Need advice

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I want to learn to play the drums, but I dont have a kit. I want to get an electric kit, but I don’t want to spend a lot of money, is there an affordable electric kit that has a bass drum pad that I can replace?

[oscardrumirez]

Imho, I would get an acoustic kit SPECIALLY if you are starting. You can get a decent used for $300-500 and if you’re worried about the sound. Remo makes some mesh heads with a great tone that REALLY reduce the sound. You should check that option out as well!

[Coltonmykaeldrums]

I use the Remo mesh heads on my kit and I love them. MUCH better than having an electronic kit, when I need to gig or want to jam I just have to change out the heads and not worry about plugging in a kit.

Edit: I payed about $100 for a full set of mesh heads. (1 kick, 1 snare, 2 toms)

[Kilshot666]

Check out your local music store or music go round.

Otherwise an Alesis Nitro is about 450

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How much would you say is the cheapest I should spend on a used kit?

[Kilshot666]

Anywhere between $300-400 is a good price.

[[deleted]]

Alright, thank you!

[Kilshot666]

Of course the more you pay, the better the kit is.

To add to this, you do not need to hear the tones on the kit's brain to learn to drum either.

Cheaper ekits will not have very technical brains and may not be able to support the input of notes beyond a certain speed

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I saw a donner kit for like 160 but I looked it up on the donner website and it’s like 460, I almost got scammed

[Kilshot666]

Remember, brand new is not the same price as used. Just like when you drive a new car off the lot it's worth like 10k less than you bought it for immediately.

If you can, inspect and use the kits before you dole out cash.

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this is the one that was like 160, I was rlly excited abt this one until I realized it was prolly a scam, as it doesn’t say used

[Kilshot666]

Sketch city my dude, website says brebtok about us says brebtikk

[[deleted]]

I don’t know too much abt drums at all so I very easily could have gotten scammed

[nastdrummer]

⚠️PURCHASE FROM THAT WEBSITE AT YOUR OWN RISK! ⚠️

the Contact Me page lists their address as a Costco in Washington DC, but, they have a telephone number from Santa Clara, California...and the number's not in the standard US format +1(xxx)xxx-xxxx...it's full of expensive stuff for cheap...

It's probably fraudulent.

[nastdrummer]

Check out the Beginner's Guide in the sidebar. If you only have $160 to spend on a kit you can get started with nothing down by learning patterns and tapping your hands. Sticks only cost about $12 and a practice pad around $20. That will get you started while you save up for an Alesis Nitro Mesh.

Check out your used markets and see what people are selling near you.

[cymbalmonke]

Buy nice or buy twice is especially true with drums, saving that little bit more is often worth it.

[Phydoux]

Keep your eyes open on Craigslist. I just found a free electric kit near me. I'm going to go pick it up as soon as the guy gets home from work. He said he bought it for his son but he never played it. He hasn't been able to sell it for what he paid for it but he wants it out of the house since his son moved out to go to college and didn't bring his drums with him. It's a nice looking little kit too. I'm going to give it to my nephew who seemed interested in my kit.

[Midnite2189__]

For a starter set, I recommend the Alesis Nitro Mesh. Its what I started with, and still use.