Donner DED-200 Electric Drum Sets with Quiet Mesh Drum Pads, 2 Cymbals w/Choke, 31 Kits and 450+ Sounds, Throne, Headphones, Sticks, USB MIDI, Melodics Lessons (5 Pads, 3 Cymbals)

I am in love with this drum kit. For the price, you can't beat it. I used to have a more expensive Roland V Drums kit and I prefer this one to it. The treble and bass nobs allow you to EQ the drum sounds to your liking, meaning you can make that Kick sound really low and those cymbals really splash with high end frequency. The frame seems solid. I personally love all the preloaded demo songs. Fun to just jam through them. One thing that happened pretty quickly was I broke one of the drumsticks which is not unusual for me, I like to really play hard so its like a workout. Replaced the sticks with some 5b ones and I'm back in business. Setup took me like 2 hours but I was moving at a relaxed pace watching YouTube at the same time. I've only used 7 or 8 of the kits so far. The third one is called Session and it sounded so great I just rocked that one for like an hour. I would say, set your expectation appropriately. It's not a high-end drumkit by any means but if you just want something affordable that you can enjoy jamming on, this is it. Highly recommend, it's so much fun. I will say that I am not a pro drummer at all but a musician who knows my way around a lot of instruments, so picking up the sticks and playing comes fairly easy to me. Lastly, it came quickly and had everything you need to go for it!

I have been looking at electronic drums for awhile now, and came close to buying a used set locally. However, they were rubber heads not mesh, and I needed mesh heads if I was going to learn how to play, and not get divorced in the process. I play ukulele, and one of my first ukes that I bought was a Donner tenor. I've had it for a couple years now, and really like it. When I saw Donner had a drum kit with mesh heads, I figured why not take a chance. The set arrived well packed in a very nice box. One thing to be aware of, the box weighs 60lbs, so you might need a helper to get in in the house. Everything in the box is packed in individual labeled boxes, which was a nice tough. Instructions were very clear, and I think it took me all of an hour to get everything assembled. They include all tools needed as well. Pros: The rack is metal, and very solid. Also, both pedals are metal, which was a pleasant surprise. The mesh heads are nice, and very quite. Cymbals seem to have dual zones, and can be choked. Snare and high hat are dual zone as well, with the snare rim being, well, a snare rim hit. The drum module has the ability to add a third cymbal, although I am not sure Donner has this for sale yet. Sounds are quite good for a beginner kit. You get a total of 15 different drum kits, as well as the ability to change each drum sound to make you own custom kit. Built in metronome, and demo music. The music is 30 tracks from different genres, and is nice to drum along to. Line in jack, so you can plug your phone in, and jam away to your own tunes. Cons: The only con I can find, may not be a con at all, hence I didn't remove a star for it. Another reviewer had issues using the USB MIDI to connect to Garageband, and I had the same issue. What happens is it works fine for about 10 seconds, then completely stops. I can unplug it from the iPad, and plug it back in, and it's fine for another 10 seconds, but then stops. What I found