Stroman
Diamond Member
I used to have a Roland TD-something, and there were a couple venues we played regularly that asked us to use the e-kit. While I LOVE playing acoustic drums, I have to admit I didn't hate the e-kit. The rack mine had folded up with the pads still in place, so load-in was literally throwing the rack up over my shoulder and carrying my throne, stick bag, pedal, and in-ears. One trip without a cart.
They have all the limitations people have mentioned in the thread, but aren't nearly as awful as some haters would have you think. I agree the cymbals are the weakest link, but in the mix they sounded fine. The response is weird, but I learned to adapt pretty quickly. I ended up enjoying playing that kit way more than I would have expected.
I don't know what the sounds are like with the kit your bandleader got, but I did spend a bit of time tweaking things to my liking with the Roland. Once I had it dialed in, it was easy easier than sound checking the acoustic drums.
They have all the limitations people have mentioned in the thread, but aren't nearly as awful as some haters would have you think. I agree the cymbals are the weakest link, but in the mix they sounded fine. The response is weird, but I learned to adapt pretty quickly. I ended up enjoying playing that kit way more than I would have expected.
I don't know what the sounds are like with the kit your bandleader got, but I did spend a bit of time tweaking things to my liking with the Roland. Once I had it dialed in, it was easy easier than sound checking the acoustic drums.