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I've heard e-drums sound much better than a mic'd acoustic drum kit. It wasn't even close.
A lot of gigs won't call for the drums to be mic'd but where they are mic'd, to do it well is not easy.
Been uploading old tracks I recorded ages ago and hopefully some new noodles here.
Re E-drums ...... I've never heard a convincing E drum snare in my life .... single shot fine but any kind of snare fill instantly gives the game away ... same with the toms although not as bad
Meanwhile back to the topic ... I think the vast majority of beginner amps in the 70s/80s/90s were always terrible, an impediment not an assistant. and good 50/100w amps were always total overkill for learning the instrument at home, probably also a roadblock to progress for many aspiring players. Anything unfit for purpose deserves to die. If digital products continue to improve that situation then good.
For big money I think expensive real amps are already a niche product and that situation won't change while boomers and wealthy Gen X still breathes, it might even flourish for a while, until in a few decades the electric guitar becomes an antiquated minority instrument like bagpipes or banjo. Amps will track the fate of the instrument imo.
But I was really talking about the total sound & performance of the Digital gear,these Modellers & electric kits can have an advantage over our "old" valve & analogue gear in terms of sounding "full" at much lower levels than is possible with our old tech..
The main Guitar player gets some really convincing sounds out of his modeller set up,if I could get to grips with one i'd definitely prefer carting that around & setting up compared to my valve amp, especially at my age.
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In fact the only drum I think it improve is the bass drum where you typically want the additional consistency that ekits give you, on a mic'ed kit the bass drum would usually be compressed and EQ'ed to achieve this.
Where it does work of course is in styles where the drums arent supposed to sound like an acoustic kit where the lack of "human-ness" is actually an advantage.
I don't think we're close enough with amp modelling yet, but even a £7k e-drum kit is really shit as a dynamic musical instrument in a traditional sense.
I know lots of people claim silent stages with modellers and e-drums sound great, but to me the very best they can possibly sound is like a professionally recorded example of music I fucking hate.
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We have had a few compliments regarding the sound - i am wireless and do a soundcheck and it does sound good out front without being too loud for the venue.
The only downside is the band dont get the full playing live experience like it was with traditional amps and drums but i dont go home with my ears shot as i am standing next to a crash cymbal or pa speaker. Its a price worth paying at pub gigs but i do use my amps at home.
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@thecolourbox why shouldn't the drummer feel expressive? They're playing a musical instrument in a band too and it certainly doesn't have to be loud.
We have three kits, from a cajon based kit, through a Flats kit with no shells and very light cymbals up to a full rock kit, any of which can be played with brushes, rods or sticks.
E-kits have their place in some genres, but trying to play rootsy music on one is like playing guitar through a "guitar" patch on a guitar synth - it just kills the whole point of being a musician.