IEDO4 - Ion (Alesis) Drum Pad / Station only $100 from thinkgeek

corkproducers

http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/mp3/99ae/




This drumpad is $199 on other sites, and is the exact same as the Alesis Performance Pad which retails for 300 euro on thomann:

http://www.thomann.de/ie/alesis_performance_pad.htm


The only difference is the logo, and you dont get free drumsticks + headphones + cable with the alesis.

It even comes with an Alesis Ac Adaptor!

Im very pleased with mine, cost 88 euro incl shipping with dhl (2 weeks ago), delivered in 3/4 days.

Add on €17.80 customs + €14 for a voltage converter, and youre still saving about 200 euro.

Ion dont make these anymore, i think the company is owned by alesis so maybe it was some kind of marketing test.


If anyone wants more information about the pros & cons of these pads i can post them up.

feylya

Eh, where?

corkproducers

feylya wrote: »

Eh, where?

Haha, sorry about that, i clicked submit by accident.

its updated.

BuddhaJoe

Always been intrigued by these things, could be fun programming drums with it instead of using a keyboard. I dont suppose you could recommend any decent footpedals for it?

BaconZombie

Since when did ThinkGeek start sending to Ireland?

corkproducers wrote: »

http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/mp3/99ae/




This drumpad is $199 on other sites, and is the exact same as the Alesis Performance Pad which retails for 300 euro on thomann:

http://www.thomann.de/ie/alesis_performance_pad.htm


The only difference is the logo, and you dont get free drumsticks + headphones + cable with the alesis.

It even comes with an Alesis Ac Adaptor!

Im very pleased with mine, cost 88 euro incl shipping with dhl (2 weeks ago), delivered in 3/4 days.

Add on €17.80 customs + €14 for a voltage converter, and youre still saving about 200 euro.

Ion dont make these anymore, i think the company is owned by alesis so maybe it was some kind of marketing test.


If anyone wants more information about the pros & cons of these pads i can post them up.

markyboy

BOFH_139 wrote: »

Since when did ThinkGeek start sending to Ireland?

No indication here that they don't.

Thanks for this corkproducers.

corkproducers

BuddhaJoe wrote: »

Always been intrigued by these things, could be fun programming drums with it instead of using a keyboard. I dont suppose you could recommend any decent footpedals for it?

No idea, all i can say is make sure they're not velocity sensitive, becuase the inputs dont support velocity sensitive pedals, theyre essentially trigger inputs.

Here's an ion kick drum pedal.

Here's an alesis hihat pedal

I can tell you more about the cons if you want.

markyboy wrote: »

No indication here that they don't.

Thanks for this corkproducers.

no bothers! you must have missed the post on the proc hehe.



Oh and if people arent too bothered about built in sounds, and want more midi functionality then theres the USB Alesis Control Pad:

http://www.thomann.de/ie/alesis_control_pad.htm

Ron DMC

This would be a lovely piece of kit.

I take it they only take credit card, not laser/maestro.

Helix

they take paypal too