Anyone know anything about simmons sd7k electric Drums

[B.C.]

Hey Guys. I'm looking for a nice affordable electric drumset to practice with in my apartment because two weeks ago I got the cops called on me for practicing in my apartment on my yamaha maples. Has anyone played simmons sd7k

[brianthedrummer]

I owned the Simmons SD5k about 6 months ago. I have seen the 7 and it's almost the exact same.

Here's the problems I had:

1. The Hi hat foot pedal was broke right out of the box. I took it back to the drum store (guitar center) and they gave me the one they had on the floor model.

2. 2 out of the 3 cymbals died within 6 months. It comes with a 30 day warranty from where where ever you buy it, and a 1 year warranty from the manufacturer. But when I called the Simmons support, they said to take it back to the store and they will replace it. Had I not been friends and spent over 10 grand in the drum store in the past, they would of not replaced it (not the stores policy to honor the manufactures warranty). So after the second one died, I took it apart and soldered the loose wire myself. It worked but I notice the wires are very frail and with the constant pounding, it was only a matter of time.

3. It won't register or play anything more than 8th notes past 120 BPM. 5 stroke rolls, quick fills or even double strokes, nope. Especially on the hi hat.

4. The kick pedal will not take a double kick. I bought a Yamaha kick pedal and swapped it out. another $80.

5. The headphone jack cut in and out after about 3 months. Very frustrating.

In short, most electronics are stable. It's the mechanical part that fails. And with e-drum kits, there's a lot of bashing and playing.

Now I paid $700 for my old Sd5k. On craigs list, you can get a used Roland TD-6 kit for about $700.

Other options? Well, I had a old kit and replaced all of the heads with mesh heads and the cymbals with plastic one's. No sound but I had the feel. They also make a complete rubber practice set with pads, or you can buy the sound off practice pads (they still thump though).

My friend, if you invest, buy a good kit. Otherwise your just wasting your money. I broke down and bought the Roland TD-12. fantastic! Roland makes good stuff.

Good luck!

[4x4given]

In my case, I had a Pearl EX set that, well frankly, intimidated me, scared the bejeezus out of out 2 Chihuahuas and generally irritated family and neighbors alike. But... I had $85 in the thing. It was one of those rare, on off kind of deals (legitimate too), but nevertheless, unuseable for me.

See the thing is, I play bass. And I enjoy watching and working with drummers. In fact, sos much so, that I have frequently entertained the idea that I might like to learn some basic drumming. It seems logical that it should / could help me to become a better bassist. But... I wound up with a very nice Pearl kit that I just couldn't use.

Originally, I wanted an iniexpensive electric kit, but quickly discovered that I would need at least $700 - $1,000 for a decent entry level kit. Bummer. Now I don't know about you, but my income has to support a home, family, transportation and a host of other things. So coughing up $700 - $1,000 was something that was only going to take place if I sold something for the money, or traded.

So... last week, I was able to sell the Pearl EX kit for $600 and after hunting, researching and generally spending way too much time trying figure out if I should chance a used set or go new. In the end, I got Guitar Center to match an ebay deal on an Alesis DM5 Pro kit that included a bass pedal, throne, sticks and headphones for $599 (including tax). They said it would take about 2 weeks to get the Alesis as they were out and would need to order it. So I asked them to give me the same deal, but on a Simmons SD7K kit and they agreed.

So my adventure in electronic drums began. Unpacking was simple, everthing was there, the instructions were simple to follow and setup was relatively easy. Turned it on and everything worked. Plugged it into my bass amp and I was pretty impressed with the quality of the sound. Performance grade sound? Not really, but certainly good enough for me to learn on.

Like most electronic effects and instruments I've tried, there were a lot more sounds and features than I have a need for. Some sounds were pretty cheesy and others were pretty nice. Expandability is limited, but I don't need this, as I only learning basic drumming. Having MIDI in / out and USB is certainly nice, as was a dual zone snare and the variable open hi-hat. The Alesis had neight the dual zone snare or variable open hi-hat.

Bottom line, is that I have observed that there seems to be a general stance of "only buy Roland and Yamaha or you'll be sorry". But, I must say that I disagree that applies to my needs and I suspect the needs of at least some others.

Some people will not be performing or recording.
Some people just want to learn some basics.
More importantly, some poeple have a (finite) budget that cannot be exceeded.
Some people want the assurance of a new product with a warranty.

For these poeple, the inexpensive, entry level kit *might* be a good fit. In my case, this was true.

Humbly,

Dutch