Feature

Rock Band Drums Version Guide

As many Rock Band drum mods are particular to certain model lines or pedal versions, this guide serves as a reference to identify which pads or pedal you may have, as well as compare their differences.
All versions have their own advantages and disadvantages, and your play style will determine which set works best for you.

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News

Get a Extra Wireless PS3 Guitar For Cheap - TODAY ONLY»

Today’s Amazon Gold Box deal of the day is a Guitar Hero III wirless guitar for the PS3 for the low low price of $25.98!
Now that Rock Band can use the GHIII guitars, this is a great way to get a second wireless controller to add to your ever growing collection of plastic instruments. [...]

RockBand.com Gets Facelift, Removes Bandages Soon»

The web designers at Harmonix have taken the official Rock Band site in to have some reconstructive plastic surgery and soon will remove the bandages to unveil it to the world.
Some of the new features to be added to the site include some that were announced with the first version of Rock Band, like the [...]

Rock Band Gone Country?»

Thanks to the eagle eye of Sayburr at the official Rock Band forums, it appears that Rock Band may be going country in the near future. Posted on the Rock Band website events section is a tour listing for country music artists Brooks & Dunn, it would seem as if some country DLC or [...]

Free DLC Available - Stephen And The Colberts»

The Rock Band hype train keeps a rollin’ as Harmonix has released another surprise DLC release in the form of Stephen Colbert’s 80’s rock classic “Charlene (I’m Right Behind You)” from Stephen and the Colberts.
Colbert’s obviously a big fan of the game as not only shown by the release of the song, but also with [...]

Mods

Official Rock Band Drum Pad Silencers Review»

I think just about everyone can agree that one of the most annoying parts of Rock Band is the noise that the drums make.  There has been a multitude of mods created for the sole purpose of silencing the drums, some of which are featured on this site, and Harmonix has decided to remedy the [...]

Rock Band Solo Button Swap Mod»

The solo buttons on the Rock Band Stratocaster controller are a great addition to “rhythm game” controllers. However, they can be difficult to use during gameplay, especially if you have large hands. Wouldn’t it be great if you were able to use the standard fret buttons to act just like the solo buttons, ie no strumming during solo sections or Big Rock Endings? Well, that’s what this extremely simple mod sets out to do.

Drum Mutes Dampening Mod»

Drum mutes have been keeping parents and neighbors of drummers happy since they first hit the market.  Since the biggest complaint about Rock Band, well besides faulty hardware, is the noise that the drums make, I thought it would be good to see how drum mutes designed for a real drum set would work on their [...]

“Pedal Metal” Rock Band Reinforcement Plate»

Plain and simply, Rock Band drum pedals break.  If your pedal hasn’t already broke or started to crack, it’s not a matter of if it will, it’s a matter of when it will.  The Pedal Metal Billet reinforcement plate tries to remedy the situation by preventing a broken pedal from ever happening or fixing one that already [...]