Hi Guys,

I know some of you are good at finding things :-)) so can I ask you if you come across either good used or a half decent price on the Yamaha DTXPRESS Drum kit to keep me in mind.

My daughter is 15 plays the drums at school and I would like to buy this type as you can put the headphones on :-)))))  I don't really want to pay £800 as she may not play them after a short time at least if I watch for either new condition used ones or a good deal new then I won't feel so bad. You have to buy the stool and pedels seperate which when new probably takes it nearer the £1000. 

I saw a couple of sets on e-bay already also.

Thanks

Pam

Hi Pam, what is it with 15 year old girls and drum kits.

My 15 year old daughter is a drummer too. She has an electronic drum machine, a Yamaha DD-55. It didn't cost anywhere near £800, about £160 I think, are you sure she needs something in that kind of price bracket the DD-55 can also be played with head phones. My Lauren also has a Dragon practice kit, again about £200 maybe less. I paid about £300 for her full size kit (Performance Percussion). Not top dollar I will agree, but good enough for a 15 year old.

I know what you mean about them losing interest, we buy all this stuff and 12 months later you never hear the things.

Check out Argos they have the DD-55.

Dawn R.

Hi Nursey,:-)

Thanks for the tip, :-) Jade's music teacher told me not to buy the drum machine but to buy a proper set. I thought rather than a proper loud set I would  get the electronic one , then it would be the same set up. Someone also recommended the flats, you got any thoughts on that. It was really got the noise I thought the electronic one but I would like the tradition set up if you get my drift.

BFn Pam

Hi Pam, Lauren has sold her big kit, however we bought it with crash pads included.The noise was not a problem at all and we live in a small house. The crash pads are very thick rubber and really work well. They could be simply lifted off if she wanted 'go for it'.

I must say though, the Dragon flats sound the same as a full kit to me. The plus side is they can be moved easily or packed away because they're compact. I used to love looking at the big kit though, so black and shiney, it was a spectacular sight on Christmas morning, a real gob smacker. So if I were you, I'd buy a full size kit with crash pads, you can't beat the real thing.

Bye, Dawn R.

Thanks Dawn,

If I can find a electronic set around £400-£500 I will do just that I think. When they are at that age it is so hard to suprise them isn't it. She wants the usual 2 ton of clothes, new video phone etc . I personally think she would prefer the normal ones but wanted to be sure. We have quite a large bungalow and she is at the back of the house which probably wouldn';t be too much of a problem. We also have a 6 car garage that really isn't a garage as it has been done out properly with heating etc so that was also an option for it.

Will let you know how we get on.

Thanks for your input, much appricated.

BFN Pam

Dawn that message should have said if I CAN'T find a set I will do just that :-))

Dont buy an electric drum kit, the budget range ones are ridiculously rubbish for the money you pay.

You wlil be FAR better off (and so will your daughter) if she has a proper kit, the transition from playing a proper kit to an electronic one is easy, but the reverse is NOT and if she DOES carry on, she will have problems.

The resale value on a cheapish electronic kit is nil, whereas wiht £800 to spend on even a second hand kit (spend HALF that on the kit the rest on GOOD cymbals) will be MUCH better should she quit.

For deadening the sound you can buy practice pads made of neoprene type stuff to put over the drumheads, they deaden the sound and also improve sticking technique as the bounce back you get off them is not as strong as off the real skins.

If you want to pm me about drums, and what to buy and what not, feel free.

I play a very old Premier APK kit, bought second hand but STILL worth over £250,  not including the cymbals. Do NOT go for the very cheap proper kits, they are rubbish, second hand decent one (but take someone who knows drums with you as if the kit has been gigged heavily it will be knacked) is a much better buy.

New kits, well the ones worth buying, usually c ome as a shell pack, and you b uy the rest of the gear seperately. Buy a decent shell pack, and some cheaper cymbals, or secondn hand decent ones, and you will get a better deal than if you buy a 'beginners kit' with the naff cymbals that come with it (my friend had a Pearl Export kit a while back, that was nearly £500 and came with cymbals, hardware, stool and sticks, but the cymbals and hardware are rubbish).

HTH if you want to give me more specifics i can help more.

Em (drummer and proud, muahahahahaa)