Now I’m no drummer, by any means. This kit, though, fills a spot for me that extends all the way back to my childhood. Back then, in the 80s, the only options seemed to be a crummy electric kit with fake drum sounds or a traditional kit. Neither of which my parents would have ever bought for the ensuing noise fest and therapy that surely would have followed. Fast forward many years and the Sears catalog has progressed to the Amazon experience.
I did a little research on this kit, not extensive, but enough to feel good about my purchase. For the money this kit felt like a great start for this beginning drummer.
The Assembly
Putting this thing together does take a little bit of time and the instructions are not crystal clear. If you pay close attention to the photos and endure a bit of trial and error, you’ll get it together. It took me about an hour. Most of the time was spent figuring out which part of the frame goes where and ensuring that the ends of each piece slot in correctly. Be sure to loosen brackets as you go so that each piece will slide in easily. Tighten things up and you’re on your way.
The Trial
Again, I’m no drummer, which was clearly evident in my initial attempts to play along with Dave Grohl tracks. Note: Probably not the guy to try and keep up with right out of the gate. That all being said, the kit sounds great, I think. There are about 10 different combinations of kits creating plenty of sounds for me to play around with. The base sounds real, snare, crash and high hat. Pretty cool. Everything is adjustable, like a real kit, to fit where you want things. Just takes some messing around for it to feel right. Kind of like finding that sweet spot in a new car seat. The cymbals were a bit quiet relative to everything else and plugging in your iPhone to play along via the auxiliary jack is cool, but the sound quality isn’t great from the iPhone. I plan to solve that by just playing through a stereo. Then adjusting the drum volume to the optimum level to both play along while still hearing the song. I have not yet toyed with all the settings, but will over the next few days weeks, actually reading the manual- novel idea.
Overall
Overall, I’m really happy with this kit so far, albeit just a few days. It’s sturdy feeling, enough so that I feel I can beat up on it a bit. It can be folded up a bit to be tucked against the wall. It’s fun and relatively intuitive. Most of all, I’ve got my first kit many long years after pining over lesser options from a tattered Sears catalog back in the 80s.
Alesis Turbo Mesh Kit – Electric Drum Set With 100+ Sounds, Quiet Mesh Drum Pads, Drum Sticks, Connection Cables, Drum Lesson
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Price: 299
Last update: 12-15-2024
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Electronic Drum Kit Powered by Mesh Technology - all mesh drum heads deliver the most realistic, responsive and immersive playing experience modern drummers demand
Premium Seven-Piece Drum Set - 8" mesh snare drum and (3) 8" mesh toms, (3) 10" cymbals and custom-designed Alesis hi-hat pedal & kick pedal
Packed with Sounds - Turbo Drum Module with 10 ready-to-play classic and modern drum kits, 30 play-along tracks and 100 plus expertly curated sounds
Powerful Educational Features - 30 built-in play-along tracks, metronome, Aux input and drum coach help to hone and develop your drum skills
Everything You Need - Sturdy steel rack, connection cables, drum sticks, drum key and power supply included
Interactive Drum Set Lessons Included - 100 Free Virtual Lessons from Melodics to hone your skills for any genre or technique you want to master
Premium Seven-Piece Drum Set - 8" mesh snare drum and (3) 8" mesh toms, (3) 10" cymbals and custom-designed Alesis hi-hat pedal & kick pedal
Packed with Sounds - Turbo Drum Module with 10 ready-to-play classic and modern drum kits, 30 play-along tracks and 100 plus expertly curated sounds
Powerful Educational Features - 30 built-in play-along tracks, metronome, Aux input and drum coach help to hone and develop your drum skills
Everything You Need - Sturdy steel rack, connection cables, drum sticks, drum key and power supply included
Interactive Drum Set Lessons Included - 100 Free Virtual Lessons from Melodics to hone your skills for any genre or technique you want to master
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