FesleyElectric Drum Set, Electronic Drum Set with 4 Quiet Mesh Drum Pads, Independent HiHat and Kick Drum Full Size Adult Drum Set, 3 Cymbals with Choke, 225 Sounds, USB MIDI, Drum Throne, and Sticks

Summary:The Fesley FED1000 is an amazing e-drum kit. I was really surprised by the quality, innovation, and attention to details. It is a solid well built and well engineered set of drums. The electronic module is easy to operate and the features are impressive. It produces rich and real acoustic drum sounds. The drum heads are a made of a heavy duty mesh material. The feel, response, and sensitivity is excellent. The standalone hi-hat has a heavy duty stand. It sounds good and it functions nicely. The drums, symbols, and hi-hat are really close to being silent. I’m told that while playing with the headphones, they can’t be heard in an adjacent room. The kit takes some time to put together but it does come with a set of professionally written instructions that are easy to follow.The FED1000 is often recommended as a good option for beginners looking for a budget-friendly e-drum kit. The reality is this is a full size adult set with features and stability that go well beyond a budget-friendly option for beginners. I am a full size adult with over 45 years experience on acoustic sets. Granted I’m not playing in a band anymore, but the FED1000 is capable of that, and it has not disappointed me.Why I purchased this kit:I’ve played acoustic drums for years and in several bands dating back to the late 70’s. I had a full Rodger’s drum kit that I set up and played off and on in my garage. The wife and neighbors decided I didn’t need to play the drums anymore. LOL. I gave the set away to two young brothers from a family at church. The look of joy on their faces was well worth it.I am retired now and I really miss playing the drums. I recently tried out a few different e-drum kits in various music stores. I decided that’s the way to go to keep the wife and neighbors happy. I went on Amazon to see what was available for under $600. I explored several kits and watched several YouTube video demonstrations. Fesley was the best set for the price IMO. The FED1000 really sounded good in the demonstration videos and I could see it was highly functional. The standalone hi-hat was a huge plus. I really wanted the stand-alone snare drum, but it turns out the frame mounted snare is actually better, IMO. It’s nice not having the stand in the way and the position and height is fully adjustable.Conclusion:If you are looking for an e-drum set for under $500, this set will not disappoint you. It is a full size kit and everything is solid and well made, except for the drum stool. I am 6’1” tall and weigh 205 lbs. The stool would be ok for a smaller person but not for me. The headphones that come with the kit are kind of flimsy but they sound good. I didn’t purchase this kit for the drum stool and headphones so I did not consider them in my overall rating. I have a high quality set of headphones and I plan to purchase a drum stool with a backrest and hydraulic adjuster. In the mean time, the provided stool gets me drumming. I thoroughly enjoy this e-drum kit. I look forward to exploring all the sounds and options that are available.Update:After several days of putting this set to the test, including sore arms and legs (LOL), I continue to be impressed. I added two inexpensive BT wireless audio adapters (Beeitzie), one in receiver mode, the other in transmitter mode, so I could use my BT headphones and connect my IPhone to the module wirelessly. The audio in from my IPhone is controlled by the IPhone and not the drum module volume control. This is a nice feature to easily balance out the music I’m playing along with. The IPhone can also be directly plugged into the 3.5 mm “audio in” jack on the drum module with the same results. Someone really spent some time engineering this e-drum kit and I am enjoying the results.

FED 1200 W. Just got them and i am impressed with the quality. They took me some time to put the together and a second pair of hands would have helpful. I am a bit older than most drummers. Great design. Well worth the $$$. The directions were very good. The ear phones are not the best. I would give the 1200's five stars

This drum set is awesome! I work night shift, so I'm awake during the night and I can practice while everyone else is sleeping and there are no problems, it's super quiet! Great beginner set, I love that the high-hat moves, super sturdy. 4 stars instead of 5 though because the headphones it comes with are not comfy at all, and I will never use them, and the drum throne is pretty crappy too, it's usable but its wobbly and I will probably be upgrading that eventually. What's nice about this set too is you can buy an amp to play out loud, but I didn't want to spend that money, so I tried it in my guitar amp and it works perfectly! Overall, awesome set, but the headphones, throne, and installation instructions suck

Easy assembly, good quality, module is very helpful & so multi functional. Sounds & tones are awesome!

I really liked having a decent e-kit that didn't cost a fortune, especially since I'm new to drums. It's decent. The brain module is lacking and there isn't an app or driver for Windows so you have to use the interface on the brain to try to change things. The manual is woeful. The tech support (via e-mail) is completely awful.I had real trouble getting the kit to work in ProTools (via the USB MIDI), but have finally got some noises out of it... the dynamics are not good so far and all the midi notes come with 0 length. With any luck I'll figure out how to remap or change things in that brain interface.

This e-drum kit comes with everything you need to start learning to play the drums- e-drums; drum throne; sticks; headphones and drum module.Setup is not difficult but it is a little tedious as you will need to put the frame together and the kick pad. I was able to put it together by myself in about 40 minutes- it is my first e-drum kit.The kit's drum pads give a good feel and being able to choose different built in kit sounds makes it fun to play. You are also able to adjust volume, tone, reverb, cross-talk and sensitivity of each piece which is nice.A couple of complaints:The drum throne is lacking in padding for me- weigh approximately 200lbs. I'm sure it is sufficient if you weigh under 180 lbs.Drum module connections for audio out, audio in, headphones, power and USB face you and do get in the way of the snare if you position it so it's within easy reach. I wish they would be located on the opposite side of the module- the headphone jack is OK where it's located but may be better if it was more toward the side as well. BT would be nice to be able to use your phone, tablet or laptop instead of using a cable.All-in-all, this is a great drum kit for beginners or if you need something quieter to practice on in your home. Definitely recommend.

Great little kit for the price! There are several sounds and functions, so expect to spend some time learning the module. Everything works just great, and it sounds good coming through my Berringer 18 speaker.

After spending hours putting it together, I find out that I am missing an aux chord from module to one of the crash cymbals. I was only given one. We need 10 and we only have 9. Like what??? Then we call for support and no one can help me. What a waste of $800. I can't even get the HiHat to work properly either. I should've stuck with the brands I know. Extremely disappointed!!