TD-20

[R_Z]

Hello. I have been searching for an electric kit for some time. I thought I would go with a TD-20 now that I have more room. One of my considerations was to find a bargain on a set, use it like it is for a while and down the road look in to getting a 2box to go with a more realistic sound (or so I read on line). I have an option to purchase a sort of Frankenstein kit. It consists of the TDW-20 expanded module. The screen looks bright and clear.

Also included:
Stand/rack – TD-12
Drum skins are all black with the exception of the kick drum, it is white
1 PD125
4 PD105
1 KD120
1 CY-12
3 CY-8
1 VH-12 Hi-Hat
1 CY-5 ( have to find this it is not in the pictures)
DW-5002AD3 Accelerator Double Pedal
DW-9000 Remote Hi-Hat
Roc N Soc Nitro Rider Throne
Shure SRH840 Studio Headphones
Midi to USB Adapter (playing video games or connect to computer)

I'm also attaching a photo of the set.

I'd like any thoughts about this and can you give me some idea as to what a good price would be. I have to drive a few hours to get it so I'd like to feel good about the deal.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Ron

[hairmetal-81]

Ron,

as you wrote the setup is obviously pieced together. I will just start by mentioning all the good points, that caught my eye:

DW 5000 double-pedals/9000 hihat - top-of-the-line stuff, there.
Roc-n-soc throne with backrest - that's the way it should be
VH-12
Monitoring included
All the right pad sizes - the white kick really gives it away though. Not a functional concern, but visually this could be done better!


The not-so-good stuff, in my opinion:

The fact that there is a CY-12 ride cymbal instead of the CY-15 - which should be worthy of such a kit - should mean you can deduct another $100 -150 off the asked price.
The rack looks a bit tight, seller should have opted for the bigger MDS-20 rack. This is a missed chance on part of the seller! Probably you'll want to invest in a longer front-tube...
Ommission of any CY-14 crashes, which were standard with professional Roland kits! Maybe this an oportunity too, as this really calls for Yamaha PCY-135's.
But most of all: Those awful CY-8 crashes! You'll want to search around the forum and inform yourself about these, to see what I mean. If I'm going with a piece-meal kit, and have the opportunity to pick first-class components, *this* was a huge letdown by the seller. "Mission failed"here, in my opinion!


My summary:

You'll note from my above blurb, that this is a good offer, but not one you can just 'buy, then forget about' - you'll have to make a few adjustments and take some further actions to really let this kit shine (bigger ride cymbal, longer front-tube, swapping the crashes for either CY-14 or PCY-135 models.)

...and then - if you dislike mismatched gear/are a bit 'gear-OCD' - you'll want that kick being BLACK!


Just $0.2 worth of my opinion!

[R_Z]

Thanks. I was able to work a nice deal on the set. I hope to pick it up this Sunday! Cheers!

[hairmetal-81]

Awesome! Hope everything will go over well!

[R_Z]

Well, I made the trek of 130 miles each way and I wasn't disappointed. The seller was extremely generous and gave me everything and more to go with this hybrid set he built. I believe he used to frequent this site. I now have it home in my studio and gave it a test run last night. It was well worth the long research & time frame to find the perfect set for me! thanks to Danoh, Tommy D and Kenster for your generous help and time.

[hairmetal-81]

Awesome that you finally have been able to pull the trigger, Ron!
Enjoy every minute with your new kit ...Happy Drumming!

[hairmetal-81]

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[fulrmr(Daniel)]

Congrats! Pics....or it never happened.

[Cheddies]

Yeah - What Fulrmr said - need pics of the setup kit.

[hairmetal-81]

I've always wanted to make us of this one:











Now you know...



How 'bout it, Ron?

[R_Z]

Greetings friends. I am for sure late about posting photos. Interestingly enough, I was visiting the site to thank everyone for a post I found last night. I was working on a song in my studio and when I connected the set to the inputs of my recorder, I got a loud hum. By resurrecting an old thread I found, I plugged into a different socket and it reduced the hum 90%. I was so grateful to find the answer here.

Here are some photos. I'm having a blast.

[R_Z]

I was going to upload a test video I did the day I got the set. The previous post didn't seem to let me do more than one thing at a time. My wife wanted to record me playing so she took this video as I was messing around with the melodious set.

[fulrmr(Daniel)]

Great Pics! And an awesome vid! Looks like you're have a blast!