I know the acoustic vs electronic question has been asked to death, I have read many of those threads. I feel like my question is specific enough to justify this question.
I'm a straight beginner. Picked up a cheap set of Alesis DM6 electroni drums used for $100 the other week, but feel like they are pretty crappy even for a practicing beginner. I want to upgrade as I've caught the bug to play drums and I feel I will stick with it, at least for long enough to warrant buying something a bit better. My budget is under $1000, and really like to keep it at about $800, which is the price of the Yamaha DTX522k, which seems to be highly regarded as an excellent electronic kit by the many reviews I've read. But I also feel that an acoustic kit might be best for a beginner.
My situation is that I live in a household with 3 others and the only way I could play acoustic is if I build a small room (like 8 x 8 ) in the basement, which I could easily do, but it would cost about 500 to 600$ in materials. this would leave me only a few hundred bucks to buy a beginner acoustic set. Maybe something like this:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/drums-percussion/ddrum-d120b-5-piece-drum-set
So, my question is would it be better to have the higher end yamaha electronic, or the lower end acoustic?
I'm a straight beginner. Picked up a cheap set of Alesis DM6 electroni drums used for $100 the other week, but feel like they are pretty crappy even for a practicing beginner. I want to upgrade as I've caught the bug to play drums and I feel I will stick with it, at least for long enough to warrant buying something a bit better. My budget is under $1000, and really like to keep it at about $800, which is the price of the Yamaha DTX522k, which seems to be highly regarded as an excellent electronic kit by the many reviews I've read. But I also feel that an acoustic kit might be best for a beginner.
My situation is that I live in a household with 3 others and the only way I could play acoustic is if I build a small room (like 8 x 8 ) in the basement, which I could easily do, but it would cost about 500 to 600$ in materials. this would leave me only a few hundred bucks to buy a beginner acoustic set. Maybe something like this:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/drums-percussion/ddrum-d120b-5-piece-drum-set
So, my question is would it be better to have the higher end yamaha electronic, or the lower end acoustic?