Ghetto Rock Band drum pedal fix
A few weeks ago, I was frantically drumming away when I was confronted by a really loud CRACK from my foot. These Rock Band pedals are basically a pretty weak design; the return spring pushes against a point about halfway up the pedal, and the orange plastic insert (see the picture) weakens the black plastic baseplate because it fits into a cutout. Lots of people report the pedal snapping at that point, and the v2 Rock Band drums have a steel reinforced plate instead of plastic.
Fortunately, mine was only cracked, not broken right off. Lacking the time (ok… the patience) to return it, I bought a £3.08 mending bracket from B&Q and forced the self-tapping screws into the pedal with some brute force and ignorance. In the foreground of the shot you can see the Victorinox Swiss Army cybertool I used. Et voilà, one reinforced pedal!
As we used to say in the RAF Rich, that is gash but it’ll do a trip!