Stixnergard2
Senior Member
Hey Gang,
I have been playing acoustic kit for many years and now have a need for an electronic kit. The purpose of the electronic kit is mainly to play quiet at a summer cottage I own. Currently, I have a Roland TD-6 on loan from a fellow band member I’m having fun with but of course it lacks in many ways. I started doing my research on the web and visited my local GC to demo what they had. I played a Roland TD-11K, Roland TD-15K, and Yamaha DTX522. All the kits had their pros and cons. The TD-11 wasn’t much more than the TD-6 I have on loan, the TD-15K felt decent and moving up to a TD-15KV is an option although I didn’t like the cross sticking manual setting and the entire rim being active with cross stick. The Yamaha DTX522 actually was surprising, it felt and sounded close to a real acoustic kit. The Yamaha kit had proper cross sticking so the snare felt real. I’m still on the fence regarding the textured silicone pads on the Yamaha but really liked the cymbals. I have concluded I need to step up the level to a kit with a free standing hihat, etc.
Currently, I’m looking at the following kits:
Roland TD-15KV
Roland TD-30K
Roland TD-15-30 from RMC Audio
Yamaha DTX790
Yamaha DTX900
As far as goals, I want the kit to feel and play like an acoustic kit as much as possible, normal cross stick, 3 zone ride, 2 crashes, etc. I can swing the TD-30K, but the module is kind of an overkill for what I’m doing although I’m sure it would be a great kit. Unfortunately, there is no opportunity to try the kits I’m considering; only the kits I tried at GC. I know Roland is the big player and there are deals out there, but I’m also a Yamaha fan and looking hard at the DTX790 and DTX900. Any advice would be appreciated.
I have been playing acoustic kit for many years and now have a need for an electronic kit. The purpose of the electronic kit is mainly to play quiet at a summer cottage I own. Currently, I have a Roland TD-6 on loan from a fellow band member I’m having fun with but of course it lacks in many ways. I started doing my research on the web and visited my local GC to demo what they had. I played a Roland TD-11K, Roland TD-15K, and Yamaha DTX522. All the kits had their pros and cons. The TD-11 wasn’t much more than the TD-6 I have on loan, the TD-15K felt decent and moving up to a TD-15KV is an option although I didn’t like the cross sticking manual setting and the entire rim being active with cross stick. The Yamaha DTX522 actually was surprising, it felt and sounded close to a real acoustic kit. The Yamaha kit had proper cross sticking so the snare felt real. I’m still on the fence regarding the textured silicone pads on the Yamaha but really liked the cymbals. I have concluded I need to step up the level to a kit with a free standing hihat, etc.
Currently, I’m looking at the following kits:
Roland TD-15KV
Roland TD-30K
Roland TD-15-30 from RMC Audio
Yamaha DTX790
Yamaha DTX900
As far as goals, I want the kit to feel and play like an acoustic kit as much as possible, normal cross stick, 3 zone ride, 2 crashes, etc. I can swing the TD-30K, but the module is kind of an overkill for what I’m doing although I’m sure it would be a great kit. Unfortunately, there is no opportunity to try the kits I’m considering; only the kits I tried at GC. I know Roland is the big player and there are deals out there, but I’m also a Yamaha fan and looking hard at the DTX790 and DTX900. Any advice would be appreciated.