Jazz Fusion Drummer vs $3,400 Electric Drum Set 

"i cant focus on unpacking" I too forget how to walk when I hear C H O P S

'Alexa, Add this video to "Bad Porno intro's" playlist'

*Gets the Matt Gartska stack and IMMEDIATELY starts playing Physical Education wtf...*

This is the best ad ever, every single drum/cymbal company should sponsor you lmfao Love you Zack!

100% definitely sponsored 😂

"Am I correct in this assessment?" "...I guess"

Bro this intro is something else, had me rolling😂😭

Bro spotting myself in the front next to your drum kit going full surprised pikachu 😭 thanks for being so fucking nice after, and you’re welcome for fixing your hats 😉

I'm currently cleaning my studio while watching this, love you Zack!

Zack I first saw your videos a year and a half ago and they really inspired me to make drums my main instrument. I was only going to be the drummer for a bit since my jazz band didn't have any drummers at time but when I saw your videos I saw how fun drums truly could be. Thank you and I hope you a great future🙏

The Mingus "yeah😩" was on point.

Look, #1 thing about ekit is not pissing off wife, fam and neighbor… #2 is you don’t have to add a bunch of hardware to add a cymbal or effect. #3 is you don’t get random noises making your snare wires come to life or the entire kit feeding off Sonic’s from other drums . And most listeners are not going to notice most of things drummers might bitch about , regardless of the genre of music

11:54 I was not expecting the sound with that face 🤣

"Meinl u didn't see this" :D

I miss your lofi covers ❤

Love your content man! One if my favorite drummers and I’ve been a fan since 2020. You inspired me a lot!

Dude, welcome back! Can't wait to see what's coming next. I am honestly blown away by the drumkit... E-drums sets are becoming wild.

That kit sounds fucking good. Like, you're not gonna replace your jazz acoustic kit with it, but for many people this is an amazing option. It's 3k here in Europe so I think I'm getting one as soon as I stop doing my digital nomading.

FYI, the Felp on the pedal. will eat through the mesh on the Kick

I just got a job at my local guitar center, they have two of these set up for the public to play.. they sound great! Very cool to see you playing one 🤙🏼

It's one thing to make it like that with all the cymbals and stuff loaded in, but it's a whole other thing when an expert can actually distinguish the specific one from which samples have been extracted. That's CRAZY!!!! As a sound engineer, this kit is a steal. I can honestly now envison building a real recording studio entirely in my apartment in Montreal city. This could like switch my life around and make me saved literally 10's of 1000's of dollars on setting up a soundproof studio and/or renting, complaints issues and negotiation, storage etc when you take all the hassle into consideration and how easy those are to record, this is what I've been waiting for for the last decade!!!!!!!!!!

Finally, zack is back!!!

You know it's a good day when zack posts a long video

I would go for a man that plays chops as loud as they can all the time

Nice review, Zack! Thanks for making it so entertaining; I like that you brought the band in addition to playing it yourself. I'm not impressed with my electronic kit for exactly the reasons you gave. It's the next step up from entry-level, but as a still-beginner drummer trying to master technique, mechanics, and dynamics around the kit, it cannot replace practicing on my acoustic set.

wait until he finds out about the new zildjian ekits

What happened with the neighbour though? 🤣🤣

Yessir was jonesin’ for a video… thanks!

It's pronounced "Alesis"

Wow 😮 it works even for straight ahead? I'm impressed 🙌

These sound better than any other Roland on the market. The only e-kit I’d ever consider again and I’ve had a few Roland’s over the years

yes, another for the ranks of the electron revolution. 6:11 content. I've been shedding on a DTX 502 with some aftermarket mounts for almost 10 years. I remember the older electronic drums because I still use one. Not as old as the 70's antiques but with the same dated single-zone piezo technology. I have fond memories of playing rock in kitchens and getting it to unconventional practice locations and am really impressed/oddly satisfied with jazz being played in a kitchen with full band + drumset being set up in the living room. Keep grooving.

That Lo-fi beat you did on the last e-kit was “😩” I wish you could do a full cover

Hope efNote sets you up with one of their kits too. Just let you take a little swim in edrums for a bit.

In theory it should be more responsive and lighter and quicker to play. Unlike acoustic you don’t need a lot of power for it to give in and reverberate. But not for the upstroke where it bounces off and helps you on the way up

I ever loved Alesis sound before, I love Alesis sound these days. Great KIT!

the sauce carl put on physical education was crazyyyyy

I've been looking into buying the Alesis Strike SE Pro... And my man uploads a video of the Strata!

The kit sounds GREAT!

Wow. Just goes to show. It's not about what you play, it's about how you play it. Mr. Grooves.. 🫡 we salute you. (And mingus) what a good boy!

i would never expect an ekit to replace an acoustic kit in a jazz situation... yet, the strata prime still makes a convincing substitution, especially if you have more than one kind of playing situation

Just stumbled on your channel. Dude you’re a killer. God damn specimen over here.

Gotta say, the kite sounds phenomenal

Please play more music with the band. You guys are awensome.

I have experience with roland v drums but that was close to 20 years ago. These drums have taken what roland did to another level.

Hahahahaha the genius of the script for the video

I love this man

An amazing musician can make any instrument sound amazing.

Zacktherizzler

I Got One In My Studio It Sounds Good I Really Recommend The Alesis Kit🙏🏾

the fill @ 12:43 is smooth, right into the sax solo nice

if you were going for a corny porn intro kinda vibe at the beginning then you absolutely nailed it

Sponsord or not, very inspirational. Great to observe and hear in a jazz setting. Of course, you don’t have to tell the cats when they bad but GREAT STUFF. Thanks

Zack, wish you would have mentioned the amplification system you used on the kit? Looked like a couple of small studio monitors on the floor in the background. I know Alesis makes a pretty good powered speaker and am surprised they didn't send you one as well for the review. Maybe the best option for the jam would have been to use a blender powered headphone amp with Vic Firth headphones for everyone in the band. This may have been the way to go as you can really hear more of the fine details of the music and the guys may have had a better experience with the electronic kit. I have played the Alesis, it is by far their best effort, I like the cymbals. Still keeping my TD27kv. Great video however keep it up!

Yoooo I played with Carl and his brother in college! Mad respect!

welcome to the E-Kit Cult, My neighbors have called the cops on me about 4500 times and ive gotten 2 tickets but NOT ANYMORE!

@11:54 thankiu for this frame alesis

Use it as a midi source for addictive drums

Man I feel like he's gonna LOVE that zildjian kit

11:20 in, Bass player is kill’n it…. Very nice sounding kit!!

I lost my shit when homeboy guessed the matt gartska stack

bro knew the cymbal sounded familiar and played the exact matt bit just to confirm haha props

ily zack grooverino

try the Roland VAD706, you can tune the sounds in a lot of different ways with the TD50X, and the visual/feel of the set is extremely close to acoustic also. with electronic drums, you can put custom samples, like the amen break samples for example, super fun

I Love this Version of all Blues ❤

So .. I have played this at Andertons Music Co , UK where it’s set up right now for demo.. I’m normally a Roland guy but I have to say the strata prime is way above any of their previous kits. It does feel better ! The kick feels fantastic and the cymbals all respond so much more realistically than others , including Roland TD-27. The samples are crisp. A serious player in the e-drums world. And a refreshing/ exciting alternative to the Roland options. Acoustically (outside of the headphones) it’s also significantly quieter, especially the kick drum !) Currently £3000 makes it great value for money too 👍

So, I'm a saleman for a certain musician gear company, and just so happen to also be a drummer. Some of the features you may have missed on the kit are that every single pad is dual zone, so the bells on the cymbals play the bells of the cymbals, the edge of the snare and the center sound different, and the same is true for every Tom. The other cool feature you didn't point out is that every cymbal has choke capability, meaning you can choke your cymbals by hand, adding to some artistry in that part of your playing. Lastly, the brain of the kit has space for additional cymbals and Toms, and even a second snare, so if you want to upgrade your kit's size, you can. The brain is so complex you can micromanage and mix your triggers and sounds from there. Just truly a masterwork of engineering from Alesis in the E-kit field.

i need more videos of yall playing standards

Best sponsored Ad ever lol

To be honest, this is one of the most goofiest yet fun intros I've seen. Speaking, how do you keep the noise down with drums in Memphis anyways?

Are those the Meze 99 Classics Walnut Gold headphones? How do they compare to Ultraphones or any other classic drumming headphones?

I had a blast seeing your performance at Prishtina Drum Festival if you remember so keep those bootys movin

Does this Alesis drums have rip tap sounds like a regular drum set. I wonder what kind of speakers you used for the drums.

by the year 2030 all drums must be electric ☝

That upright is beautiful

Epic and intresting video

That hihat sounds marvelous

I'm surprised at how well snare buzzes come through

9:47 sounds so clean you could eat your dinner off it

Zach the only guy I've seen make an unplugged ekit sound good

For a kitchen, the sound you got was amazing, very little boxy room sound, however the stand up bass volume was a little low, I guess because it was un-amplified, all and all a very impressive recorded mix.

every drummer on youtube be getting this kit

Nathan really thought he got away with the Mario kart lick at 11:17 😂

11:51 absolutely slayed me

This is like a skit for something bad and dirty 😂

Because I live in an apartment I have Zildjan L80's and an acoustic kit with drumtec real feel heads. I play like this now for 4,5 years. Really the only struggle is that I can't tune the drums I play on gigs. It's always a sort of guess and hope that they will sound right, same with buying new cymbals, I can only test them for 2/3 hours a week in a rehearsal, not some weeks combining, getting everything out of a cymbal without a band also. I'm now at the time I want to try and look for empty office spaces or something so I can jam and tune after work hours over there. Still looking into what are the best options, any suggestions would be great.

I played this kit in the local Guitar center and it does feel nice. I liked the sounds for the drums and some of the crash cymbal sounds. I found however that the high hat sounds all sounded artificial. I have not tried all the kits but I tried over a dozen at the store and none of the hats sounded great. The Module is slick with the big screen and easy navigation.

I love you so much, 2 minutes in to the video and i got a big ass smile on my face. I started following you around the 50K mark i think, and i legit watch your videos to cheer up. Also im a metal drummer and i learn a lot about jazz from just watching you play.

Great kit, I donated mine to my church, and its been solid for 2 years.

Could you @ZackGrooves please tell me the footprint of the setup you had? And probably also how large that carpet is and has to be to cover all the feet of the rack?

Having an E Kit is great. The ones worth playing are expensive though. Hook that up to SD3 or something similar and very versatile, and in the end, maybe cheaper than recording your own kit.

Very cool to know the price point will always be a turn off for me.

I need to hear more Zach on trad jazz bro, I can tell he's got hella good language so now I'm curious.

Anyone have any direction on how to tackle playing a similar groove to the one at 9:47 ? Is there a specific rudiment or name for this type of groove so I can easily break it down and learn?

Goving these to zac was the Smartest thing alesis could do . They really do sound excellent

amzing

My gosh .. Jake Peralta is on the drums, he's killing it! you guys are awemazing

I hope skit Zack gets that date

unique

You better be at PASIC this year