I feel this has been a fairly inexpensive way to provide the tools necessary to stimulate an expressed interest.

If you are looking for a portable drum kit or a cheap way to get into playing drums this is for you

That's a great way to evaluate whether you really sound as you think you do (which can be tough to tell accurately when you're playing).There are two aspects of the DD 65 that are real limitations.

Final note: my favorite way to play this kit is with the headphones.

"There has to be a better way!")After a discussion (rounds of whiskey) with an old friend, he suggested the electronic drum route.

For $215 (or whatever it's going for now) you will be hard pressed to find a better way to record drums on the cheap (this is assuming you have all the other tools you will need), much less something this solid and reliable (warts aside).

It's a relatively quiet way for me to work out different drum pieces without having to spend the dollars or commit the space to something that would disturb the neighbors.

and then one stick crossing over to hit the snare (can't remember the exact name for this technique).Bottom line: the sounds are very good, the playability is very good, the "fun factor" for kids is EXCELLENT, the "teachability" factor for kids is EXCELLENT (can't think of a better way to learn) and overall it's just a great piece of kit.

If you are looking for a portable drum kit or a cheap way to get into playing drums this is for you

Even the way the pads are configured on the Yamaha is more realistic than the Pyle

An easy way to get good drum sounds that did not require a ton of mic placement, gating, etc.-

I am also confused as to why the price of the ailing kit is the same as the drum machine itself

They really don't work well as you would expect compared to an acoustic drum set