Electronic drum kits have improved hugely over the last few years and many want to take advantage of the convenience and the practicality, especially those who worry about their neighbours!
Havn’t thought about aspects such as frame robustness or sound quality? These are important! We’ve decided to make choosing the right drum kit easier by doing a comparison of four of the electronic drum kits we have on display in our store with a side-by-side feature quality comparison for the elements we believe are important.
All our electronic drums come with a free lesson (worth £25) and 6 month’s video shop support including callout if required within the Glasgow area.
| Alesis Nitro Max | Carlsbro CSD35M | Carlsbro CSD45M | Alesis Crimson 2 SE | Yamaha DTX6K3-X | |
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| Approx Price | £359 | £429 | £499 | £779 | £1399 |
| Drumkit size | Medium | Large | Large | Large | Medium-Large |
| Mesh head toms | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Silicone |
| Play along with phone/tablet input | ✓ (Bluetooth) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Music exam compatible | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chrome frame | Χ | Χ | Χ | ✓ | Χ |
| Frame robustness | 3/10 | 10/10 | 10/10 | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Sound quality of instruments | 6/10 | 6/10 | 6/10 | 8/10 | 10/10 |
| Variety of percussion sounds | 6/10 | 6/10 | 6/10 | 10/10 | 9/10 |
| Cymbal choke | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cymbal tone changes with strike velocity | Χ | Χ | Χ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Real kick pedal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | not included | not included |
| Double pedal supported | Χ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tom/snare response | 7/10 | 8/10 | 8/10 | 9/10 | 9/10 |
| Snare drum size | 10″ | 10″ | 10″ | 12″ | 10″ |
| Module build quality | 8/10 | 7/10 | 7/10 | 9/10 | 10/10 |
| Module ease of use | 7/10 | 8/10 | 9/10 | 8/10 | 9/10 |
| Module functionality | 8/10 | 6/10 | 6/10 | 10/10 | 10/10 |
| Extra tom/cymbal extensible | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Load your own samples | Χ | Χ | Χ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Number of play-along tunes | 60 | 20 | 20 | 60 | 10 |
| Relevance of play-along tunes | 6/10 | 9/10 | 9/10 | 6/10 | 10/10 |
| Summary | Smaller then many kits but the sounds are good and the mesh heads play well. New bluetooth feature is good addition Nice basic teaching mode. The frame is thin compared with the drum sizes but is perfect if you only have a very small space and want a real kick pedal. Some may feel the 10″ snare is too large for stand. | Super-robust and decent feel from the pads. Sounds similar to Nitro Max. Perfect for pros wanting a practice kit and kids who are learning. Amazing value. | The addition of the up-down real-feel hi-hat is a great addition by Carlsbro to one of the most solid kits you can get. | Outstanding value in so many ways. Interesting sounds, looks great and has a fantastic feel from the tom and snares + ability to add your own samples to the kits. | This Yamaha kit has great playability, and super-realistcc sounds as you would expect from Yamaha, especially the responsiveness to volume changes gives it a realistic feel. The module features are extensive as is well designed and easy to use. It uses a real hi-hat stand. Overall a superb kit with excellent build quality. |
Want to know more? Contact us 0141 339 4497 or info@drumshopglasgow.co.uk now!
