Ion Audio IED09 Drum Rocker Premium Drum Set Controller for Wii

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After you master RockBand with this kit's optimal playability, you can learn to drum for real with the Alesis DM5 sound module.

Drum Rocker delivers the most realistic drumming experience available to any gamer, regardless of platform. That's because it was built by the engineers at Alesis, one of the largest manufacturers of professional electronic drums in the world. As a result, you get a kit that's designed to take a real beating, with all the positioning flexibility that professional drummers demand. While other drum controllers lock you down to a pre-molded plastic array of pads, Drum Rocker's professional aluminum drum rack lets you position your snare, tom and cymbal pads wherever you want. When you're ready to move from playing Rock Band to playing in a rock band, you can swap the game controller module with one of the professional drum brains made by Alesis, and you're ready to hit the road for real!

Features
- Officially licensed Premium Drum Set for Rock Band video games for Wii game system

- Low-noise, velocity sensitive pads

- Fully-adjustable setup

- Extremely durable

- Expandable with third cymbal or second bass pedal

- Can be used as a standalone drum kit when used with optional Alesis DM5 module

- Can be connected to a PC to trigger sounds using the optional Alesis Trigger|iO

Ultra-Quiet, Velocity Sensitive Pads
Drum Rocker's velocity-sensitive drum pads feature a playing surface that is much quieter than other drum controllers. They also feel great - the stick rebound off of the pad is much more natural and consistent than anything else available. The pad housing is made of read more high-impact plastic, designed to be whacked on stage night after night. No matter how much you punish them, the Drum Rocker drum pads can take it.

The pads are mounted to the drum rack with a metal L-Arm and clamp system, which allows them to be tilted, swiveled, raised and lowered to whatever position you want. Just one warning - once you play these pads, nothing else will do!

Complete the Experience with Up to Three Cymbals
There's nothing like finishing a monster fill by whacking a crash cymbal. Or crossing over to play your hi-hat with your right hand while you keep the backbeat on the snare with your left. Or keeping time on a ride cymbal during the chorus. Drum Rocker lets you do all that and more, with cymbals that can be placed anywhere around the kit.

Drum Rocker comes with two cymbals and mounting hardware out of the box, and a third cymbal is available as an optional accessory. You get to decide how you want to use the two cymbals that come with the kit - set them up as a hi-hat/crash, crash/ride or hi-hat/ride combination, then add the third cymbal to round out the kit.

All-Metal Kick Drum Pedal
The kick drum pedal with any drum controller takes a lot of abuse. No need to worry with Drum Rocker - this pedal is all metal and built to last! It's also got the right amount of tension to replicate the feeling of playing a real drum pedal, and we're even building an accessory pedal to allow for double-pedal setups.

The pedal comes with Velcro and retractable spikes, so you can be sure it will stay put. You're not limited to where you place it either - put the kick pedal wherever you feel most comfortable playing it.

Expendable
Create your own custom setup with the Cymbal Expansion Pack and Double Kick Expansion Pedal. Have a seat on the Ion Drum Throne, and when you're ready to take your playing beyond the Rock Band Game, the Alesis DM5 Professional Drum Sound Module is a great choice for standalone drumming.

Third cymbal available separately.
Drum Rocker does not ship with the Rock Band 2 video game.
Rock Band(tm) and Rock Band 2 are trademarks of Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.
Velcro(r) is a registered trademark of Velcro Industries B.V.
Guitar Hero is a trademark of Activision Publishing, Inc.
Wii(r) is a trademark of Nintendo Inc.

Note: Some assembly required.
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Includes
Complete drum set for Rock Band games on Wii

Four gum rubber drum pads with mounts

Two gum rubber cymbal pads with mounting arms

Drum pedal

Wii game controller

Pro-quality drum rack for mounting all pads and controller

All necessary cables

One pair drumsticks

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 888-800-0681

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars. (4 ratings)
Submitted April 18, 2012 by Tracey J in Chesterfield, VA

"Good deal - great online service"

Overall: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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I purchased this for my daughter in college as a gift. She loves the drum set, but says that one of the cymbals is not very responsive. I have sent her the info to contact the company, but the hassle of packing to ship...I do not know yet. Otherwise, the ordering process was better than expected. The item was in stock, for the correct system, and shipped right away. The problems with the product has nothing to do with any mishandling of the order. I will say that we are really happy with the compatibility issue that will allow us to use the drums on other systems. ZZounds had the BEST PRICE for a new unboxed item.

Musical Background:

Piano - 35 yrs+, at home. Daughter - acoustic and electric guitar, 3 years, percussion instruments - 6 years

Musical Style:

rock, Christian, old skool dance, showtunes, classical
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