I spent a good portion of the day running around town trying to find the Mad Catz cymbal expansion for my Beatles Rock Band drum kit. Since I never picked up a Rock Band game previously, I had taken the plunge with Beatles Rock Band, and have been using those instruments with the various music games I have around the house.
Through several stores, including a few I fully expected the peripheral to be at (Gamestop was even out), the search almost became Quixotic in style. Making the whole affair somewhat even more comical was the fact I was dragging my two year old son along for the ride. Packing him in and out of the stroller only to spend mere moments in any location.
Finally, they were located at Best Buy. The “assistant” informed me that the cymbals would only work with Rock Band 2 drums, not the original kit, which I already knew. I thanked him for his information, but I had Beatles Rock Band so I should be fine. Not so, according to this Best Buy employee (I wish I had taken his name down). Beatles Rock Band included the original Rock Band drums, not Rock Band 2, so the cymbals would not be compatible.
Since it was lunch time and I could tell my young child was getting antsy from getting dragged all over the place on a ridiculous quest, I placed the Mad Catz Cymbal Expansion Kit back on the shelf. It would appear I would have to find a Rock Band 2 drum kit somewhere. I didn’t want to buy the full Rock Band 2 game as I already own the game disc and about 42 different guitar peripherals, as well as the full Beatles Rock Band kit.
I should have purchased the cymbals.
When I got home, the first thing I did was feed my son lunch. Shortly afterwards, however, I went and looked at my Beatles Rock Band drum kit, and it did indeed have the inputs for the cymbals. It would appear that the Best Buy employee was mistaken, and I was victim. Now I can either go back to Best Buy, or simply pick up the Mad Catz Cymbal Expansion Kit through an online vendor.
Any thoughts?