JLee
08-26-2005, 02:25 PM
Well, I now have the 8",10", 12" toms, snare, kick trigger w/double pedal, hi hat, hi hat pedal hooked up and fully functional.
A lot of the responses I received on the subject of triggering were dead on - many of the difficulties I was experiencing were fixed with just a slight adjustment of the bridge or setting. Still not perfect, but very playable.
While the cymbals are not hooked up yet, and they remain just plastic Pintech practice cymbals (and a little on the loud side compared to what I expected), I can already tell that this setup will be a blast to practice on. Also, the mesh heads ARE much quieter than practice pads - by a long shot. Last night, my girlfriend recorded me playing full force on the set from just outside the door, and it is quiet to the extent that she can go watch TV in the living room and not have it be a factor.
That wedge shaped Alesis cymbal trigger I got on Ebay a while back does appear to be an issue though, as it really does not emit much of a sound and still does "choke" itself, regardless of the settings. I guess I can't rule out the possiblity that it is just worn out. Since a dual zone hi hat cymbal is not really necessary, I suppose I can just go pick up another small Pintech and rig that with a cymbal holder or Xhat.
All in all I am pretty happy with it.
A lot of the responses I received on the subject of triggering were dead on - many of the difficulties I was experiencing were fixed with just a slight adjustment of the bridge or setting. Still not perfect, but very playable.
While the cymbals are not hooked up yet, and they remain just plastic Pintech practice cymbals (and a little on the loud side compared to what I expected), I can already tell that this setup will be a blast to practice on. Also, the mesh heads ARE much quieter than practice pads - by a long shot. Last night, my girlfriend recorded me playing full force on the set from just outside the door, and it is quiet to the extent that she can go watch TV in the living room and not have it be a factor.
That wedge shaped Alesis cymbal trigger I got on Ebay a while back does appear to be an issue though, as it really does not emit much of a sound and still does "choke" itself, regardless of the settings. I guess I can't rule out the possiblity that it is just worn out. Since a dual zone hi hat cymbal is not really necessary, I suppose I can just go pick up another small Pintech and rig that with a cymbal holder or Xhat.
All in all I am pretty happy with it.