i tried lots of kits today namely roland ones. The td11, td 11kv, td 30kv, yamaha 700 dtx with the silicone pads and zildjian gen 16 cymbals and hi hats.
I was mainly focused on the the td 11 and the td 11kv and yes really love the mesh pads on all the 11kvs. The sound modules sound great but the brush strokes dont register on the td 11s. I tried the 30 kv and that module was really nice and brush strokes work on that module Obviously due to price point.
So here is the plan. Get the td 11kv and get a Gen16 hi hat and slowly upgrade the cymbals in the future. Get a cheap snare drum too so when practicing at night break out the original set then day time insert the acoustic snare for brushes (mainly interested on snare brush techniques lately)
By the way is the the Gen 16 compatible with the roland tds?
Drum GAS is awesome, i dont have any tinge of guilt....buying for my boys so we can all jam at home
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Mark Espina, on Flickr
lil guy on the td30 kv....he loved the experience.
image by
Mark Espina, on Flickr
on the td 11kv