DIY Rock Band Drum Pedal prototype.
This was one of my first DIY pedals so I apologize if I come off nervous (I was a little) and I missed some details. I took a page from the RockBand pedals themselves and made my own using a cheap-o pedal from ebay combined with $.59 magnetic reed switches bought from Jameco and an two rare earth magnets stacked. More on this project to come but if you have any suggestions/comments/questions drop me a line at www.destituteagenda.com
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Tags: band, bass, destituteagenda, diy, drumpedal, electronics, pedal, ps3, reed, rock, rockband, switch, xbox360
May 12th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
Sure keep looking at
Sure keep looking at
May 12th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
some sort of …
some sort of circuitry that completes a circuit…
i loled
May 12th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
yea, check online …
yea, check online for the destroyer pedal! its the best custom pedal you can buy!
May 12th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
i laughed at that …
i laughed at that too
May 12th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
Can i Buy One For a …
Can i Buy One For a Cheap Price?
May 12th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
made of alumininum …
made of alumininum and some shit?
so does it stink? (awesome job!)
May 12th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
So if we took out …
So if we took out the thing that the stoppers hit on the pedal and move it closer to the stoppers…. we could actually go faster on the pedal or am i going somewhere else with this?lol. Either way, hope everything works out with that. It looks like it will.
May 12th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
do you get sweaty …
do you get sweaty when u play becuz i noticed the deodorant in the back lol
May 12th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
i like it how he …
i like it how he went these r 59 cence a peace n just chucks them lol
May 12th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
thats the same one …
thats the same one i bought for the exact same reason
May 12th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
Yes and No, they …
Yes and No, they have fixed alot of problems but they still break easily
May 12th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
is it true that the …
is it true that the rock band instruments are less likey to break if u got rock band recently?
May 12th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
cool 1 male and 2 …
cool 1 male and 2 females a threesome!!!!
May 12th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
i have the same …
i have the same exact pedal mod
with the same diamond plate metal
its not done yet though,
i just gotta get the edges grinded down
but it works
i have some vids of it
check em out
May 12th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
I did the same …
I did the same thing, actually works amazing and its alot better than the actual pedal. I just took the “curly” wire off my actual rockband pedal so I didnt even waste money on the wire, just some magnets and the reed switch and a sodering gun.
May 12th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
cool
cool
May 12th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
DIY or Die.
Good …
DIY or Die.
Good job bro.
May 12th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
yay, i finished …
yay, i finished mine! thanks for posting ur vid, i used it for some reference on mounting the reed switch
May 12th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
someone tried that …
someone tried that on the scorehero forums. they said they got a lot of mishits that way. Another guy did that by putting another set of magnets on his other bass pedal and said it worked pretty well.
May 12th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
My current problem …
My current problem is that the reed switch appears to be frozen closed, and I don’t know why. I’m concerned that the magnets field is too strong. I don’t know enough about reed switches to know what to do to make sure I have the “right” kind of switch.
May 12th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
I first bought a …
I first bought a Pearl drum pedal from the local music store, and placed the magnet in the “hammer” then the reed switch in the base of the original pedal quit working. So I basically did the same thing as dethfactor except using one from Radio shack. I duct taped the magnet to the bottom of the pedal, use books to stop the pedal from hitting the reed switch and taped the reed switch to the base of the pedal.
May 12th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
yeah connect the …
yeah connect the pos to one end and neg to the other end of the switch. I’m working out a tutorial at the moment.. should be up this weekend.
May 12th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
definately
definately
May 12th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
did u just connect …
did u just connect the mono plug wires directly to the reed switch?
May 12th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
No read the …
No read the description he bought a cheap pedal from ebay