Drum Sets - Customer reviews - Ion iED01 Electronic Drum Set with Drum Machine

Manufacturer: Ion

List Price: $499.99
Our Price: $315.00
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Name: Jacob Sigal
Location: Columbus, OH
Date: 2005-03-15
Customer Rating: -

Summary: excellent value for the money
Comment: I have been playing guitar for years and I bought this toy drumset for my kid. When it showed up, I hooked it up to the hi-fi and I was amazed with the pro sound quality. I had no idea that there were this many features/sounds and programibility. I actually use this as much if not more than my son for making beats for production. I purchaced the accessory drum pad kit iDP01 to add two more pads and I couldn't be happier. A+++++++++

Name: Annie
Location: USA
Date: 2008-04-13
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Absolutely Thrilled!
Comment: Bought this for my 10 year old grandson. I was willing to pay $500 for a real Ludwig drum set but we have no room for a real set and 'settled' for this. We could not be more satisfied. It is hooked into my son's fancy home theater system and it sounds just like a real drum set. Don't think twice, buy it for you or a loved one!

Name: Anil Thomas
Location: Cupertino, CA
Date: 2009-08-29
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Decent one for an excellent value for money
Comment: Summary:
Its more than a month since I bought this. I have bought this as a birthday present for my little girl. But it is MUCH BETTER THAN A TOY. Now, I play this almost daily atleast for 5 minutes, just because I LOVE THIS. TO ME THIS IS A GREAT DRUM SET. I have not even started looking into the features of the drum controller. I don't know, may be not for professionals on stage or recording. But definitely great at home & practice.

About Me: (so that you know how many pinches of salt you need to add to my review)
I am not a trained Jazz drummer, but I am a percussionist trained in Eastern percussion instruments(Tabla for those who know). I used to play in bands(not in US). So trust me, I may not be an expert about Jazz Drums, but I am not bad either :) .

Purchase: I did'nt buy this from amazon. I was looking for a good drums as my daughters birthday present. I didnt buy this one earlier because of the negative reviews I have read. So thinking that at a slightly higher price, I maybe able to find a decent ones, I went around few local drums & musical instruments shops. The cheapest electronic drum I found was $599. So, I decided to sacrifice my desire for a good one and make the 3year old happy(for whom this was originally intended). From my earlier visits, I knew that my local target store had this @ $229. To my luck this one was marked down to $160 on the day. But Trust me, It is a Great one even at the full price.

Why the review:
The negative review kept me away from this in the first place. After a month of use, i feel this is not as bad it is seen in many other reviews. Thats the reason why I decided to write this review(Now I am shopping around for the extra pads). I am giving it a 5 stars even with the minor gripes i have listed below because its well worth the money.

The good:
- Very much affordable even at the full price. Much lower than any other electronic drum set.
- Comes with an excellent Drum machine which has tons of options as per the user guide. I didnt get time to explore them though.
- The drum machine(controller) has 9 inputs and one hihat and one kick pedal controller for expansion.

Not bad, but could be improved:
- Frame. Not Rock Solid. It does'nt wobble when I play the drum. But my 3year old girl can still turn the pads with my bare hands even when the nuts are tightened well. again, NOT BAD, but could be improved.
- The pads are not sensitive enough to be used as a hand percussion. Ofcourse this is not sold as a hand percussion, but JUST MY GRIPE.
- Looks. Circular PADS could have been better ! RIM could have helped with Rim Shot to get the feel of real drum. If the shape of cymbals and the Hi Hats could have been closer, the Looks could have improved drastically. Ofcourse they sell a seperate $50 crash cymbals as an optional accessory.
- Tangling cables. The cables could have been arranged better if they are routed through the frame. you can tie it to the frame using a velcro, Wrap & Twist or something similar. But cables routed through the frame would have been an excellent cleanup.

The bad:
- Why only 5 pads in the standard package ? Atleast 6 pads are needed if not 7. With 5 pads your drums ends with 2 Tom-Toms. A bell and claps(smaller pads) could have been great. Ofcourse maybe at a slightly higher price or as an optional accessory pack ? the extra 2 pads are at $50. I am now in amazon to buy that one :) .
- The Kick Pedals give the plastic-ky feel. Slight touch is enough to trigger the pedal. If you practice on this and get on a real drum, your kicks will never reach the real drum. I am thinking of trying the do-it-yourself moddding someone else has mentioned in the review.
- The sticks are loud when they hit the pad !!! I did a quick fix myself by wrapping a small piece of cloth at the tip. It is better now, but not good still. Maybe a silicone tipped stick could be better on this one.

Name: S. Huffman
Location: Terre Haute, IN USA
Date: 2009-01-19
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Electronic drum machine
Comment: This product was exactly what my daughter wanted. She is a beginning drummer and she said that it is perfect for her now, and in the future for when she gets better. Compact size so it doesn't take up the room that a regular drum set would. Price wise, it was more reasonable than what we could find in the area.

Name: Hayde Longoria
Location: Brownsville, TX USA
Date: 2009-08-20
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Excellent, my son love it!!
Comment: I don't know too much about drums but my 13-yrs-old son love it. It works just fine, my son wants to buy the extra pads for a more complete set. The only little detail is that the drum sticks broke in less than a month, but well, they are cheap to replace. Everything else is just perfect.

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