Fun decision that makes a lot of sense, right? Christmas for my family was a lot of gift card “tell me what you used it for” sort of gifts, which l generally prefer these days.
I have enough to get an electronic drum set I could learn the drums on without annoying the hell out of everyone around me (I could use a headset with them). I do want to learn drums some day, but just for fun. There’s no real goal outside if it looking fun to do.
The quality of pressure washer I would want to use would cost about the same as the drum kit and I cannot justify getting booth right now. I have used pressure washers before and I quite enjoy it. Someday I might even consider a cleaning business, so seeing if the magic grows or fades with a quality unit would be helpful.
I lean towards the later just because I don’t know that I have the room for a drum kit right now. Thoughts, opinions?
The hardest part of learning a new instrument is sticking with it. Learning on a pad is kinda boring, adding a barrier to playing. Learning on a drum kit is more fun but bothers everyone around you, adding a barrier to playing. Small electric drum kits are a good route, and like you said you can use headphones, but can also plug in any speaker and jam with some friends or plug in to an aux in and jam with a song. The pounding on the electric kit is still kinda loud, especially if there’s someone who lives below you, but there’s ways to insulate and minimize the floor noise.
Also makes sure you get some real sticks, not whatever crap they include with an ekit.
Drums are super fun and I hope you successfully get your foot in the door with whatever gets you consistently playing! Lmk if you have any questions.
Idk much about power washers other than I’ve rented one from home depot once and it worked fine. I’m sure you could get a used one pretty cheap too.
I actually do have a question for you, since you sound like you have some familiarity. One of the things I saw you can do with electronic kits or those rhythm guitar hero/rockband style games with em too. Just like guitar hero is not playing a guitar, I imagine those things are not playing the drums, but are they something you’d actively avoid doing while learnin’?
They are similar but not quite the same. I haven’t played in a while but those games don’t have as robust hi hat capabilities as well as some of the other ways you can play a drum, such as using brushes or using the bell of the ride.
Also depends on the type of e kit you buy. Some of those things are for more expensive models
THIS is what I was looking at.
Go for it man. It looks awesome. I might actually save up and get one myself. Fuck pressure washers!
Yeah I think that’s a great kit to dip your toes in with. Should work with Clone Hero and YARG too.