From sevush@rcn.com Thu Aug 29 08:40:12 2002
Subject:V drums - or attack of the percussive clones!

There are various versions that can be gotten at a more reasonable price.
They are the best and are priced accordingly.

I don't think it's important to have the best when first starting out.
Yamaha, Roland and other manufacturers have kits that are pretty reasonable
(under $1k). But that might conflict with something else I'm hearing, having
a certain quality for your studio.

> I checked out the Vdrums as a possible option for my kid who is
> taking drum lessons. My original idea was to put them in my
> studio so I could utilize them for recording. The cost for a
> regular set-up ($3-5k) was way to prohibitive. The consensus I
> got from my professional drummers I know was that, yes, they are
> very cool and realistic sounding, but that, in the end, real
> drums we're the way to go for gigs. V-drums are great in the
> studio for recording and they actually to hold up well for
> durability. Still, in the end, if the $$cost$$ was lower, I
> still wouldn't mind having a set, that way my kid could practice
> with headphones.