Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "jjlawn2" <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?
>

I would stick with Yamaha or Roland. I've heard so many bad things
about the Alesis entry-level kits and I played one, in a music store.
I was not impressed at all. Flimsy mounting arms for the components,
only one or two tom-tom pads, the cymbal pads don't pick up sounds
very well, the  foot "pedals" are a joke...

Yamaha has a nice entry-level kit as does Roland. You might want to do
some homework by visiting Musician's Friend (www.musiciansfriend.com)
just to read up on the spec's on these kits.

Good luck! I'm a beginning e-drummer myself (have played acoustic
drums since 1979) and am looking to buy a set by the end of the year.
It'll be the Yamaha DTXpress IV or a Roland set.