I purchased 7 different sized boxes from the shack, chose the one that fit my purposes, and returned the others for a full refund. But in this case I wanted something that could be mounted to the electronic drum frame, so I was going for as small as my giant fingers would allow and semi-cool so that it blends in with the drum kit. My interests lie more inside the box than outside – how it works versus how it looks.
Leave room for the mono plug jacks and the PCBs.
This controller mod tutorial is intermediate level due to the use of power tools, tighter specifications on form factor, and modification of the kick/midi PCB to support full 1/2” plug bass plug input. I have NOT attempted using a different electronic drum kit. Similar to forahobby, I've confirmed this modification works with the Ion Drum Rocker. Check out the “ Ultimate ION Drum Rocker J5/J6 Mod for Xbox 360“ for a mod of the same controller.Īfter this modification you will be able to play Guitar Hero with electronic drum inputs using 1/2” male mono plugs, using the full 5 lanes including orange and any bass configuration except the Ion Drum Rocker pedal which uses a switch.Īdditionally, this modification allows direct analog-electric signals to be sent to the Xbox 360 drum controller without going through a digital/MIDI interface or computer. Credit goes to forahobby for inspiration on this controller mod, and for doing the dirty work on verifying that a controller mod works flawlessly with Guitar Hero.