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First Act 5-Pad Digital Drum Set
$14.99 + $5 Shipping
Condition: New

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Wonder how this baby handles some Phil Collins...

Does a Digital Drum Set playing monkey come included?

Will these make my neighbors hate me less?

Will I ever use this. It seems like a great deal, or something to take up closet space.

I wonder if the sound is cheap and tinny?

If these had midi I would advise buying 3... That way you could use a midiman and a laptop then add a bunch of extra noises to your kit in a very affordable way.

Without midi = useless

Does this seriously not plug in? It's batteries only?

Okay, the headphones for quiet play and practice sold me. A gift for my son!

Here is a PDF of the user manual.

It's worth noting that this is just a toy and will not allow you to play drums. It will not teach your child to play drums. It will make electronic almost-drum-like noises to annoy you, that is all.

And First Act is the company that sued a large music store chain into the toilet for daring to suggest that its "instruments" were not up to par, when teachers all over the place were saying exactly that.

Amazon sells these for 4X this price , and they get good reviews.

Badum-ching!!!!!

This looks like a great deal, $49.99 on Amazon. Reviews are varied. I'm in for one for the kids http://www.amazon.com/First-Act-Electronic-Drums-MI115/product-reviews/B001D2CW6Y/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

phacopida wrote:Okay, the headphones for quiet play and practice sold me. A gift for my son!

There's no such thing as quiet play with these, you'll still hear the equivalent of very loud tapping as wood hits plastic.

Takes AA batts? That's sorta inconvenient for around the house. I suppose if you plan on playing it outdoors it makes sense. Good for pan handling, I reckon.

trentm wrote:I wonder if the sound is cheap and tinny?

It has a headphone output so you can probably use better speakers and maybe even a subwoofer to make it not sound tinny.

I bought one of these 2 black fridays ago. They're horrible! Such cheap sounds and the material makes the sound of the wood hitting the plastic louder than the actual sound it makes.

Here's a video of the nerd king reviewing this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T9vj55Q8oY

Some sad sack posted an unflattering a review:

part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T9vj55Q8oY


part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0PQgnSjnxg&feature=related

trentm wrote:I wonder if the sound is cheap and tinny?

Here's a video review to give you an idea. In a nutshell, this guy found it to be underwhelming.

sdc100 wrote:Here is a PDF of the user manual.

The weird thing is that even though the manual is for hr First Act MI117 and this Woot is for the MI117, the picture in the manual looks VERY different from the Woot photo.

Speaking as a drummer I kinda hate these things. They're similar to real drum playing the way a radio-controlled car is to real driving, only less fun. Whether you're looking to practice for the real thing or just looking to have a good time with drumsticks I would say look elsewhere.

I have a lot of drumming experience, and if you're looking to play drums, this is not for you.

This is for the youngin's to make noise on, and nothing more.

The poor guy that posted that review is now set to receive some undesired attention. :[

trentm wrote:I wonder if the sound is cheap and tinny?

So, do they have a MIDI output?!

bongosolo wrote:There's no such thing as quiet play with these, you'll still hear the equivalent of very loud tapping as wood hits plastic.

Can't you play them with your hands/fingers like bongos?

I can always use it as a boomerang.

sdc100 wrote:Here is a PDF of the user manual.

Close, but not really...Unless you put the square pad pegs into the round pad holes, would it sound the same?

bsmith1 wrote:Takes AA batts? That's sorta inconvenient for around the house. I suppose if you plan on playing it outdoors it makes sense. Good for pan handling, I reckon.

You mean busking? No, for a couple of reasons.
1 - You won't get a good quality sound out of this TOY.
2 - You won't get a loud enough sound out of this TOY.
3 - You won't be able to actually play this TOY as if it were an instrument.

And,
It's a TOY.

sdc100 wrote:Can't you play them with your hands/fingers like bongos?

Apparently you can, at least according to this video review.

sdc100 wrote:Can't you play them with your hands/fingers like bongos?

Most people don't actually know how to play bongos, and if they did, they would play on actual BONGOS! You can buy a decent set of bongos for about $35-45.

And no, I'm sure tapping lightly with your fingers so that you don't annoy Mom is NOT what kids will want to do with this.

Perfect! my gawddaughter's mother just pissed me off. Payback in the form of birthday present. Muhahahahehehoho

Gatzby wrote:I think the real question here is: Will this help my Rock Band score?

Realizing fully that you're joking, the answer is no. And if you've got the Rock Band set of drum pads you should just practice on those.

SO, Bongosolo, do you recommend this drum set?

No line out means you can't attach this to speakers or to a computer which is a big deal-breaker for me.

trentm wrote:I wonder if the sound is cheap and tinny?

Tinny? Looks like more like plastic to me...

Hitting an upside down plastic trash barrel?

Train your children for the Water Drum Band!

torque911 wrote:SO, Bongosolo, do you recommend this drum set?

Oh yeah, it's awesome. Rock stardom, here you come.

Silly people with their drum lessons and practice pads and method books, what do they know?