Voldemort
Junior Member
Hi all,
Currently, I don't own a drum set due to living in an apartment. I use my church's drum set to practice about 2 or 3 times a week. At home, I have a practice pad that I use for learning the basic rudimental things.
I've been thinking about getting an electronic kit to use at home, which will allow me to practice everyday and get more practice on the drum set, instead of just on the practice pad. However, I have played on an electronic kit or two (mostly the V-drums from Roland), and they "feel" much different from an acoustic kit - especially the hi-hat.
I'm worried that if I practice too much on an e-kit, I might later on struggle on an acoustic kit. Maybe I could still practice daily on the electronic kit, but then take time once a week to practice on the acoustic kit at church.
Also, the better electronic kits offered by Roland and Yamaha are expensive ($1500 and upwards). If I make that kind of an investment, I want to make sure it is the right thing for me.
What do you guys think? Any drummers out there that use both e-kits and acoustic kits?
I've only been playing drums for about a year, by the way.
Any advice appreciated!
V.
Currently, I don't own a drum set due to living in an apartment. I use my church's drum set to practice about 2 or 3 times a week. At home, I have a practice pad that I use for learning the basic rudimental things.
I've been thinking about getting an electronic kit to use at home, which will allow me to practice everyday and get more practice on the drum set, instead of just on the practice pad. However, I have played on an electronic kit or two (mostly the V-drums from Roland), and they "feel" much different from an acoustic kit - especially the hi-hat.
I'm worried that if I practice too much on an e-kit, I might later on struggle on an acoustic kit. Maybe I could still practice daily on the electronic kit, but then take time once a week to practice on the acoustic kit at church.
Also, the better electronic kits offered by Roland and Yamaha are expensive ($1500 and upwards). If I make that kind of an investment, I want to make sure it is the right thing for me.
What do you guys think? Any drummers out there that use both e-kits and acoustic kits?
I've only been playing drums for about a year, by the way.
Any advice appreciated!
V.