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Anybody play or familiar with these?

A guy is offering me a pretty cool kit for my Brian Moore......

I'm no drummer, but I've messed around with these in the store enough to enjoy them amp; think they're pretty cool......BUT would it really just be another coat rack???????

My drummer has a full analog kit, as well as the Roland V Kit (The Studio). It's cool, esp for quiet practice!!

They're okay for practicing and situations where EVERYONE is running though the system, but in my book, nothing is better than a set of analog drums.

Ive seen King Crimson a few times live, and Pat Mastelatto gets some wacko sounds out of them. I am all for them, but I understand many drummers being skeptical- they don't feel like analog drums, and the sound only comes from one source (the amp) as opposed to a whole drum vibrating.

Well, the up side is I'm not a drummer...all the little bothersome issues a drummer might have, I probably wouldn't even notice.

I thought they'd be cool enough for silent practice amp; if I ever figure out recording, just to add down basic backing/rhythm tracks...AND THEY'RE BELIEVABLE.

I guess my main concern was getting something that I'll tire of within a week amp; then gets to sit next to the unused treadmill amp; stationary bike in the garage!!!hahaha

BUT THAT'S ALL UP TO ME, I RECKON!!!

the interface on the v-drums isn't too hard to figure out but its almost like a pod, you have to really get your own settings progamed in there to be really happy with it.

unless your looking for something for the studio or silent practice i wouldn't trade you BM if your happy with it

but if your intentions are for those applications, then i highly recommend it. i play around with them in the stores sometimes, merely to have fun. but i wouldn't trade the learning experience of an acoustic set for anything

I have the BMG up for sale amp; really should just sell it amp; pay the GAS bill.....the guy made the offer though amp; you know how that goes.....the wheels get turning....REALLY FAST!!!!!

I have a drummer friend who gas a v-drum kit, it is pretty amazing, you can do alot with it, although it not a real drum kit, but that's the point, much the same as a guitar synth with a hex pickup.

I saw a demo for the latest v-drums and they are even better, they look a bit more normal and (apparently) play alot more like acoustic drums.

Mincer mentioned Pat Mastelotto/King Crimson, that's a good example of what the v-drums can do...

Which V set and which drum module?

It's the V-Club kit with some upgrades...the module is the TD-6...

(2) dual trigger pads
(4) single trigger pads
(2) dual trigger cymbals
TD-6 module
Mapex Kick drum upgrade
Hi Hat pedal/trigger
Mapex kick drum pedal
Roland Rack
All cables and mounting hardware

Here's a pic he sent me...I asked for more:
How much is the Brian Moore worth?

Not sure....but I think I'm just gonna sell it.

I can see something like this just collecting dust....getting guitar playing time is at a premium for me with 3 kids.

Thanks for the info though!

those are pretty cool...and pretty decent upgrades too...the mesh heads are better though...i wouldn't get one that didn't have those!?

My hubbie has the TD-8 with the mesh heads and loves it - he only learned to play guitar because his mother wouldn't left him have a drum kit! I'm a sucker for a sob story and let him buy a cheap kit off Ebay

I love it too because its quiet! The only thing I here is the thud of the high hat as its a solid rubber pad and the kick on the base drum.

If you want to see their versatitily get the Roland Omar Hakim DVD


Originally Posted by Lu_BIf you want to see their versatitily get the Roland Omar Hakim DVD

That's the demo thing I saw, Omar Hakim is an awesome drummer.

Not sure of the value of the Vs or the brianM but you are working the $ issues out-

But as far as how good are V drums, they are superb and can turn a regular drummer into neil peart

just kidding on NP of course, but I've played with a classically trained drummer for over 10 years and when he added V drums it was as if mark knopler had added Alex Lifeson and Allan Holdworth chops to the repitore by just buying a new axe-

First of all, he started changing out sets, just like we do patches, to best fit the song-
Second, we had regular percssion mixed in a 4 peice band
LAst but not least, gigging and recording became much, much easier and better quality becuase there's no micing-

The only issue that seems really crucial are the heads- Some are rubbery while some are actual shells with heads- This guy is so good that he can play either just as if we moved from a PRS to an LP- You would have to make changes, but you could find plenty of crossover-

On the other hand, less fleixble drummers seem to 'require' the shell version and it is more ex*****ve- I know a few drummers that are still 'acoustic only' just as some of us can't adjust to change, but when Bill (our drummer) made the change 6 or 7 years ago (when they first came out), he has such influence that practically the entire city moved over to Vdrums (In fact he became a retailer for a couple of years becuase everyone was coming to him)-Bottom line, if your drummer wants to learn how to do just about anything, he still has to have the rudiments- But when the set calls for a cow bell, timbale, bells, timpini, or just a picalo snare, Vdrums make a quot;pert like' environment pretty easy-

And BTW did I mention no micing, feedback, etc

True. You do need a good monitor setup if you play them live, though.

We use them in our church. They resolved ALOT of feedback and stage volume problems...except our regular drummer likes to quot;feelquot; the sound

My old drummer used the Roland V-drum kit for practicing and it sounded pretty good. Some of the effects were hilarious; you can get some pretty whacky sounds out of it. Some drummers won't take it seriously, but my old drummer really liked it and it worked for him.

I think as far as electronic kits go, they're some of the best you can get.

the td-6 is my favorite module, i'm still looking for one.

honestly, i prefer the rubber heads, a little more noise/less accurate feel, but the mesh heads can wear the triggers much faster.