DIY: Make your Rock Band drum kit wheelchair accessible
by Griffin McElroy 
on Jun 1st 2008 7:00PM
The raw, unbridled power of The Rocking is an equal opportunity force that can be tapped by anyone with a strong enough desire to evoke its boundless energies. Unfortunately, physical restrains can often limit a person's personal rocking aptitude, as most instruments are not created with those with disabilities in mind. Take, for instance, the
Rock Band drum kit, which has a pedal that cannot be operated by those inflicted with paraplegia and other ailments affecting the lower body.
Fortunately, for
every peripheral made unaccessible to those with disabilities, there's an altruistic, MacGuyver-esque modder with a solution.
The folks over at Kinetic Communications recently solved the bass drum dilemma with a doorbell receiver and some audio cable, placing the foot pedal substitute directly onto a pair of drumsticks -- and it only cost them around $20. If you're in need for a stick-pedal,
they've got simple instructions on how to make your own.
Rick Allen would be so very proud.
