Jonathan Wilkinson wrote:
As Keith says,
There's the (Alesis) DM5Pro Kit, (Yamaha) DTXplorer and (Roland) HD-1 kits at the cheapest end of the price range.
And to be honest, it shows. I haven't tried a DTXplorer, but I have tried the DM5 and HD-1. The latter is utterly awful. In my opinion, it's roland trying to be cheap, and it just doesn't work. If you're not comfortable playing the thing then you never will be able to get comfortable. Well, I couldn't anyway.
My advice is to try and find a (good) music, or even better dedicated drum shop, with staff that actually know something about electronic kits, other than what they're called and how much they are... and organise an afternoon/day with them to go try a few out.
Then buy the one YOU like best. Of course, I'd say if you're serious about getting an electronic kit, maybe try to stretch to a DTXpress III or IV... it'll still be loads cheaper than the "equivalent" Roland.
But as with all things, you get what you pay for. I have a DTXtreme IIs and I quite like the pads on it. Of course, I would prefer mesh ones, and maybe one day I'll get/make some... but I would LOVE a TD20 kit (that's the most expensive roland one - about \ufffd3500 worth of expensive)... but the price is just stupid.
To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
From: keith@....uk
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:06:12 +0000
Subject: [DTXpress] Re: Looking For A Good Beginers Set
--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "jjlawn2" > wrote:
>
> I am looking for a decent beginners electronic drum set that is not
> very expinsive. Any brands or models I should look for?
>
Well, you've come to the right place to be recommended the Yamaha
range! The DTXplorer is the cheapest but I haven't played it - maybe
someone here has and can pass comment. There are cheaper kits on the
market based on the Alesis module I think, but I don't know much about
it. The DM5 module is reasonable but I am not sure the pads sold with
it are regarded very highly.
There is some company called Roland around as well, but they tend to
be the most expensive on the market. They have brought out a new
cheap kit - the HD1 - but the reports I have heard about it are not
good. It is quite cramped with no adjustment and horrible pedals.
There are quite a few discussions on the subject at
http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=19
Keith.
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