Drum set for soon to be 12 year old?

Question

My son is going to turn 12 in a few weeks. He has expressed interest in learning drums, but knowing that he is a 12 year old, I really don't want to put a huge investment into it until he shows some dedication. I would like to get him some sort of starter kit, or electronic drum set (which I really like because of the lack of noise for the house). Can anyone give me advice on where to get a good cheap (preferably around $150ish). set?

Answer 1

A decent full-sized electronic set would run you closer to $300.00. Sam's Club sells a brand called Sound X that sounds better than some much more expensive drums I've heard. Has a nice pro-style pedal / trigger for the kick drum...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOBUsWnHpmA



It really dosn't pay to buy garbage when buying any type of musical instrument, maybe even more so for a beginner. If it doesn't play well or sound really good when you get something right... there's no point putting effort into playing it. That's the whole point of a musical instrument. Anybody would lose interest.



There is a very decent option in your price-range if you can't do a full-sized set (but that would be WAY more fun).



For under $150.00... there is the Awowo Live Drums Plus. Really, it's the only decent set out there at that price. You can actually do quite a bit with one of these and have a lot of fun. The small size isn't quite as fun to play as a full-sized set... The pads don't have perfect "bounce" for super fast playing... The pedals aren't the best and can sound double beats or fail do sound if you don't hit them quite right... The sound of the set is very good for the price though. It has a jack for headphones and an input jack for a personal audio player. Jamming along with some favorite songs is very fun, a good way to learn and like I said, the sound is pretty good on these.



There are models with and without a built-in digital recorder for a small price difference.



http://www.neweggmall.com/Product/2003086550010/productdetail.html



http://www.neweggmall.com/Product/2003086530/product.html



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE0esXTw4wo&feature=related



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNapC2l5qrw&feature=related



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuIi4HIBqGs&feature=related

Answer 2

There is this brand called first act it's for kids and little brother got a first act guitar he doesan't play it much but we have it in our studio to in case he wants to start again.

Answer 3

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