Defender
Silver Member
Just as the title says... I'm looking at both of these kits for an entry level, but good e-kit. I really need some advice on which one is superior.
As I see it, the Yamaha has a bunch more sounds (supposedly) than the Roland, a 3 zone snare, two 3 zone 13 inch cymbals and a 2 zone hi-hat, which is on it's on its own stand, which I like and it has an 8 inch snare and 7 inch tom pads which are all the nice fancy DTX pads all the way around. And supposedly you can split some wires off and run 4 additional single zone pads (not sure if this works as well as I'm hoping, but if it does, it's a great feature.
As for the Roland, it's $160 cheaper, has the (I believe) tried and trued V-Pads. 8 inch snare and floor tom but slightly smaller toms (6.5 inches) than the 7 inch Yamaha pads. They do have the rim shots on all the toms which the Yamaha does not, though I'm not really sure how much (if at all) I would use tom rims. Cymbals are a 13 inch 3 zone ride but only a 12 inch 2 zone crash. And I'm not certain if the hi-hat is single or dual zone.
I really need some help on this one. I'm leaning towards the Yamaha because of the better features with the dual 13 inch 3 zone cymbals and because the Yamaha pads and cymbals seem to be less expensive if I decide to add some on to the kit. I messed around with a couple of these kit variations at the local Guitar Center, but I think I need to go back for a re-look/play.
Please help,
Defender
As I see it, the Yamaha has a bunch more sounds (supposedly) than the Roland, a 3 zone snare, two 3 zone 13 inch cymbals and a 2 zone hi-hat, which is on it's on its own stand, which I like and it has an 8 inch snare and 7 inch tom pads which are all the nice fancy DTX pads all the way around. And supposedly you can split some wires off and run 4 additional single zone pads (not sure if this works as well as I'm hoping, but if it does, it's a great feature.
As for the Roland, it's $160 cheaper, has the (I believe) tried and trued V-Pads. 8 inch snare and floor tom but slightly smaller toms (6.5 inches) than the 7 inch Yamaha pads. They do have the rim shots on all the toms which the Yamaha does not, though I'm not really sure how much (if at all) I would use tom rims. Cymbals are a 13 inch 3 zone ride but only a 12 inch 2 zone crash. And I'm not certain if the hi-hat is single or dual zone.
I really need some help on this one. I'm leaning towards the Yamaha because of the better features with the dual 13 inch 3 zone cymbals and because the Yamaha pads and cymbals seem to be less expensive if I decide to add some on to the kit. I messed around with a couple of these kit variations at the local Guitar Center, but I think I need to go back for a re-look/play.
Please help,
Defender