Question for any drummers out there

[Frederick]

I'm interested in learning the drums, and have started looking around at basic drum kits to buy. My local music shop sells the following electronic drum kit, which for the price doesn't seem too bad:
http://www.musoscorner.com.au/site/...A16-0793-B998BEEC5F1D552E&category_code=13062
I did a quick search around on the net and it seems to have gotten mixed reviews, with a lot of people seeming to favour the Roland kits, but they seem to start at $1200. Obviously I'm learning towards electronic kits because they save on space and can have headphones plugged into them, but I'm not adverse to a standard kit either. So I guess my question is, as someone who's just starting out, should I get an electronic or accoustic kit, and what sorts or brands should I look out for?

Cheers in advance

 

[carcharias]

electric drums?

I can't speak.......the thought is too horrific.

 

[Frederick]

Care to speak on a basic accoustic set then?

 

[natheel]

There's nothing wrong with electronic drums. I got yamaha dtxplorer kit and it's a good set to prac on if u want acoustic set I got a tama kit and it does the job fine. I only use the yamaha for plugging my iPod in and drumming along to songs and use tama for band prac

 

[birdsteeth]

It depends on how much you want to spend.... The Ashton (and other sub-$1000 electronic kits) lack a fair bit in feel and sound - not that realistic at all. If you've never played acoustic drums though, you may not notice. All electronic kits are different in sound and feel to an acoustic kit, even the $12000 Roland TD20 kits. My suggestion is: if you live in close quarters to your family/neighbours, then grab an electronic kit. The advantages are going to far outweigh the negatives (virtually silent practice, you can plug your i-pod into it, you'll sound pretty good straight away because you won't need too much technique to pull a sound). My advice is though - you get what you pay for. My suggestions would be either a Yamaha DTXplorer or even better a Roland TD-4. Both kits are between $1000 and $2000, but both well worth the extra bit of money and you'll be glad you saved up/went into debt a little more in the long run.
If your living arrangements allow you to go acoustic, you'll get a pretty decent kit with basic cymbals for around $1000 to $1500. My suggestions would be starting at the Pearl Target series, the Pearl Forum series or the Pacific EX series kits. To get started, you won't need to spend any more than that as all of these kits have great hardware and are extremely well made. Again, try to save a bit more and go past the $500 starter kits, they get a bit rickety over time and you'll be kicking yourself that you didn't spring a little extra to get a better kit.
Hope this all helps, if you want to check out some of these kits go to www.billyhydemusic.com.au, these guys are drum specialists and they won't bullsh*t you or rip you off , or worse still, under-sell you.
Go the Raiders!!

 

[birdsteeth]

Oh and the guys at Hydes won't make you feel like a dickhead for not knowing too much about drums and drumming. A lot of music stores have Rock-Stars working in them and all they want to do is tell you how good they are and how their band is going to be the next big thing.... you don't need that.

 

[natheel]

i dunno i had one guy talking sh*t to me at billyhydes in parramatta but he was still a champ though