User Reviews of Alesis DM5 Electronic Drums

HELLO I HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR THAT WE BOUGHT THIS SET FOR.I LOOKED AT YAHAMA AND THEIR ENTRY LEVEL SET WAS $1000.I FOUND THIS SET AND BOUGHT IT WITH THE UP GRADE. 1 2 THE PRICE.(COOL) LIKE ANYTHING ELSE YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.WHEN IT ARIVED MY SON COMPLEATLY ASSEMBLED IT. THE THRONE,HEAD PHONES,ARE PRETTY GOOD.IT HAS 20 VARIATIONS OF DRUM SETS WITH MORE VARIATIONS (FOR EACH PAD)IN EVERY SET. THEY SAY THEY ARE QUITE BUT NOT REALY. YOU STILL HEAR THE TAPPING.TO ME IT SEEMS LIKE A EXCELENT DEAL.GOOD INSTRUCTIONS. NICE EQUIPMENT. THE ONLY CONCERN IS THAT THE TOP ARMS CAN'T TAKE THE STRESS OF ALL THE POUNDING . I PUT ON SOME SUPPORTS ON THE ENDS TO ALEAVIATE THE PROBLEM. THE CLAMPS THAT HOLD THE TUBES TOGETHER ARE PLASTIC. THAT MIGHT BE THE ISSUE? THE RELIABILITY, I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT YET. IT'S NOT 1 YEAR OLD. THE SOUND QUALITY, WE JUST HAVE THE HEADPHONES.(FINE BY ME) EASE OF USE, THE 48YR OLD MANBANGS ON IT AND HAS HIS OWN SET MADE. FOR OUR TEENAGE SON IT'S JUST THE RIGHT THING. OVER ALL,FOR THE $475 ITS A GREAT DEAL. I'D BUY THIS SET AGAIN.

I love this set so far. The sound quality is a lot better than i expected. The sticks make a little noise on the pads, but you can just turn the volume up to solve that. The features aren't overly impressive. Its definitely a good deal for the money. Not sure about reliability, only had it a day.

I love it! Sound quality is awesome and features are perfect for beginners or professionals. I can't wait to get my extra pad and cymbal to complete my drumset. Totally a good decision to upgrage it to the Option 2 kit... so worth it! Musicians Buy Representatives were really helpful and my drums got to CA in time and in excellent condition. Thanks you guys!

Sound is good. I bought the extra pad triggers which is a plus when praticing. Biggest complaint is reliability. Within 28 days one of the triggers stopped working and my wait for its replacement is into the 3rd week. Overall I consider the kit to be a glorified practice set(which is what I expected for the price) Ive used it on a couple gigs (in lieu of my acoustics) with good results. Mainly the cymbals took a lot of tweaking for the customized kit. Should I - not, have another problem with anymore triggers Ill be satisfied

it is very good

the drums are nice. its easy to assemble (took like 45 minutes to start playing). one of the pads and cymbals needed to be returned but musiciansbuy took them back without any problems. great deal at the current price. free earphones are nicer than expected. comes with every thing you need to start playing including sticks and free rebate for a throne. probably not for a professional musician to use except for practice(but it is amazing and quiet for this purpose). my advice is to get the expanded set with extra pad and cymbal triggers because without them its slightly small

Can't comment on reliability as of yet...just got them, but I'm guessing the plastic clamps will fail some time down the road. It's a bit tough (for me anyway) to get the snare in the right spot. There are very few dry sounds, so you have to put someone else's choice of effects. The samples don't ALL suck, but it took me a while to find a good set-up to save as a custom kit. Overall, it's pretty much what I expected -- I just wish there were a few more chioces for tom, snare and kick samples.

I have been playing drums in bands for over 15years,i trigger my acoustic kit for live shows,but i always wanted a electric set for practicing by myself, but couldnt see myself paying the price for one. When i seen this kit for $499.00 with a dm5 i knew i couldnt go wrong,i use a dm pro with my acoustic so i know how they work. This kit is awesome i love it, its excellent for recordings which iam currently using it for.