Alesis Drums Command Mesh SE Kit - Electric Drum Set with Quiet Dual Zone Mesh Pads, USB MIDI Connectivity and 600+ Electronic & Acoustic Drum Sounds, Black

This is a brilliant kit. From first setting it up it feels solid and looks great. The support bars are notched inside, so will never rotate no matter how hard the pads are hit. The mesh heads are quiet and feel better to play than my acoustic kit! The only thing that does make some noise is the bass pad and pedal (the kick pad). The drum voices sound great and can be eadilychanged, so you can go from an acoustic kit to a rock kit (or pop or funk or Indian kit etc etc) at the press of a button. The Hihat pedal is really responsive and sound great, it is very responsive and behaves almost like my acoustic kit with a variable opening action. The whole kit is great but I think the Hihat action was perhaps the most impressive after reading reviews of other older kits. I've played acoustic drums on and off for 40 years but if an edrum kit of this standard had been available, I would have got one years ago.

I adore this kit! Fantastic for practicing or gigs. I bought this kit and played a gig on it a week later and it was fantastic. Loads of kit sounds and very responsive. Takes a little bit of adjusting for the symbol sounds depending on what amp or output you are using. Also looks great!

My child with ADHD has taken to playing these marvellous drums. Hours of playing has changed the way he behaves. So much different ways of setting sounds up, recording and playback can be done. Best purchase I have ever done. Worth every penny. Well built and should last him a long time.

I decided to get back into drumming after a long time off. The product is excellent, and i only removed a star because if you live in an apartment then you will need to buy or make your own drum riser to reduce the sound of the bass pedal. Neighbors will be at the door if not as you are essentially stamping on the floor.

Great kit to play, but sadly as others have said, the drum sounds are awful

At this price I don't think anything beats this kit. I've had a few different e kits from Roland and Alesis but this really does have a great feel and the kit sounds are fantastic... It does take a little time setting up but once it's done you're good to go! Great value

I play this every other day, and don't disturb the neighbours. Solid, good sensitivity Customable kits, and song section, and well as MP3 in.

So!.... I’m lefty flip, a mouth-breather and was bottle fed! The assembly, personally, taking the above into the equation, coupled with a direct comparison to the old nitro kit, was a dream! Build quality, design and looks, practicality and Uber stability, makes the whole thing “winner-winner, chicken-dinner” for me! Let’s see what this baby can do with 2000w strike amp (arriving tomorrow) Rock n Roll Stevie

Very high-quality construction and outstanding price for durable dual-zone 2-ply mesh pads all around, chokeable crash/ride cymbals, great feeling 2-ply mesh kick, solid drum rack, and the various other bits and pieces. The pads are all extremely responsive with next to no hotspotting (thanks to the 4 [toms] or 6 [snare] foam piezo-to-mesh contact points in each pad, as opposed to a singular foam cone right in the center on other manufacturer's kits). Dynamics are great, rim and head zones register hits perfectly, and they're quiet(ish). The cymbals are probably the weakest point pad-wise. That's not to say they're bad--they register hits, dynamics, and chokes very reliably. They're just single zone (marketing says they're dual zone, but they mean one zone for hits and the other 'zone' is the choke switch) and on the small side. So no ride bell or edge sounds out of the box. Otherwise they're durable, accurate, and overall fully functional. The module has a ton of sounds, settings with which to tinker, and connectivity options. The built-in sounds are...passable depending on your circumstance. If you're just playing for you in your headphones you'll find many sounds fit the bill. If you're trying to perform on stage then it'll be much more difficult to find and tune sounds that will work well enough...but it's nigh impossible to blow anyone away. Don't buy it for the sounds, unless you're just going to drum the days away with headphones. Don't let that discourage you though! With the USB-MIDI and traditional MIDI output options, you have two ways to pipe the Command's hits/MIDI info to your computer. There you can use standalone drum software like the free MT Power Drum Kit and Steven Slate Drums 5.5 Free or higher quality paid options like EZdrummer, Addictive Drums, or my personal favorite SuperiorDrummer 3 to trigger incredible sounds with enhanced dynamics and realism. I've upgraded my Command set with 3-ply white heads, a triple zone ride (took some finagling to get to work), and a 2-piece hihat and remote/cable pedal for a way more natural and traditional hihat experience. I did experiment with a 10" Roland PD-105BK pad that I borrowed from a friend as my snare (seen in one of the pics), and although it worked and triggered great there was a heckin' hotspot in and around the middle due to the single trigger cone (believe me I tried to tune it out in trigger and software settings, but there's no way around it). I went back to the stock Command snare and so much better. With minimal upgrades (or none!) and quality drum computer software, you'll be blown away at how amazing this kit feels and sounds for the price--easily rivals Roland's best (although with mid and high-end Roland modules you're not reliant on hooking up to a computer to get amazing sounds...but you're gonna pay dearly for the lack of that extremely minor inconvenience). For personal enjoyment and/or practicing then the kit is perfect for the intermediate drummer straight out of the box. You really can't go wrong!

So far, my son is really happy with this set. He had before a cheaper one, butsome parts broke after couple of months. This set is well made, and setting each pad / cymbal can be done with several adjustments (height rotation, tilt, space between each pad). Everuy bar is made with metal, not hard plastic. So it feels and is solid. Assembly is really easy. The control panel has a lots of settings / songs, and seems versatile. You can even change / configure how each pad will sound; whereas pre-defined ones are already set (he plays xylophon !!).

自宅での練習用に購入。休みのたびにスタジオを予約して練習していましたが、なかなかスケジュールが確保できないこともあり思い切って自宅練習キットとして選びました。上位機種との違いとしては、パッドが小さいことくらいでしょうか。その点は、自宅練習用という事で仕方ないかとあきらめていますが、何より値段が安い！その分パッドが小さいのが、逆に設置スペースも思ったよりもコンパクトになりよかったです。 叩いた感じは非常によく、メッシュヘッドなのでとても静かです。 手数の多い曲を強めに叩くと、自分でパタパタ音が気になると感じますが、隣近所の迷惑にはならない程度だと思います。平日帰宅後や休日の昼間に結構長時間叩いていますが今のところ何も言われていませんし、気を付けて弱めに叩けば夜でも大丈夫そうです。 上位機種と同じスタンドがついているとのことでしたが、叩かないときには畳んでおけるのでさらにコンパクトになってとても便利です。

This is an amazing set of drums! It makes me want to learn to play and soooo very quiet. Amazing price for what you get. Excited to add on a few additional pieces onto it

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