How To Repair/Fix/Mod Rock Band Drums (Coin Mod)

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Hey, I made this tutorial, because it helped my drums, and it will probably help your drum kit too. All you need is 4-6 nickels, and some tape. THIS WILL NOT VOID YOUR WARRANTY***
Songs used: Pleasure (Pleasure) - Bang Camaro
Detroit Rock City - Kiss
Raining Blood -Slayer
Peaches in Regalia - Frank Zappa.
Anyway, This is more of a Mod than a repair, but it basically fixes randomly missed notes when you swear you hit it exactly right.
PLEASE MAKE SURE THE COINS ARE COMPLETELY FASTENED DOWN. Also, it might be a good idea to check out el1t3v1rus' version of this mod: rockband.scoreh...
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[@bebettergamer9399]

2021 and this trick still works. Had a pair of wireless drums where the green pad wasn't registering and FINALLY got around to fixing it and the coins help the sensor pick it up again. Thanks hope you are still rocking your rock band kits too!

[@JuanPCV]

2022 and still works 👍🏼

[@23chaddavis]

I wasn’t able to figure out how to remove the pads? Any tips on how you removed the pads? My pads are black not sure if that’s different then yours or his in the video are gray

[@reggieusher1813]

2023 still rocking because if this video

[@WolfmanZX]

​@@23chaddavispush in those rubber holders with a flathead screwdriver

[@JasonGonzales-g9s]

@@reggieusher1813 2024 I love Rock Band

[@s_SoNick]

Protip: Don't whisper into your mic then cut to a loud song. OW, my ears. x.x

[@andygiordano3500]

2023 and this trick STILL WORKS. Had a problem with the yellow pad and it only took a nickel to fix! I also didn't realize that the different color drum pads had different internal set-ups - and the video showed that as well. THANKS so much for the McGyver workaround fix!

[@nasstyboiii_hbp9531]

What model did u repair?does it work for a ps4 model

[@WolfmanZX]

​​@@nasstyboiii_hbp9531 i did that to my ps4 drums. Push in those rubber holders with a flathead screwdriver

[@nil_o]

Thanks for the tutorial my guy, I have a different model, but it works even better than before! Thank you so much for posting this, even if it may be old you still help people, so thank you

[@Hazehill]

My yellow drum has been dodgy for ages. Sometimes it works sometimes it breaks your streak especially if you dont hit it dead centre. I will try this over the weekend so thanks in advance for the tutorial.

[@Hazehill]

By the way, this did work for one pad but on another it was less effective. I tried more coins but it drastically changed the sound the pad made when hit and I found it too distracting and went back to one coin.

[@Bananaman986]

I just did this mod and want to thank you and come to your house and give you a hug. This made my drumset work SO MUCH better. I am a drummer and RL, and like to do a lot of double stroking, and this helps SO MUCH.

[@MannPower]

Couple of possibilities: Double-check how well the coins on the Yellow and Blue pads are seated. It's possible that the double/triple hits are occuring because the coins are rattling. If they seem a little loose, re-seat them with a more taut strip of tape. -OR- It could be that your yellow and blue pads are still fairly fresh, and therefore sensitive enough already. If you're not getting the responsiveness you'd like out of them, though, try pennies or dimes instead.

[@atomiclife9900]

2022 and here I am , Thank you for keeping your video up . Your probably 35 bya now 😂

[@gosh111]

thanks man! this wasn't the problem I had with my drum set, but the video helped me a lot to solve it

[@hescobal]

good mod! Like someone else mentioned, it does make them a little louder. So, I used a combination of nickels and some soft foam tape. Now its more sensitive and reduces some of the sound that the nickel added

[@mikebern625]

i have been using this mod for like 3-4 months, and it is the best out there so far

[@SeekerDK]

Thanks dude. You just saved my Beatles drumset from the trashcan

[@aaronleyva4580]

That’s what I’m here to fix

[@guerecagarza2169]

8 years later im here 4 the same shit

[@justinryan2466]

@@guerecagarza2169 same here 🤣 my red misses

[@guerecagarza2169]

@@justinryan2466 Hahaha blue on mine

[@FeedTheAnimator]

That guy one day in 2008, woke up and decided to be a hero ! Thx a lot man

[@JockoV]

I'm stunned that this worked for me. At first I tried the penny mod where the penny was directly on the sensor under the cage and then I tried tiny pieces of cardboard and both of them made zero difference. But I didn't see how this nickel mod would work since the nickels didn't make contact with the sensor. I guess it makes the hits more rigid because the nickels are blocking the foam padding causing a sharper jolt resulting in the sensor going off. Thank you benchwarmer969. Great camera work.

[@porkstamina]

Excellent job on this video! Really easy to understand and the closeups were perfect. Thanks for making it. I'll have to attempt this along with the "quieting pads" mod.

[@MannPower]

Instead of coins, I'm actually using metal Pog slammers (lol) - they're the perfect size for the green and red pads, and the fact that they're larger in diameter than nickels means they disperse force better, and don't jiggle. On the yellow and blue, I use quarters (because Pog slammers won't fit). They're thinner than nickels, and wider to disperse impact. If you're a hard drummer, the metal can begin to dent the plastic sensor contact on the drum heads. Looking for a good soft material to fix.

[@johntorres5991]

Dude, even though these videos hello how old I appreciate it thank you. I’m repairing the drums that I got when I was in a wreck deployed my youngest daughter thought she could sit on it so naturally, I freaked out but now I can see where all the wiring is and how to take it apart. Thank you so much Mann appreciate it.😊

[@xXxZachAttacKxXx]

You are a god! Our yellow drum stopped working after just 4 weeks of use but was outside the 60 day warranty. it was an X-mas gift. I spent hours on the phone with the people at Harmonix who said too bad so sad it can't be repaired. Taking the pads off was a little more difficult than you showed but once I figured it out it went bette. I did have to push back the little plugs in but then with the nickels the drums were repaired!

[@reggieusher1813]

Just finished and it works great 9/2/2023

[@moviedemocom]

just got rock bank for my kids birthday party (9 & 7 year old girls). My wife was giving me crap before the party, that their friends wouldn't like it. It was the hit of the party and I was THRILLED that I didn't have to listen to hannah montana. I LOVE the fact it turns the kids on to actual rock and not the disney cookie cutter, bubble gum, "make me want to blow my brains out" drone; that they are normally listening too. Good video, I'll be sure to use ur mod and post it.

[@TheGamingHedgehog23]

Does it possibly work on rock band 4 drums?? Cuz the blue pad keeps messing up on me when I play a song

[@MannPower]

It's the hardness of the coins. Use softer materials, or cut and glue a thin layer of cotton cloth to the surface of the coin that makes contact with the sensor assembly. If you have some kind of drum silencer pads, they help to reduce the force being put on the sensors (which causes them to wear down).

[@UzimakiKid]

thanks for this, i had a lot of hard times with my red drum not working right but whenever i mod something i always get nervous and i screw up and try and blame the old problem even if its fixed lol

[@Saito890]

Thanks dude, this helped out my yellow pad misses

[@tvillaa]

Years later! Thanks man

[@mugaMeL]

My yellow head just stop responding altogether, but this helped thanks

[@porkstamina]

Just did this mod, and used electrical tape instead of duct tape. I think duct tape may actually be better, because of the stronger adhesive. The electrical tape got loose overnight and I could hear the coins rattling. Using more tape helps, or putting a small piece of foam between the two nickels.

[@jmarks2001]

It's not a clapping or rattling sound like you'd expect if the coins weren't fastened down. It's more of an internal knocking sound. I hit the drum once, and I get one loud knock that's ALOT louder than an un-modded drum.

[@Arrradiance]

Watched the vid again, just modded my drums with 4 Nickels only. Works great! Slight hints of double-hits... Thanks a lot though, much better than before.

[@TheHYPO]

BEWARE when trying something like this. I checked this video for reference on how to open up my drums for a repair rather than a mod (I have this same EL version, but the Beatles version, though it seems built the same). In trying to remove a pad, ultimately, the plastic mounting pieces that are screwed to the backside of the drum pad that the rubber pointy gaskets go through broke - the plastic broke. Maybe it would have been stronger years ago, but bottom line is that even after the gaskets were exposed, I could NOT get the pointy rubber gaskets out of the drumset - not even with pliers. So if you remove the head, and the gaskets don't come out, it's going to be very hard or impossible to get the head back on Be careful

[@baumutsu]

Works great. I noticed a large improvement with the red pad. Thanks a bunch!

[@reaperlikescake]

thanks bro for the help. I always sucked because i would hit too softly on fast/hard parts. but now its great. This really hellped me alot.

[@zabroyles]

DUDE, THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!! YOU SAVED ME 80 BUCKS!!! my green pad only worked 10% of the time and thats only when i hit it REALLY hard! but only putting two nickles didn't work.... i ended up pealling back the top part of that sticky band-aid looking thing underneath the censor and put one in there and also put two on the out side of the censor as in the video...so anyways thanks bro!

[@MannPower]

The clacking of the coins was driving me insane. So, I devised a solution to silent the them: I use only 2 nickels - one on the underside of the red and green drum heads. To replace the other 4 nickels, I used ordinary beverage coasters - you know, the cheapo ones made out of that hard, papery/cardboard material? I cut them into circles and taped them in. They're as thick as nickels, and are fairly hard - yet soft enough to muffle any clacking.

[@StevenWyman]

This is a really nice tutorial! I'll try to do this to my friend's drums when he isn't home!

[@AznDude3194]

Thanks for the Mod tut. after i did this mod ive gotten 6 more FC's :D thanx a lot (:

[@jeanyneaj]

wow this helped A LOT my el used to drop easy hits and i would get sooo frusterated now NO dropped hits all misses are my fault :D thanks so much

[@linkds99]

I do this mod on my EL drums tomorrow and ty for this tutorial =) and Good luck for your future movies about rock band x)

[@sillyokid23]

THANK YOU! i just tried this on my ps2 rockband EL drums and its better than ever before! 5 stars

[@tmlim526]

I just tried 2 nickels in the red pad on the EL set, and while it's still not perfect, it's a lot better than it was before.

[@retropolis1]

Cool, Zappa's Toad of the short forest in the bg... n1ce! Got the EL model too. I might try the mod one day...

[@StudioGuyMN]

The plate under the yellow pad seemed a bit larger in circumference than the Red. Have you thought about trying a quarter or a half dollar coin instead?

[@Kflow123789]

It's just that all of the models are different, with QM, there is holes on the bottom of the 2 middle pads and EL has it on the outer 2, but I'm not sure with the other one.

[@velocity92c]

this worked perfectly for me. I tried so much other crap including 3 other versions of coin mods that did jack shit. thanks a lot.

[@AussieBlep]

To any one who does not know, This does void the warranty... basically EVERY thing you do to open these things up whether it be the guitar or drums, it will void the warranty.

[@jandy172325]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. My scores are now higher and im getting more 100% note hits. Thank you.

[@WolfmanZX]

Wherever the hell you are ma dude, i salute you 😎 good-ass mod! Fixing it for $0.40 🤘😆

[@EricVWgolf]

thank you bud this fixed my problem with my PS2 set - you were clear and to the point !! 5G*'S !!!

[@coolsville2466]

This was easy to do! Thanks so much for sharing what you know!!

[@hammeron0076]

Just a tip... don't use metal objects to make an impact sensor more sensitive. The harder the material the faster you will break the electronic impact sensor. You already hit pads pretty hard on some intense songs. That's why they use the foam. So get more thin foam and do this technique so you don't break the sensor. Great video otherwise.

[@gamemasterjames5786]

Could you tape tape to the sensor because it’s flexible I guess Just roll up some tape so no sticky parts show and then tape it to the sensor I hope that works cause I’m britsh and don’t waste me pennies

[@Kflow123789]

sock mod is made for QM, but if you have EL use this Coin mod

[@Sabre0013]

this worked perfectly for me, all of the drum pads are much more responsive now, thanks.

[@capriboy1978]

Cheers dude, helped me strip ours down.

[@shakingmete2172]

Worked perfectly, thank you

[@batsky127]

You can tape them back from the inside or you could (really should) RMA it and get a new kit.

[@MarioFan202]

Can you do this with a Rock Band 2 set? I know its an EL set, but I've never taken the pads off.

[@rickysabarese2525]

U did a great job breaking my red pad thanks for the bright idea👍

[@XtremeGuy-FL]

lol, well you actually did the breaking... he just gave you the instructions lol

[@efreeze88]

You can just plug it in again. I don't know if all models are like this but mine has a connector, one coming from the drums and another from the pad. Not a big deal really.

[@Ranaro3]

k im having problems with my blue pad, it works for the first few minutes, then it just dies, i made sure the coin was stuck on there and wouldn't fall, i dunno wuts wrong, can someone help?

[@ScarefishPlays]

i think those rubber stops are just for holding the drumsticks

[@trashboet]

Will I get hurt if I don’t use duct/electrical tape?

[@theAMISHelectRICIANS]

so this definetely wont mess up my warranty...right???

[@wh877]

like the zappa tune at the end

[@kikkirow]

helpfull!! I should try this out my friends drums because his red broke completely...do you think it will work? or is it a wire problem?

[@Stormtrooper0II]

WOW! thanks, it really worked alot! my EL drum kit now rocks :) although the hits sound different on both red and green, I don't care, I had my almost had my first flawless on hard, thx for the mod :D

[@user-gh7oz8ed6h]

or you could just put a sock around your drum pads its way less complicated than this but this is cool too and probably more reliable but i just use one sock on my red drum pad. I just take a regular tube sock which are the long kind and you just wrap it aroundand tape it with electrical tape or duct tape on the bottom of the drum pads. and you can use a rubber band to hold it into place a little better. and it actually works. but i really like this video but the thing is i dont have the modeL#.

[@crunch_91]

A easy way to remove the heads is to press up on the rubber stops from the back for the red and green at least.

[@wheelie4lj]

i dont think thats how the drums work. i just took my drums completly apart and i dont see how this could possibly work.

[@Ta3om6n]

thanks for the upload i managed to fix my sistersndrum set for her!

[@rinzlerl7734]

Ta3om6n what are you doing here Fred? >:v

[@francisoelizaola1293]

Excuse my ignorance, but what is the purpose of putting the coins there?

[@ScarefishPlays]

i've had so many problems with auto-misses on I Think I'm Paranoid where the yellow and the green fail to register 10% of the time, so i can't get a good score on it. Same thing goes for the intro to RttH, i always break my combo unless i hit really hard. i should try this out

[@AJdarkfire]

Great tut. I am using this mod and it helps greatly, but for some reason the yellow is I guess a little unresponsive, but I guess its just me. GREAT

[@Killamonjaro69]

yo dude thank u, i would get so pissed when it started not counting tht i hit the pads and now its SWEET!

[@CoryHatfield]

Is this pretty much the same thing as the sock mod? Because I have the sock mod and I'm still missing notes the way you described.

[@Mechlixt]

yo dude thanks alot, my drums work alot better now. only thing is there louder but o well

[@mattforsure14]

did it and it works real good...

[@nubber56]

Same thing with Me I wonder if this is a common problem??? If you have any game stores Get their phone number and call them ask them if they could fix them???

[@Resign1991]

id tape it to the other side, looks like that baige tape would rip and theyd void ur warranty

[@chickenpoopusman]

Yay, now my drum set will be 30 cents more expensive! ;) Good job dude. :D I have yet to try this, but I hope it works for me. I have the EL set.

[@AJdarkfire]

Well think about it, how are they going to know you opened the set? They pop out, simple, if your drums stop working turn them in for free ones. They aren't going to know if you took them apart or not.

[@willytrouble]

nevermind, its a bit hard to open the first time. however, the fix doesnt work for me, the red pad still doesnt respond correctly. tried to used as much as 4 coins but still..

[@willytrouble]

i have the EL model, but it seems like i have to strugle a lot more than you have to get the pad off and im quite scared that i wont brake it :S but my red pad is usually sleeping on the job, and i really want to get it fixed.

[@Ranaro3]

did u have to unscrew the yellow and blue pads to take them off or can u just rip them off without unscrewing?

[@TroutSmacker]

no,it is recommended to use electrical tape as said at 4:21

[@cjpitch]

Just curious... Would a washer have the same effect?

[@boriivideos7804]

Mi problema es que no prende alguna solución? My problem is that it does not turn on any solution?

[@jmarks2001]

I did this last night, and it definitely improved my yellow drum, but I'm having a problem with the red one. I tried it with one and two nickels, and each time it caused the drum to make an extra loud knocking sound when I hit it with the stick. Not only that, it seems to have decreased the sensitivity causing more missed notes. I've since removed the nickels from the red on. Any ideas?

[@Zaliden]

can you do this mod with like pennies or dimes because for some strange reason i cant find any nickles

[@BDurian]

I took a look at my drum kit and it has "QM" as the last 2 digits of it's model number. It's underneath the D-pad portion of the drum kit so can I assume it's the SL model?

[@freakinsweet830]

what if you want to put two on yellow or blue since theyre different, one on the metal plate thingy, and would you just put one the same way as the red?

[@chefcornchip1215]

Did this with my green pad but it still wont register?

[@CoryHatfield]

I have this nickel mod now but I'm still missing random notes on yellow. =/

[@gh3god25]

no, i have the same and before i even watched this i took the pad off trying to fix it it goes right back on.

[@gmodGUY25]

it shouldn't if it happens to break take out the nickels i'm sure they can't tell if you something in there

[@SUPERSWEETLOU]

does this also work for my kit. its EL, but it has like cracks on the yellow and blue, but it effects the yellow the most. how do i fix that crack?

[@slipsk8er456]

thanks man helped alot your idea worked real good

[@sempaialexeo1111]

Hey, if you could help me, the ribber on my pads are like,, peeling off... could you tell me a way to like.. kinda repair em?? or somethen... i'm just getting pissed when i'm playing and i look down and half the pad is sticking up..

[@FinderofNemo]

Does it matter where I tape them? Cause I have mine taped to the sensors.

[@FrozenDoesGames]

Does it have to be american nickels? lol im Canadian eh? (yes we do talk like that lol)

[@FinderofNemo]

No because the sock mod doesn't work (well) with the EL model.