Alesis Nitro Mesh Kit - Electric Drum Set with Quiet Mesh Drum Pads, Kick Pedal and Rubber Kick Drum, 40 Kits, 385 Sounds, Drum Lessons

The media could not be loaded. My Review...Easy Five Stars!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ok so where do I even start? I absolutely love love these drums! The packaging is very neat, clean and protective! The package came a week earlier than expected, Awesome! The Noise level is very adjustable being the fact these are electronic drums. What fascinates me with electronic drums is how can you get a Cymbal sound out of something rubber and drum sound out of a mesh drum? The only two so called "Cons" I discovered were that the drumsticks hitting the Rubber Cymbals is very loud but I think sticks hitting Anything would be loud LOL. The Rack is a little wobbly but that is ok! The drums are very very Durable, they can definitely take a beating. I personally love to play very gentle because I play drums to a lot of hymns in my lessons at Church. Portability not sure I imagine it's doable, probably easier than acoustic drums. I also added an extra drum and Cymbal to my drums as well to match the Church Drums.Story Time... I never dreamed I would play Drums!Yes for the longest time I avoided drums and percussion because it is just so so loud! Playing drums kind of taught me how to be gentle, ironic right? The beautiful thing with electronic drums is you can turn the Volume up or down! So I first learned how to play the drums at Church in February 2023. They had an "Alesis Nitro" there and I absolutely fell in love with the way it feels to play them. I can't get enough of how soft the rubber cymbals and mesh drums are. So found I have a different drumming style in me, than every other drummer. I just use my hands and fingers to play. I tried the Drumsticks for all of 3 seconds and Yuck for me... I barely even touch the drums and I get a good loud crispy sound. It's perfect for worship Music because it's not too loud or quiet, just right. I had my first lesson and they taught me a really basic 4/4 beat there. The thing that fascinates me the most with electronic drums its not just how hard you hit the drums but where you hit the drums and cymbals you get different volumes. It's almost like there are "Hot Spots" where you hit and it is way loud. Oooh So fascinating! The electronic drums have a beautiful sound at Church... So eventually I came to Amazon here in December of 2024 and bought me my own drums for my bedroom. OMG! I love love them so so much! The funniest thing is I ordered them and they were supposed to come the day after New Year's instead they came on Christmas Eve! Now that's the best Christmas gift ever!! Now I can play them for hours and I don't have to impatiently wait for Sundays at Church lol. What's great about having drums at home is what I learn in my Drum lessons at Church I can practice at home now. I even made it on a Worship Team finally too! Finally I am getting the practice I need. I love the songs. So as for gift value, it's a spectacular gift idea for anyone who loves to play drums! Priceless!

I got this set with the expansion pack which was well worth it to me (the 4th Tom has a rim effect that sounds a bit like a tambourine and the second Crash has a different sound than the standard one.)It was relatively easy to put together but in the end it took me 8 hours to play around with things to get them to where I wanted.Then theres the wires which they don’t show in the product images…The drum heads are solid but small, especially the snare.The Kick drum basically needs 20+ pounds backstopping it or to drill the base into something.The frame is pretty sturdy but the two shorter end posts will tend to lean in for me (I did put more than intended on them and only have two Toms on the front bar. (I’m going to put something to lock the rubber bottoms of the rail stand in place.)The choke feature on the Crash & Ride Cymbals is a little sketchy. Theres about a 2” section dead center on the edge that controls it but if you miss the exact spot, no Choke which may not be the end of the world but is annoying when you expect it to work like grabbing a regular Cymbal only to find you were slightly off.Another plus is that it’s easy to fold the sides in and pickup and move. It’s surprisingly light while still sturdy overall.The components to setup each head or Cymbal all have three points of adjustment for tons of control. I would try to get it setup how you want it in terms of height, spacing, angles etc. before running the cables and the leave enough slack to make adjustments without having to reconfigure any cables.Because I knew I would have to screw the Kick pad into something I set up the set on a piece of 2’ x 4’ plywood which is great with something underneath to protect the floor which then allows you to slide the set around easily.I’m very happy with the set and the only additional thing I’ll get ag some point is a double-base pedal.This is a perfect set for a beginner and with the expansion pack it really looks impressive with four Cymbals and four Toms.Overall, great set for a beginner or anyone who doesn’t want to spend $3k plus on a professional digital set.

I'm not a complete beginner, but this is almost a perfect kit for beginners who are looking for something electronic. The stand isn't going to compare to a kit you pay more than double for of course, but it's more than manageable and doesn't get in the way of day-to-day use. The feel of every piece you interact with while playing (Cymbals, pads, pedals) is all very premium and sturdy feeling.I have three criticisms I would level against this kit, and none of them are bad enough to stop me from recommending it, but they are things I think buyers should keep in mind!1. Some of the attachment points, the cymbals and the lower middle arm that is only supported at one end wiggle "loose" and out of place after a few hours, depending on how hard you play. I fixed this myself by switching the core module to the swing arm and mounting all pads and cymbals on the main supported arms.2. Some of the leads from the module to the pads are oddly short and can limit the placement of certain pads, while some of the others are excessively long and require a lot of cable management for the loose wire.3. The pads are quite small, especially compared to acoustic sets - 8 inch pads compared to a 14 inch snare or 12 inch toms - and combined with the deep rim on the pads, I find myself striking the pads a lot when playing along to faster songs. Of course this will probably improve the more I practice, but it's something to keep in mind.Overall I would definitely recommend it, you can't really compete at this price point, and looking at cheaper options, you'd definitely be regretting not spending a bit more. It seems like this is the cheapest electronic kit you can get without getting garbage.