Best Electronic Drum Sets For $1,800

Today we are going to break down some of the top electronic drum sets for $1000.

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👉The Drums In This Video:

✅Roland TD17KVX

✅Alesis Strike

✅Yamaha DTX6K3-X

👉The stands and accessories you'll need:

✅Kick Pedal

✅Throne

✅Hi-Hat Stand

✅Headphones

✅Sticks

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[ElyJennis]

So I just spent the whole week working with the Alesis Strike Editor and they updated the firmware so you can ignore the 200MB kit size limit. I used Lustark SDSE and Reaper and exported all 7 stock kits FULL 24bit from Superior drummer 3. each kit is 1-2.5GB and takes about 15 seconds to load, but you can get the full resolution samples with no cutoff or downsampling. It sounds so so real, absolutely convincing to the highest professional standards. It's really insane, and incomparable to 16bit samples when played side by side. It's really worth knowing that you can do this, you can really ignore the kit size limit and go HAM with anything you want!

[MrDlt]

I played Roland and Yamaha for 25 years, and finally tried the Alesis Strike when it came out. Within 3 mos, my crash....crashed. and I had to replace my kick soon after, due to a piezo failure. Finally, I upgraded a smaller tom with the exact same model of tom already on the kit, but I could never get it to have the same attack and projection regardless of settings, which suggests either a different quality of piezo, a different internal configuration or inconsistent quality of assembly. Believe me, I have no allegiance to Roland, and some of their entries are pretty uninspired(bland), but I never had a Roland pad failure in two decades across 3 different kits. I finally sold my Strike in favor of a new TD-17KVX and although the sounds are more limited, the overall Roland quality is there, and customizing sounds is a bit more intuitive and direct. However, for the price, Alesis gives you much for your money, and the aesthetics are more 'drumlike' than is the Roland. if Alesis can upgrade their quality on the mid-range kits, I think they can really give Roland a run for its money. Maybe it will be a different story in 5 years. Others have had great results with their Alesis kits, so take my story as anecdotal. It just wasnt for me.

[Siralantoon]

I am thinking of buying some electronic drums for my upcoming 70th birthday.. I am far wiser about the subject now thanks to your efforts. I have really enjoyed your presentation and drum skills. Thank you.

[drumflip]

Want the Yamaha module with Roland pads on the Alesis rack. Damn!

[SpacehotelMusic]

Got a TD17kvx here (from Ebay for just £950 a year back) and no complaints, great kit for the price vs what we used to get in that price band! (use it with Superior Drummer 3 rooms of Hansa for sounds). Build quality, trigger quality, reliability and response are more important to me than 'built in sounds' or even 'fake acoustic set' looks. You can easily switch on a (used) 12" snare pad for the floor tom as you know. The Yammy looks too toy like to me!

[kiragina.]

I was ready to buy the Alesis Surge Mesh, when I found a TD-17KV and Simmons DA-50 drum amp for $600 and a five hour round trip. Craigslist is your friend. This newb loves your channel, Justin.

[AJMitchell]

Great Comparison! I've always been a Roland fan but I find the sounds on the Yamaha are better so may try a yamaha on my next upgrade.

[iviolatecats]

what is that groove you did at the beginning of the roland td17 kvx part?

[LeandroLemos]

What about the yamaha dtx6k3-x vs roland td-17kvx2?

[ArtemioSilva]

Currently the Roland and the Yamaha cost the same, would you still go with the Roland?

[tadjodelson]

Just a kind correction, if I may. (Since the time of this video, the set could have changed) but as far as I know the KVX comes with a 10" hi hat and not the 12" as you mentioned.

[bigsquatchsasfoot]

I couldn’t get over how ridiculously small the Yamaha toms were there is no way in hell I consider buying it it looks like a kids toy and far to small for a grown up lol, I play an old Roland td20 with various other brains connected but I do like the Alesis at least it feels somewhat more like a drum kit should and looks nice 👍

[brettmiller]

I just wanted to say I appreciate all your informative videos.

I have a drum set that is a combination of a roland TD 17 KVX and a Drumtec five piece shells.

I also have a couple of ATV cymbals and 2 12 in roland toms.

The reason I am telling you all this is because I only have the TV 17 module that came with the Roland.

I want to order the alesis drum module and combine the two to accommodate extra triggers that I have.

The problem is, I didn’t realize when I bought the drum tec Tom‘s, the Drumtec Tom’s are not compatible with alesis modules.

I saw a video one time of yours where you combine two different drum modules into one, or at least that’s how I understood it.

I also have superior drummer three download it on my laptop.

My question is, is there a way to route my drum tech triggers in some fashion to where they could be ran to the alesis module and be recognized.

One of the reasons I like the Alesis drum module is you can record yourself easily and it is very user-friendly.

I am also a guitar player and I would like to be able to lay down a drum track on the alesis for playback.

If I can’t find someway for Mý alesis to recognize the drum tec tom‘s it is probably not the module for me.

I was just trying to avoid spending $3000 on a rolland to 50 X.

Will a mixing board accomplish this?

Once again I would like to say that you are of great credit to the drum community.

Keep on

[narayanacooper]

The Strike Pro costs over AU$3, 000 here in Australia.
I bought a Crimson II SE for about AU$1, 899 almost a year ago & love the feel of the Drum Mesh Heads compared to my Alesis DM-5 Pro I've had for years which has the "Real Head" Drums. Mesh Heads are MUCH quieter to play & have much nicer bounce for double-stroke drum rolls.
However, I do feel the Cymbals, especially the Hi-Hat, leave a lot to be desired.
I have heard (read in online Forums) that you can upgrade the Hats to the Yamaha 1's that are better to use with the Alesis kits - are you able to confirm this for us please?
As in, if I were to buy Yamaha Hats to put on a Pearl Hi Hat Stand (I have both a Pearl & a Dolphin Acoustic Kits also, so...) as opposed to upgrading to the Alesis X-Hats & stand, would it be a more accurate to the real thing setup?
I like that the Yamaha Cymbals are larger & all Triple Zone, though, are all 3 Zones well-placed & work well?
I have found with my Alesis Crimson Ride, which is Triple Zone, the Bell can be very finicky - it either works as a Bell when struck, or not, & I as often as not, am likely to get the Ride Bow sound instead. Quite annoying, I must say. Especially for an almost AU$2K outlay. 2 Grand ain't cheap for an unemployed person trying to setup their own Home Studio. 😂

I use Toontrack EZD2 with their MetalHeads expansion for my sounds, & go through my Steinberg UR44 Interface using a 5-Pin MIDI Cable as I want to keep my remaining PC USB Ports available, & my UR44 doesn't have USB MIDI In, only 5-Pin In & Out/Thru. LOL
It all still works just fine though, so...
I use Reaper as my DAW of choice also. Great DAW for the low price, I must say.
I am very impressed with Reaper.

Thanks for the 😎 e-kit videos mate.

[JoseGonzalez-cguh]

You should review the Millenium MPS-850 E-Drum Set. It is very affordable considering all of its specs, and I would be interested in seeing what you think about it.

[johnnyrocha]

I am satisfied with my Yamaha dtx 450 ✌️✌️

[johndef]

I would try to get the 17kvx version one on sale. Sell the 13" ride and buy a cy15r used.

[donaldtrump]

Description says $1000 great video thanks

[samuelfuentes]

Nice Video!, what e drum do u recomend for church or live using?

[paulscheib]

Have you tried the HXW Avatar SD301-2, they look just like the strike pro comes with the kick and hi-hat well made shells and rack. paid $1999.00 CAD = $1623 USD.