Lo-fi fix for broken Rock Band kick pedal

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It’s 10:30pm, you’ve got two mates on the way over to play Rock Band, and you’ve nearly snapped your kick pedal in half thanks to the kick fills in Faith No More’s Epic on Expert. If, like me, you’re a little more McGhetto than McGuyver, you’ll scout around the house and find the dregs of a roll of gaffer tape along with a broken chopping board that should have been thrown out months ago. Then you’ll rig up something like this bad boy.

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3 Responses to “Lo-fi fix for broken Rock Band kick pedal”

  1. FEATURE: Why PAL PS3 users should import Rock Band - The Gamer Gene Says:

    […] are eBay sellers flogging pre-made solutions to either drill or stick on to the pedal, however a roll of gaffer and random stuff lying around the house did the trick for me in a jam - for two different […]

  2. Ken Says:

    I used an exhaust hanger and 2 1/4 x 1/2 bolts to fix my pedal. You have to use the shortest possible bolts as to not interfer with the operation of the pedal, but as the exhaust hanger is an inch wide and a 1/4 inch thick I don’t think I’ll ever snap my pedal in 2 again.

  3. Fokwok Says:

    Two knives on the underside of the pedal and thn lots of tape - seems to have worked for me….

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