Electronic Drum buyer’s guide

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 MaxCarlsbro CSD35MCarlsbro CSD45MAlesis Crimson 2 SEYamaha DTX6K3-X
Approx Price£359£429£499£779£1399
Drumkit sizeMediumLargeLargeLarge Medium-Large
Mesh head tomsSilicone
Play along with phone/tablet
input
✓ (Bluetooth)
Music exam compatible
Chrome frameΧ Χ Χ Χ
Frame robustness3/1010/1010/108/108/10
Sound quality of instruments 6/106/106/108/1010/10
Variety of percussion sounds6/106/106/1010/109/10
Cymbal choke
Cymbal tone changes with strike velocity Χ Χ Χ
Real kick pedal not included not included
Double pedal supported Χ
Tom/snare response7/108/108/109/10 9/10
Snare drum size 10″ 10″ 10″ 12″ 10″
Module build quality8/107/10 7/109/10 10/10
Module ease of use 7/108/10 9/108/10 9/10
Module functionality 8/106/10 6/1010/10 10/10
Extra tom/cymbal extensible
Load your own samples Χ ΧΧ
Number of play-along tunes 6020 20 60 10
Relevance of play-along tunes6/109/109/106/1010/10
SummarySmaller 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!