PS2/PS3 Guitar Hero World Tour-Stand Alone Drums

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• Three drum pads, two raised cymbals and non-slip moveable kick pedal deliver a more authentic drummer experience. Drum sticks also included.
• Expandable setup via MIDI hookup
• Collapsible adjustable stand makes drums easy to set up, customize for height, move, break down, and store
• Works with Guitar Hero World Tour software
• Compatible with both the PS2 and PS3 Video Console hardware systems

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001Q9VSE6
• Product Dimensions: 29 x 10 x 17 inches ; 17.4 pounds
• Media: Accessory
• Release Date: February 15, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,881 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #20 in Video Games > PlayStation 3 > Hardware > Controllers > Drums
  • #69 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Hardware > Controllers
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Guitar Hero World Tour delivers the most realistic drum experience ever in a video game with this wireless authentic drum kit. Featuring three drum pads, two raised cymbals and a bass kick pedal, the drum controller combines larger and quieter, velocity-sensitive drum heads with soft rubber construction to deliver authentic bounce back and is easy to set up, move, break down and store.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New GH:WT Drums are much better., February 27, 2009

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Hammond Cheese (VA, USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: PS2/PS3 Guitar Hero World Tour-Stand Alone Drums (Accessory)

I bought the GHWT full band set and those first generation drums were not of the best quality. Although they worked okay at first, they eventually stopped working properly. The bass pedal was plastic, felt flimsy and I damaged the sensor pad inside of it within 2 days. I recently bought the stand alone drums and they seem to be a little bit better. The cymbals seem to be much sturdier. All drum pads and cymbal pads are covered with a nice smooth skin that feels good and sounds a little bit quieter than the original rubber drum pad material. This drum kit is really accurate so far. Its sensitive enough and I haven't had any crosstalk issues yet (crosstalk = when you only hit the orange cymbal, the red pad also registers a hit).

My only complaint is that the same plastic crappy pedal is used in this kit. It doesn't feel too sturdy, but it has withstood a pounding by my fat and heavy size 11's. Red Octane did improve the bass pedal sensor a bit by adding the same skin material as the pads and cymbals. It looks like it is some kind of protective layer for the sensor pad underneath it. I think I am going to buy an upgraded electronic bass pedal so I can feel more comfortable bangin that thing with my fat feet. That will also give me the option to have some double bass action.

The kit comes with some cheap balsa wood drumsticks. I suggest sticking with these sticks, because heavier sticks will probably destroy this set with moderate pounding. I can bang on the set as hard as want with these sticks and because they are so light, I don't feel like I am going to break the set.

Overall, I am satisfied with this new drumset. I have had it for about a week now and it's still working well. I just hope it holds up for a while this time around.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Fun to play, but poorly made., May 4, 2009

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S. Graham "systematic chaos" (South Windsor, CT) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: PS2/PS3 Guitar Hero World Tour-Stand Alone Drums (Accessory)

These drums are so much fun to play-especially with the GH: Metallica game. Unfortunately, the set is nothing more than cheap plastic and cheap electronics. My first set stopped working after 3 months. Cymbals lost almost all sensitivity. I replaced the cymbals, but then the snare drum (red pad) stopped working. I attributed it to me just beating them too much, and bought a new set. Well, the red pad stopped working again after 2 weeks. I exchanged it for another new set and THAT red pad stopped working. I finally took the thing apart and the wire was loose on the red pad. Relatively easy fix, but required something like 20 screws to remove to access it, not to mention that I probably voided the warranty. After doing some research, this is apparently a very common problem. Buyer beware.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for fun, July 10, 2009

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Sleepy (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: PS2/PS3 Guitar Hero World Tour-Stand Alone Drums (Accessory)

They come almost completely assembled. It took me a minute or two to put everything together.
Everything is working properly, i will update if things start to break down (which i hope they wont). One little nag is that one of the drumsticks that came with it has a chipped part just around the holding area. Nothing big, but i was afraid that I'll end up with a splinter in my hand.

If drums are making too much noise for you, try putting them on the carpet. Compared to my g/f set that is on the hardwood floor, mine that are on thick carpet are making much less noise. Alternatively, you could remove the drums from their stand and position them on something soft(er).