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Flint · 02-25-2013, 12:41 PM

Below $800: Simmons famously made the octagonal electronic drums in the 1980s--they are not "Simmons" anymore, someone recently bought the name and started putting out cheap-quality kits; ddrum is a maker of acoustic drum triggers--electronic pads and sound modules are not something they do well; the Yamaha kits might be okay, but not as "portable" as the $799 Roland. And frankly I am biased towards Roland products, and think that their V-Drums (and V-anything) series are the best of their kind. This is not a flagship kit, but I would trust Roland based on their name, and my experience with their products. The thing folds up and transports in a carrying case with a shoulder strap.

The only other electronic drums option I would conisder would be a Roland Octapad ($699) but you are not paracticing whole-body coordination unless you add some foot pedals. The Octapad would be more for adding off to the side of an existing acoustic kit.

02-25-2013, 12:41 PM	#7
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Below $800: Simmons famously made the octagonal electronic drums in the 1980s--they are not "Simmons" anymore, someone recently bought the name and started putting out cheap-quality kits; ddrum is a maker of acoustic drum triggers--electronic pads and sound modules are not something they do well; the Yamaha kits might be okay, but not as "portable" as the $799 Roland. And frankly I am biased towards Roland products, and think that their V-Drums (and V-anything) series are the best of their kind. This is not a flagship kit, but I would trust Roland based on their name, and my experience with their products. The thing folds up and transports in a carrying case with a shoulder strap. The only other electronic drums option I would conisder would be a Roland Octapad ($699) but you are not paracticing whole-body coordination unless you add some foot pedals. The Octapad would be more for adding off to the side of an existing acoustic kit. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio** Last edited by Flint; 02-25-2013 at 12:46 PM.