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Using electric drum kits for gigs

  • 30-11-2009 12:28am
    #1
    blackbetty69
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    im in a bit of a dilemma here.. does anybody here use electric drum kits when theyr doin gigs in pubs and stuff?!

    im wonderin should i get an elec kit as iv recently joined a band and wel probly be playin before chrimbo..

    Im playin 2 1/2 years now and got a millenium kit to start off and its fairly battered now like, but was thinkin that an electric would be handy as its easy to transport and noise levels are controllable and i want to be able to play in my room! was lookin at a lota diffrent types and was thinkin gettin this one..

    http://www.musicstore.com/en_EN/EUR/Drums/E-Drums-Sets/_SET_-Yamaha-DTXpress-IV-MEGA-PACK-pedal-throne-headphones-stix/art-DRU0014069-000


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  • #2
    BSOM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 195 ✭✭BSOM


    blackbetty69 wrote: »
    im in a bit of a dilemma here.. does anybody here use electric drum kits when theyr doin gigs in pubs and stuff?!

    im wonderin should i get an elec kit as iv recently joined a band and wel probly be playin before chrimbo..

    Im playin 2 1/2 years now and got a millenium kit to start off and its fairly battered now like, but was thinkin that an electric would be handy as its easy to transport and noise levels are controllable and i want to be able to play in my room! was lookin at a lota diffrent types and was thinkin gettin this one..

    http://www.musicstore.com/en_EN/EUR/Drums/E-Drums-Sets/_SET_-Yamaha-DTXpress-IV-MEGA-PACK-pedal-throne-headphones-stix/art-DRU0014069-000

    You can get a Roland TD4K for the same money and its much better (IMHO), you can customise all the drum sounds on the kit, tune them, mute them, you also have built in mixer for the kit so you can bring the snare level up or down. I would sugguest that you get a monitor for yourself because its nice to hear yourself up close rather than through the PA system. The Roland kit sounds great, I would definatly recommend you get one. X Music / Us both do them for €595 (ish i think), you can get a good deal on a pedal & stool aswell.

    Regards,
    J


  • #3
    blackbetty69
    Closed Accounts Posts: 485 ✭✭blackbetty69


    BSOM wrote: »
    You can get a Roland TD4K for the same money and its much better (IMHO), you can customise all the drum sounds on the kit, tune them, mute them, you also have built in mixer for the kit so you can bring the snare level up or down. I would sugguest that you get a monitor for yourself because its nice to hear yourself up close rather than through the PA system. The Roland kit sounds great, I would definatly recommend you get one. X Music / Us both do them for €595 (ish i think), you can get a good deal on a pedal & stool aswell.

    Regards,
    J

    nice one man thanks for that.. would it be suitable for doin gigs ya?!


  • #4
    BSOM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 195 ✭✭BSOM


    blackbetty69 wrote: »
    nice one man thanks for that.. would it be suitable for doin gigs ya?!


    Yeah i would say so, like they sound great via a monitor. Would need to be careful with the mix when its front of house but you should pop into one of the shops and see for yourself. Plenty of small studios use them for recording.

    Only problems i could see with doing gigs with them is that electronics are electronics so if it mucks up you have no kit but they are pretty reliable.


  • #5
    Eoin Madsen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,117 ✭✭✭Eoin Madsen


    blackbetty69 wrote: »
    nice one man thanks for that.. would it be suitable for doin gigs ya?!

    As long as you're playing gigs with a reasonable PA system, you'll be fine. It might be an idea to invest in an active speaker to project to front-of-house for those situations where the PA is too small and tied up with vocals.


  • #6
    nzfruitfly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭nzfruitfly


    Hi Guys,

    There is no problem using them, the drummer in my band does, Roland TD12 I think. Used a Active sub-woofer and an active full range cab, not via the PA (vocals only).
    We regularly play pubs etc. I play bass an never had any issues interacting with this set-up.

    One word of warning though, when you consider all the kit involved, you are not really saving any transportation space or weight (those monitors weigh almost as much as my bass rig), but you do save space at the gig.


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  • #7
    blackbetty69
    Closed Accounts Posts: 485 ✭✭blackbetty69


    nzfruitfly wrote: »
    Hi Guys,

    There is no problem using them, the drummer in my band does, Roland TD12 I think. Used a Active sub-woofer and an active full range cab, not via the PA (vocals only).
    We regularly play pubs etc. I play bass an never had any issues interacting with this set-up.

    One word of warning though, when you consider all the kit involved, you are not really saving any transportation space or weight (those monitors weigh almost as much as my bass rig), but you do save space at the gig.

    nice one man, thanks for that... was wondrin does ne1 use these doin gigs so i think il go ahead and get a set!


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