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OT: Electronic Drum Kit suggestions for my brute of a 17 year old?

JohnnyGoodyearJohnnyGoodyear
in Other

Kid is keen and wants something to hit etc. Am willing to be reasonably indulgent. Any ideas, cautions, or maybe brand possibilities?

Comments

  • LiquidmantisLiquidmantis
    edited February 2020

    Budget? Absent that, pick the Roland V-Drum kit that matches your budget (including kick pedal, throne, and sticks) and done. The TD-17 series is a sweet spot for bang for the buck. I have the TD-17KVx and love it, but that model is a chunk of change and adds the need to add a hi-hat stand.

    Also consider a sub to Drumeo and/or Melodics for learning. Drumeo for a great selection of courses, Melodics for actual evaluation and feedback.

  • JohnnyGoodyearJohnnyGoodyear

    @Liquidmantis said:
    Budget? Absent that, pick the Roland V-Drum kit that matches your budget (including kick pedal, throne, and sticks) and done. The TD-17 series is a sweet spot for bang for the buck. I have the TD-17KVx and love it, but that model is a chunk of change and adds the need to add a hi-hat stand.

    Also consider a sub to Drumeo and/or Melodics for learning. Drumeo for a great selection of courses, Melodics for actual evaluation and feedback.

    I appreciate your input/insight.

    I think 1K would probably be the upper limit at this point but I see something like this and imagine he could get his feet more than wet etc.

  • LiquidmantisLiquidmantis

    That is a killer setup and he’d [better] be super stoked with that! It’s a simpler brain, but hook it up via USB to an iPad or computer and you’ve got massive room for expansion. Mesh heads for all the drums is a great starter.

  • JohnnyGoodyearJohnnyGoodyear

    @Liquidmantis said:
    That is a killer setup and he’d [better] be super stoked with that! It’s a simpler brain, but hook it up via USB to an iPad or computer and you’ve got massive room for expansion. Mesh heads for all the drums is a great starter.

    I really appreciate your encouragement/confirmation. The kid jams like a fiend every day at school and shows promise (apparently) so, you know, anything to keep him off the streets. But then most of the drummers I've worked with have hardly been the kind of boys you'd want to take home to mother etc. so perhaps I am sending him down the slippery slope :)

  • onkeyonkey

    Agree with @Liquidmantis. The TD17 is a killer set at that price point but the TD1 is also a lot of fun to play. I have a Yamaha DTX-532 which is solid. I actually the prefer the silicone pads to mesh and the cymbal quality is top notch. But honestly since Yamaha doesn’t seem too interested in the e-drum market I’d go with a Roland kit.

    +1 for Melodics.

  • MarkRMarkR

    And if you're concerned that a Roland kit might not handle your "brute" of a son, Michael Shack certainly hits hard (starting 30 seconds in):

  • qryssqryss
    edited February 2020

    My son didn’t like mesh heads at all and went for the rubber pads of the Kat KT4. Definitely worth trying both types to see what feels most comfortable to play.

    Looking at https://katpercussion.com they now just sell the KT2, not the KT4. Reading around indicates the KT4 was their high end kit, the KT2 is more of a learning/beginners kit. Not sure what that really means but I’m guessing they couldn’t compete with Roland et al at the top end. Shame, because it’s a really nice kit.

  • JohnnyGoodyearJohnnyGoodyear

    @onkey said:
    Agree with @Liquidmantis. The TD17 is a killer set at that price point but the TD1 is also a lot of fun to play. I have a Yamaha DTX-532 which is solid. I actually the prefer the silicone pads to mesh and the cymbal quality is top notch. But honestly since Yamaha doesn’t seem too interested in the e-drum market I’d go with a Roland kit.

    +1 for Melodics.

    Thanks. For a n00b, confirmation is very welcome.

  • JohnnyGoodyearJohnnyGoodyear

    @MarkR said:
    And if you're concerned that a Roland kit might not handle your "brute" of a son, Michael Shack certainly hits hard (starting 30 seconds in):

    This is the sort of thing that scares me. All big bald muscled-up men with extra hitting :)

  • JohnnyGoodyearJohnnyGoodyear
    edited February 2020

    @qryss said:
    My son didn’t like mesh heads at all and went for the rubber pads of the Kat KT4. Definitely worth trying both types to see what feels most comfortable to play.

    Looking at https://katpercussion.com they now just sell the KT2, not the KT4. Reading around indicates the KT4 was their high end kit, the KT2 is more of a learning/beginners kit. Not sure what that really means but I’m guessing they couldn’t compete with Roland et al at the top end. Shame, because it’s a really nice kit.

    Thanks for the note. I think we always run the risk, if they get further into the subject, that the things we did with the best of intentions turn out to be not what they want or might have chosen for themselves....(but thirty years later they will be grateful, honest... :) ), but if this kit inspires him to play throughout college, as he thinks he wants to, then it will have been worth it. Now all I have to do is practice my non-attachment to outcomes and all will be well :)

    OF COURSE, once you start looking into it there are so many other bits and bobs that can be purchased to go along with the thing.....the ghost of Christmases Future I guess.

  • AndyPlanktonAndyPlankton

    If you don't get the outcome you want, and it ends up stored instead of played, you could always utilize that double kick pedal to administer some punishment :D

  • JohnnyGoodyearJohnnyGoodyear

    @AndyPlankton said:
    If you don't get the outcome you want, and it ends up stored instead of played, you could always utilize that double kick pedal to administer some punishment :D

    Two pedals, two parents, just the arse-kicking we probably deserve :)

  • BluepunkBluepunk

    Good man. Oh, and please welcome your son to the world of ‘Dear Drummer’ letters:

    https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/feb/05/slade-drummer-don-powell-fired-over-email-after-57-year-partnership

    Over the years there’s been a few of them drop through my letter box. The writers didn’t have the balls to look me in the eye. Would imagine their girlfriends had the same problem. Yep, naughtiness is a prerequisite :)

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