Drum Lessons Bristol

Roland are by far the leading makers of electronic drum kits in the world.

The thing which makes the Roland V-Drums the best electronic drum kits in the world is, in my opinion, the nylon mesh drum skins, which were designed by Remo, the leading drum skin maker and feature a military grade nylon mesh, that can withstand an absolutely relentless beating. I have never heard of one breaking. The reason why I think that this is the most important feature, is that, having tried out a lot of electronic drum kits, it is the single biggest contributor to playability.

The reason why the Rolan nylon mesh drum skin is so important is because of the "response". This is the drumming term for how the skin rebounds the stick after impact. These skins (or heads) are incredibly responsive and give the best likeness to an acoustic drum head that I have ever experienced. This is particularly relevant to the snare drum head, which needs to be incredibly responsive in order to allow double sticking, buzzing and drum rolls.

The other thing which sets Roland apart and gives the electronic drum range it's name ("V-Drums") is the inverted, conical, v-shaped pickup, which through clever programming, can determine the spacial position of the stick's strike on the skin, so that it can better mimic an acoustic drum, which sounds flatter in the middle and more boingy on the edge.

Along with the incredibly detailed and well thought out sampling of real drum kits, in real recording spaces, sampled at different velocities (power of strike), different positions on the skin, different skin types and different miking positions, this makes Roland undeniably, far and away the best producer of electronic drum kits in the world. There is just no comparison in my opinion.