The best e-kit all rounder for the price (Roland TD-6KV)

Member Name: Namek_Assasin

Product:	Roland TD-6KV
Date:	16/05/09 (250 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Realistic feel and sounds, great build quality

Disadvantages: Cables can make the set look messy

Over the past 10 years I've owned a variety of acoustic and electronic sets, this Roland TD6 is amongst the very best for the price you pay!

I brought mine around 6 months ago second hand from eBay, I ended up paying £500 with a nice Laney amp, what a bargain!

If your looking at paying for one of these brand new expect to pay around the £700 mark...



So lets start at the start, what do you get in the box from the off -

TD-6V Percussion Sound Module - The "brain", this is where all the pads get plugged into and it turns the striking of the pad to a sound. The module itself has over 1000 seperate percussion sounds! - All of excellent studio quality. The module has an audio in option so you can hook up your MP3 player or iPod and play along to your favourite songs. Also, more importantly, a headphone socket if you don't have an amp to play back through.

PD-85BK V-Pad - The pad that act's as the snare, the drum that sit's by the hi-hat and get's used more often than most other items, hence the drum is made differently, it's made with a mesh head, this gives a responsive and realisitc feel to it.

PD-8 Dual-Trigger Pad - Three are used as tom drums and the fourth is used for your hi-hat cymbal.

CY-8 Dual-Trigger Cymbal Pad - Both cymbals are dual triggered, meaning you get two different sounds from the bell and the bow of the cymbal.

KD-8 Kick Trigger Pad - Your bass drum pedal strikes this. Very well built for the money.

FD-8 Hi-hat Control Pedal - A small pedal that gives the effect of an open or closed hi-hat sound.

MDS-3C Drum Stand - Excellent build quality drum rack, includes all the clamps needed to set up your set and get drumming!


The set itself is perfect for begginers and also for the more experienced player who wants a kit to practice or gig with. It's build quality is exceptional for the cost, this thing can take a real beating!

Inside the box you also get all the necessary leads to connect the drums to the module, the only downside to this is that there are around 12 leads sticking out of the module, making it look very messy. I have used black PVC tape to strap them to the drum rack..... Much tidier!

Overall - 9/10

I have used various set's for this price range, a Yamaha DTX and also an Alesis model. This is the hands down winner for two reasons, high high quality hardware and drum pads; fantastic quality module that gives realistic and responsive sounds.

Summary: 9/10 - Superb effort from Roland