Well I am finally rockin' a full band setup, as I am a proud new owner of the RB2 drum kit! This is my first (and hopefully last, for a good long time) purchase of any video game drums. Any tips for keeping these things in good shape, other than just generally being reasonable with how hard I hit them? Any must-have accessories or DIY mods? I hear there are some simple ways to make the pads quieter... although as I understand, the RB1 pads were quite loud by comparison.
Oh another thing I was wondering... how high do you usually situate the drum pads? At first I had them a few inches above my knees, but later I tried lowering them, since I figured I'd get less accidental rim-shots from that angle.