More Rock Band instruments have crept onto the internet this week. Found in the latest Game Informer, we now have our first glimpse of the drums and microphone. The microphone has a very polished and professional look to it. What's more, it looks like it can stand up to some punishment, which is good since it's going to double as a tambourine. The drums (currently a prototype model) take a step back towards a more toy-like appearance, which is unfortunate in light of the authenticity of the guitar. Each drum pad is surrounded by the corresponding color, which we definitely prefer to coloring the pads themselves. There is also what appears to be a pedal for the bass drum as well.
So, which instrument will you "play" when Rock Band makes its debut?
[Via Engadget]
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6-25-2007 @ 5:50PM
DjDATZ said...
I dont play instruments. ;)
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6-25-2007 @ 5:51PM
Jess said...
Still going with the guitar,damn thing looks as good as the real thing,I was really getting tired of that fisher-price look the GH & GH 2 guitars brought :p
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6-25-2007 @ 5:53PM
footlong! said...
aw man, i wanted the drums to have double bass pedals. dragonforce seems less appelaing now
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6-25-2007 @ 5:53PM
footlong! said...
aw man, i wanted the drums to have double bass pedals. dragonforce seems less appealing now
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6-25-2007 @ 5:54PM
footlong! said...
damn double-posting issues*
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6-25-2007 @ 6:07PM
MDB said...
Do you guys ever check your e-mail? I sent you this tip about a week ago.
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6-25-2007 @ 6:22PM
Phazzer said...
Drums man, I can't sing. They do look kinda crappy though. I hope they fix that.
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6-25-2007 @ 6:35PM
rocksursox said...
wow what a piece a crap drumset , they should have a hi-hat above the snare to the left and symbals or a symbal above everything else so it actually feels like youre playing drums instead of banging the hell out of 4 circles all lined up on one level
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6-25-2007 @ 6:45PM
Bob Vu said...
Umm guys its a prototype, so calm down. Plus they have pretty much a year (2009) until Rock Band is released to fix it. I have to admit it does look kinda cheap, but how much will it freaking cost?
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6-25-2007 @ 6:49PM
Charlie said...
The company said they werent supplying a Rock Band mic and that youd have to find your own didnt they?
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6-25-2007 @ 6:50PM
thehunter1320 said...
you do realize that those pics are not of the drums and microphone, right?
if you actually read the article in Game Informer, those are artists' renditions of the instruments based on testimony given by the GI staff that played the game. they don't have any actual pictures of the prototypes. the only real pics of rock band instruments are the two pics of the guitar.
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6-25-2007 @ 6:57PM
Stephen said...
La-di-da-di, we like to party
We don't cause trouble, we don't bother nobody
We're, just some men that's on the mic
And when we rock upon the mic we rock the mic RIGHT
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6-25-2007 @ 7:39PM
colin said...
am i the only one who thinks this game will flop?
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6-25-2007 @ 7:47PM
MDB said...
Yes colin, you are the only one.
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6-25-2007 @ 10:49PM
polly said...
Hope they come out with a cowbell peripheral. I'm telling you guys, you're gonna want that cowbell.
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6-25-2007 @ 11:33PM
elmersglue said...
yeah, drums need to be more drum set like.. lower a pad to snare level, and higher one to the far left for a hi hat... then 2 more for tom toms, and add a rubber cymbal somewhere then it'll be fine.
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6-26-2007 @ 12:52AM
gspotgigyxxx said...
if anyone would read the little letters next to the thing they say SAMPLE PIC not the real thing....
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6-26-2007 @ 1:40AM
mcchicken said...
@15 In the article when they mention the vocalist being able to play tambourine during solos, one of the devs suggests that totally rad cowbell solos may be in the cards also. :)
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6-26-2007 @ 4:01AM
JohnHeist said...
Make the drumset look more like an Electronic Set.
A snare, 2 toms, hats, and a cymbal. The one cymbal could double as crash and ride, and the hats could double for cowbell.
Double Bass by the way, and a hi-hat pedal. It seems like a lot, but that's why pussies play guitar. ;)
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6-26-2007 @ 6:03AM
Rees Clissold said...
I'm surprised nobody's gone the whole "learn to play a real instrument" route yet. Well done!
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