I was confident that I could easily find double-tom stands that could support the limited weight of the toms, given that e-drums are significantly smaller than most traditional acoustic toms. I now knew that it was time to break e-drum rules and take this kit off the rack and move to traditional hardware. Yes, I want the kit to not only play well, but to look cool as well. My play was certainly better, but not enough for me to be satisfied. My immediate thought was to move the kit to traditional hardware for a more realistic experience but decided to first try to set the kit in a five-piece configuration (one up tom and two floor toms) while still on the rack where I had been more comfortable in the past.Īlthough moving to this configuration helped with my play and comfort, it did not deliver the experience I had hoped. My kit looked okay but felt chunky and cumbersome to play. I was limited in my ability to negotiate each drum and cymbal and did not feel confident in my play because of that. I knew right away that it was not the mesh heads or rubber cymbals, but more, the limitations of setting up a kit on the rack. I loved being back behind a kit however, just could not get a comfortable feel. When my kit arrived, I immediately set it up in its standard six-piece two-up-two-down configuration and started jamming away. So, I purchased the kit and waited anxiously for it to arrive. I sat down, played and realised that THIS was my chance to play again despite living in an apartment. I was grabbed by the realistic look and the even more realistic price point. On one visit, I saw the Strike Pro on display. I didn’t let that stop me from running into a Guitar Center and sitting down behind the kits and jamming away. I had relocated to Boston but was still an apartment dweller. Never did my love for being a drummer diminish and I knew that someday, somehow, I would get back behind a kit again.įast forward to 2019. That eliminated any opportunity to continue my passion for playing the drums on a consistent basis. I have played seven-piece double-bass configurations, but found that I was at my most comfortable with a five-piece set with one tom up and two on the floor.Īs my life progressed, my career moved me to small New York City apartments. I had always played traditional acoustic kits.
William Donohue was drawn to the acoustic-like look of his Alesis Strike Pro kit, but not the rack.
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