This kit is a huge step above the Alesis Nitro and the Simmons Titan. Great video review here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvXcnpR4wi8- All mesh pads
- The mounting brackets are metal, not plastic like the Titan kits
- The snare sits on a real snare stand, which is included
- This kit is giggable. I've seen cover bands on stage with this kit
- The ride is 3-zone. The crashes and hi-hat are 2-zone
- Comes with everything you need but a throne and sticks
- Yes, Roland and Yamaha make nicer kits, but you'll pay more than twice as much
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My kid knows guitar and piano, and wants a drum set.
My kid knows guitar and piano, and wants a drum set.
My kid knows guitar and piano, and wants a drum set.
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Have you?
I'm sure you haven't, or you wouldn't have said that, because you're wrong.
The SD1250 plays great, as the demo video shows. All your flams, drags, and rolls come out sounding good, which is what's important for kids learning to play.
Yes, a Roland TD313 or Yamaha DTX6K5 are better. They have cross stick sensors and the brains are a significant step above. But they're $1700 right now, and for someone who is just learning the Simmons is actually more fun, because it has a wider sound library with lots of wacky electronic and effects kits. For the process of learning, as I've already said, the Simmons is no worse.
The cheaper Yamaha DTX6K2 has plastic disc single-zone toms with no rim sensor, and still costs $1300. Avoid.
The Roland TD07DMK is $880 ($250 more) and it sits below the SD1250 in usable features: plastic drum and cymbal clamps, single-zone toms, no 3-zone ride, fewer toms and cymbals, a brain with fewer sounds and kits. It does come with a double kick pedal (you have to add one to the Simmons if you want double kick, it comes with a single). The Roland won't be as fun to play and it's of no better physical quality. Sure, resale will be better on the Roland...but it costs 38% more, which cancels out.
- Comes with everything you need but a throne and sticks
Apparently also missing the bass pedal, according the Q&A and some images grayed-out.Which pedal would you recommend?
Also shows $699 and the coupon does not work. Huh.
- Comes with everything you need but a throne and sticks
Apparently also missing the bass pedal, according the Q&A and some images grayed-out.Which pedal would you recommend?
Also shows $699 and the coupon does not work. Huh.
Mine came with a pedal, but I bought it a long time ago so that might have changed.
I'll assume you want a single pedal because double pedals are a whole world unto themselves. Given that, you can buy pretty much anything new, including those $25 ebay single pedals, and they'll work fine. (Used pedals have often been abused, and older used no-name pedals are often poorly made.) It's far more important to learn how to properly set up your pedal than what brand it is!
Example: https://www.ebay.com/itm/166464450962
The exception is if rapid doubles are really important to you, usually because you want to play technical metal, in which case you may want to invest in longboards. But longboards cost a lot more and are another world unto themselves.
tl;dr basically anything new is fine, everyone has figured out how to make pedals that work. The difference between a $25 ebay special and a $100+ DW2000 isn't that great. If you're talking about double pedals or longboards, quality matters a lot more.
Mine came with a pedal, but I bought it a long time ago so that might have changed.
I'll assume you want a single pedal because double pedals are a whole world unto themselves. Given that, you can buy pretty much anything new, including those $25 ebay single pedals, and they'll work fine. (Used pedals have often been abused, and older used no-name pedals are often poorly made.) It's far more important to learn how to properly set up your pedal than what brand it is!
Example: https://www.ebay.com/itm/166464450962
The exception is if rapid doubles are really important to you, usually because you want to play technical metal, in which case you may want to invest in longboards. But longboards cost a lot more and are another world unto themselves.
tl;dr basically anything new is fine, everyone has figured out how to make pedals that work. The difference between a $25 ebay special and a $100+ DW2000 isn't that great. If you're talking about double pedals or longboards, quality matters a lot more.
1. Clamp the "jaws" loosely on the base of the pedal around the flange on the bass drum pad that the jaws are designed to bite, push the pedal as far forward as you can because playing it will push it forward, and then tighten down the jaws. Everything else depends on exactly where the pedal sits, so do this first.
2. Adjust the height of the beater (the part that hits the drum) so that it hits close to the middle of the bass drum pad. If the beater has a felt and a plastic side, put the felt side forward. It'll make less noise and be easier on the pad.
3. Adjust the angle of the beater so that it hits the bass drum pad JUST BEFORE the pedal bottoms out against the base. If it bottoms out as you play it'll go "clank", back it off a bit.
4. Now you can start adjusting the spring tension. You don't need much, just enough so that the beater comes back right away when you lift your foot. Don't try to make the spring hold up your leg if you play heel-up, it'll slow you down. Yes, you will get tired at first because you're using leg and foot muscles you don't normally use.
5. Adjusting the height of the beater will change the feel of the pedal. Going higher will give it more weight and momentum, going lower will give it less. If your hits are mushy you probably need to raise it. (This doesn't matter as much with e-drums but matters a lot with real drums.)
Have fun!
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