder than the harder songs on medium and the easier songs on hard. the pads are rather loud, but that can easily be cured with a set of silencers, the official RB silencers will work fine on QM pads and are less than $20. if you have a EL pads, this is kinda where the problems start, because they're not as sensitive as the QM pads and require a thinner silencer. also, if you play on a wooden floor, expect the kit to slide all over the place unless you put a rug under it. if you're a casual gamer, and don't plan on playing expert drums any time soon, than the RB1 kit is fine. and even if you do plan on playing on expert drums, you could always just upgrade the pedal for around $69 or so later on, that's what some of the better players here did...
the RB2 drums are also pretty good. i've seen 2 different types of pads, the EL and SL, and this time around the EL pads are actually VERY good. the pads are velocity sensitive, meaning the harder you hit them the louder the note plays. they're wireless, and take 3 AA batteries, but the batteries actually seem to last a pretty long time. the pads are quieter than the RB1 pads, and do rebound better, so rolls are easier than on the RB1 pads without silencers. in my experience, the centers of the pads to tend to bubble from hitting the center rather hard, but this could easily be avoided by using the official RB drum silencers for less than $20. also, both types of RB2 pads are very sensitive so the silencers will work fine any RB2 pads, and they also make the RB2 pads VERY quiet. the metal poles on the stand now have notches, to help you make sure that both sides are the exact same hight, which was kinda a problem with the RB1 stand. also, the bottoms of the stand are much tackier, so it doesn't slide around at all on a wooden floor. in addition, you can add anywhere from one to three cymbals to the RB2 drum kit, and that will cost you anywhere from $20 to $40 (lets not kit, the triple cymbal kit that retails for $40 is going for about $100 on ebay, because no one stocks them and they usually have to be ordered online). lastly, while the pedal may look much stronger, it's not that much stronger and can still break under severe stress. the plate on it is very thin, and IMHO is really only for show, it's not like you're putting playing with a real drum pedal or anything like that...
also, you only have 60 days to RMA RB2 drum parts, but you have an unlimited amount of time to RMA RB1 drum parts. i don't know if they changed the time for the RB1 stuff, because it's been a while, but i know for a fact that it's only 60 days for the RB2 stuff and you NEED a legible copy of the receipt too. so basically, no receipt, no RMA...
as far as the RB1 drums go...
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Rock-...oductDetail.do
and if no one has them in stock by you, order them online, you will get free shipping. the only problem is that you won't know if it's an EL or QM until you open the box, and i'm guessing they have older sets, so chances are you will probably get an EL kit. what you should do is print it out, the go to BB by you and have them price match it because they should still have some stock left, that way you can at least open the boxes to see which pads you will get. the serial number is on the inside of the left or right flap when you open the box, and the last 2 letters are the model, so it will either end is QM or EL. if for some reason it ends in SL, they're like the QM pads, so you can get those too...
