Drums: Roland V set vs. acoustic?

Question

I really want a drum set, and my parents finally said yes. I have not told them about electric sets yet, cause i don't want them to only let me have an electric set because of volume control.

I've looked at the Roland TD-6SXT V-Tour Series Electronic Drum Set, and it seems nice. It has mesh heads which i hear are imortant.

but should i get electric or acoustic?

all my musician friends tell me the only reason they would ever get electric is to be able to play at night (volume control).

Is it easy to learn on an electric set then switch to acoustic?

how good is the sound quality?

i suppose i would mainly just be playing by myself for now, becuase i play bass and guitar and in bands playing both guitar and bass. drums would be more of a hobby until i get good.

am i able to plug the electric sets into my mac for recording?

i am leaning towards electric, but all my musican friends say acoustic. what should i get?

please be descriptive as possible.

thanks.

-Kev

i am interested in learning how to play on an electric set then eventually move to acoustic. the pro i understand of learning on an electric set is learning to play with a metronome and having a tuned set all the time. learing to play with a metronome is key, as it is the basis for all drumming.

Answer 1

I would definitely recommend an acoustic set. There are so many more tricks and techniques you cant do on an electric kit. You could just buy the muffling pads that go over your drums and totally muffles it i use the QuietTone pads by sabian and put t shirts over my cymbaks so you cant hear them and you are saving ALOT of money. Electric sets are way too expensive especially when you can by a high end Pearl or Tama set for the price of an electric kit.

Answer 2

Phil Collins is still by far the greatest drummer in Rock history. Not even a debate there. I would agree that Neil Peart leads your list. I would put the rest in the following order: Baker, Bohnam, and Moon. The last three, Moon especially was just a banger, not a drummer (although I much prefer the Who over most other groups).