AlesisTurbo Mesh Kit – Electric Drum Set With 100+ Sounds, Quiet Mesh Drum Pads, Drum Sticks, Connection Cables, Drum Lessons

Now I’m no drummer, by any means. This kit, though, fills a spot for me that extends all the way back to my childhood. Back then, in the 80s, the only options seemed to be a crummy electric kit with fake drum sounds or a traditional kit. Neither of which my parents would have ever bought for the ensuing noise fest and therapy that surely would have followed. Fast forward many years and the Sears catalog has progressed to the Amazon experience.I did a little research on this kit, not extensive, but enough to feel good about my purchase. For the money this kit felt like a great start for this beginning drummer.The AssemblyPutting this thing together does take a little bit of time and the instructions are not crystal clear. If you pay close attention to the photos and endure a bit of trial and error, you’ll get it together. It took me about an hour. Most of the time was spent figuring out which part of the frame goes where and ensuring that the ends of each piece slot in correctly. Be sure to loosen brackets as you go so that each piece will slide in easily. Tighten things up and you’re on your way.The TrialAgain, I’m no drummer, which was clearly evident in my initial attempts to play along with Dave Grohl tracks. Note: Probably not the guy to try and keep up with right out of the gate. That all being said, the kit sounds great, I think. There are about 10 different combinations of kits creating plenty of sounds for me to play around with. The base sounds real, snare, crash and high hat. Pretty cool. Everything is adjustable, like a real kit, to fit where you want things. Just takes some messing around for it to feel right. Kind of like finding that sweet spot in a new car seat. The cymbals were a bit quiet relative to everything else and plugging in your iPhone to play along via the auxiliary jack is cool, but the sound quality isn’t great from the iPhone. I plan to solve that by just playing through a stereo. Then adjusting the drum volume to the optimum level to both play along while still hearing the song. I have not yet toyed with all the settings, but will over the next few days weeks, actually reading the manual- novel idea.OverallOverall, I’m really happy with this kit so far, albeit just a few days. It’s sturdy feeling, enough so that I feel I can beat up on it a bit. It can be folded up a bit to be tucked against the wall. It’s fun and relatively intuitive. Most of all, I’ve got my first kit many long years after pining over lesser options from a tattered Sears catalog back in the 80s.

I record using this kit. The kick takes a little getting used to, especially with a double bass lick on that single pedal. I like that i can hook my phone into it and play along with drumless tracks on YouTube. It hooks up to my board and has a consistent signal with no hum or noise. The mesh heads are interesting but easy to get accustom to. They're snappy and bouncy like an acoustic set. There's not a ton of kit options and a couple are useless imho, but the few that are good, sound really natural during recording. Overall a good deal for the money and pack away nicely when not in use.

The drums went together easily. It took about an hour to get everything set up and plugged in. I bought this kit for use with Clone Hero, so I was rather disappointed when the $300 kit didn't come with a MIDI cable.The built in software does have some good features for practice and warming up, but it sounds like an old 2000s, cheap keyboard, and there are only 10 sound kits to choose from. No more sounds can be loaded onto the kit.All that being said, the drum heads are small, but they feel really nice to play on. The mesh surface provides good feedback. The pedals aren't great, and I'm sure if you really pound on them, they won't last long. I'm going to look into adding a shock absorber, as the sound of plastic striking plastic doesn't sound good.They also don't fold like the description states. You can loosen some bolts, and move some pieces around easily like you're folding them, but I think for them to be "folding" they have to have a folded state and unfolded state. With these, you just loosen some bolts and slide the kit around until it fits where you need it. As a beginner, there's no way I'm doing that. Once you get your kit dialed in, messing up your arrangement isn't very appealing.Great entry level E-kit, all in all.

Alesis mesh drum kits are an excellent choice for beginners and intermediate drummers who want a reliable and affordable electronic drum set. The mesh heads, diverse sounds, and reasonable pricing make these kits appealing. However, more experienced players may eventually outgrow the features or want a more premium playing experience.If you're on a budget but want a decent electronic drum set, Alesis mesh kits are highly recommended.

I purchased to see if I would be interested in drumming and didn't want to spend a lot of money. I've had a great time drumming with the Alesis Turbo Mesh, but I don't recommend it for intermediate or advanced drummers. It is very limited on the sound, especially the snare. There is no individual volume control, and the 8" snare and toms is just too small to keep from hitting the stick on the edges when trying to play faster. It is a great starter kit to learn the basics, but if you progress past the beginners level, you will get frustrated with the lower quality sound and feel.