Hi all

Tossing up between these two drum machines and was wondering if anyone can shed some light on which would be the pick of the bunch. Both are the same price.

I will be wanting to add a double kick and an extra cymbal or two at some point so not sure if I can do this either..

Is my first kit apart from when I used to play in high school..

http://www.allansmusic.com.au/prod/123304/Yamaha_DTXpressIV_Electronic_Drum_Kit.aspx

http://www.allansmusic.com.au/prod/151504/Roland_TD-4KS_V-Drums_Electronic_Drum_Kit.aspx

I work for the company that distrubtes all of Yamaha's stuff... I've always wondered whats in those DTX boxes, and now I know.

Cant offer any advice apart from, go Yamaha. All their stuff is good, but mainly because they pay my wages.

You can never get enough double kicks

You just mucking around mate or in a band?

Actually dillz im a vocalist that wants to learn drums

Stick with the vocals mate, from my drumming experience many years ago, the lead singer and lead guitarist seemed to get most of the chicks

I've been a druming since I was about 10. I prefer practicing on an acoustic kit but electronic kits are awesome for quiet practice.

The pads on the Roland are pretty awesome (snare especially), but overall the Yamaha seems to be more popular. They're both similar but not sure how many extra pads you can plug into the Yamamha. A double kick is just the pedal and beaters, so you're hitting both against the existing pad, so no need for upgrades. Double kicks SUCK unless it's for the right music

Here's me in the studio

Edited July 30, 201016 yr by R-SPEC

Hey Mate,

Been playing for about 13 or 14 years now. I have a td3-kw which is the older version of the td4-ks. I like it, but if you are looking to expand later on you need to make sure you know how many outputs the sound module has. The TD3 only had enough outputs for one extra dual trigger pad. This is ok, but I have it setup with 4 tom toms, one of which has rim triggering as a splash cymbal, and then a crash and ride which are both dual triggered as seperate cymbals from the same pad. this works for me, but ideally I would like more physical outputs from the td3. you can expand these outputs using a midi module and add around 6 more outputs, but this gets more complicated than plug and play.

As Far as the Yamaha I have no experience with them and have never sat down and played one. If you can get into a music store and have a bash on both that would be best. I don't really have any downsides for the Roland, although on their lower end models like these the triggering is not perfect, for fast single sticking, and drum rolls,etc. Also the rubber pads fade and go a white colour fairly quickly.

Edited July 30, 201016 yr by TRA1NR

Thanks guys!

Im almost set on the roland.

Yamaha has 1 extra input and the Roland has 2.

50 kits for the Yamaha and 25 for the Roland. I really only want the acoustic sound anyhow for the type I music ill be playing (metal)

So are you saying you dont use an extra pedal for double kick? Do you just set the highhat pedal to do it?

Sorry but im clueless to these electric kits..

Stick with the vocals mate, from my drumming experience many years ago, the lead singer and lead guitarist seemed to get most of the chicks

Well im planning on recording vocals and drums at home.. does this mean ill pull double the amount of women?

lol

Just buy a double kick pedal. It should all clamp to the bass trigger pad and you just rest the hat pedal next to the left pedal.