Something along the lines of Roland HD-1. I figured it would save me some space and my neighbors wouldn’t hate me as much. I’m wondering if it would be counter-productive to learn on an electronic as opposed to a real set. Seems like they would have a totally different feel.
yeah try it , they have a really great sound but just try to practise on real drums too so if you ever had to play with a band youd be prepared but electronic drums are really great for practising I use them my self!
get a real one man youll enjoy it alot more
They do have a different feel but if you learn on a rubber-headed HD-1 kit you’ll actually find it easier to switch to acoustic drums rather than the other way around. Drum skins are much more responsive (although the electronic versions are getting better and better) and you will find that you can ‘float’ around an acoustic kit better after playing on the HD-1 for a while.
One piece of advice though. . . when you set up your HD-1s try to space and angle the heads to emulate acoustic drums. Your real problem on switching to acoustic would be getting used to a really compact kit and then suddenly having to spread your drums out a lot more.
PS Everything I’ve written refers to the Roland HD-1 kit only. Cheaper electronic kits don’t match up and will cause you problems.
I use to play electric drums.
They are actually pretty nice to play on.
They are great to practise on until you turn really good and start playing concerts where you have to bring your own kit.
I wouldnt getting the HD-1 because it has roland’s own pedal attached to it so it feel realistic. Pick a different model of electronic drums because the pedal of the HD1 is no good.
And if you want to play double kick, it would be impossible with the HD1. Other electronic drum kits may be more expensive but it is worth every penny. Trust me on this one.
The feeling isnt really THAT MUCH completely different to a real drum set.
They are nice to play because you can plug heaphones into them, so it will be very quite as you will be the only one who can hear the drum sounds through the headphones. Other people will only hear a quite “tap-tap-tap”. You neighbours won’t even hear it.
Trust me
There will be some little things that you may not be able to perfect on an electronic set like rim shots, ghost strokes, etc. , but honestly as a beginner who cares. They will be fine to learn on and if you stick with drumming you can get an acoustic kit later and start working on techniques that really only work with acoustic drums. That is not to say that these techniques are impossible on electronics, they just won’t work and sound the same as on acoustic.