As much as we love our Rock Band drums, there is one quirk that is undeniable: they are far from portable. Nope, with multiple space hogging pieces, the Rock Band drums aren't travel friendly at all. Enter the official Rock Band Portable Drum Kit from Mad Catz. Equipped with four soft pads, a bass pedal and soft-tipped (i.e. quiet) drumsticks, the drum kit should stop gripes from cranky drummers everywhere. The pads are apparently designed to withstand one million strikes. We suggest you keep track of your strikes so you'll know when to order another set. Just be sure you set the pads on a flat surface and not, say, your cat.
The Portable Drum Kit is now available for pre-order from the usual suspects, with an expected October release.
[Via Joystiq]
Reader Comments (10)
Posted: Sep 24th 2008 6:55PM (Unverified) said
And coming from Mad Catz, Inc., (motto: Play harder, play together... PLAY BETTER!) you know these babies are going to be pure AAA quality.
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Posted: Sep 24th 2008 9:43PM (Unverified) said
Is MadCatz any good? I remember buying some 3rd party controllers back in the day for my Gamecube, N64, and Nintendo, and they were pure sh!t quality.
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Posted: Sep 25th 2008 1:16PM Alex R said
Everything that i have had that's made by Mad Catz has been good quality.
I remember my Xbox Wireless Controller was good, and then I got some 2.1 speakers, which sounded MUCH better than they looked, and I now have lots of DS and 360 stuff that is always good.
Wouldn't recommend getting the 360 controller/LIVE Headset, because they don't sound great when talking. Just pay the little bit extra for the official thing.
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I remember my Xbox Wireless Controller was good, and then I got some 2.1 speakers, which sounded MUCH better than they looked, and I now have lots of DS and 360 stuff that is always good.
Wouldn't recommend getting the 360 controller/LIVE Headset, because they don't sound great when talking. Just pay the little bit extra for the official thing.
Posted: Sep 24th 2008 9:45PM (Unverified) said
Oh, and to add, if these are good quality, I will definitly pick them up. The only reason I dont have a drum set is the space. My wife doesnt want bulky things laying around the house.
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Posted: Sep 24th 2008 11:34PM PocketsDelFuego said
it would be kinda neat to just use the center controller thing has a gamepad for like a real simple game. it almost is like a NES controller.
plus this would be really great to mod into a much more interesting drum set. Double bass petal anyone?
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plus this would be really great to mod into a much more interesting drum set. Double bass petal anyone?
Posted: Sep 26th 2008 6:18AM PocketsDelFuego said
Price check!
Gamestop's website priced this at 60$. a Good damn deal!
http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=72430
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Gamestop's website priced this at 60$. a Good damn deal!
http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=72430
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