Picking drums

Forty years ago when we were last together as a group, I had a nice Ludwig acoustic set. They were called psychedelic. I wish I still had them as they are rare and worth a pile now days. Anyway, I needed a new set to practice and play with but a lot has changed over the years, so I did the Geek thing and got on the net, typing, "drum set" into my search engine.

I had heard about electronic drums but didn't think much of them until I found ROLAND. Man- oh - man, what a find this was. The TD20 Roland Vdrums are what I ended up buying and so far I've been very pleased. They met my requirement of the feel of an acoustic set yet added so much more to my experience. I can practice without disturbing anyone by running through the earphones, or I can blast away with the stage monitor I have.The main computer drives the sounds that are sampled from real sets, the choices of which are almost endless. I can modify any of them to my liking. I can play Ginger Bakers set or click and I'm doing Led Zeppelin. It also has a synthesizer for any other sounds I may need. The heads are all impact, inertia sensitive and can do all that a real set can. I also have several "bars" that I can set for anything, including other instruments or actions.
I have added something unique I'm told.... my Mac. The boys at the drum shop (Thanks RUPP'S) rigged me up an attachment and I mounted my computer to the cage, "wiring" it via my transmitter and receiver to the TD20's computer. This way I can practice via ITunes, or any other sound software, right through the drum set. I plan on figuring a way for an interesting drum solo with the assistance of the Mac and Garage Band software.

Well I suppose I may not be the the worlds best drummer but at least I'll be looking cool. :)

Mark Kline
aka Guns