Simmons SD500 Review 
Pearl ePro Live EHH-2 Hi-Hat. 
Simmons SD500 5-Piece Electronic Drum Set 
ClipHit by Korg 
Roland TD-1K V-Drums 
I had a chance to give the new Simmons SD500 a good test run and for the price ($499.00 street) it’s not a bad little edrum kit.
Getting Started/InitialThoughts:
The kit comes in one big box. In the box you will find that the rack is pretty much put together for you. All you have to do is take the packing material off and swing out the two side extensions and snare arm. You may need to loosen the Read more…
The Pearl EHH-2 Hi-Hat is the long awaited multi-piece hi-hat trigger/controller assembly that many Pearl ePro Live users have been waiting for. The Pearl EHH-2 mounts to a standard Hi-hat stand and gives the Pearl electronic drum users a more acoustic like feel to their set-up. Like many other aspects of the Pearl ePro Live drum system, Pearl worked with Alesis (see: Alesis Pro-X Hi-Hat) to produces this new hi-hat trigger/controller set-up that works with the Pearl REDbox module. Please keep in mind that you will need to update your Pearl REDbox drum module’s software to be able to use the EHH-2. Pearl now has the new firmware for their REDbox available as a free download from http://www.redboxsoundshop.com/redbox-v2-firmware.html. For more information on the Pearl EHH-2 and accompanying software, please visit: EHH-2 Hi Hat Software is available !
This is the new Simmons SD500 Electronic Drum Kit. This new offering by Simmons (Guitar Center) looks to be a new budget/entry level kit. Much of the styling of the SD500 seems to be borrowed from their popular SD1000 line. The Street price of the SD500 is $499.00. What really stands out on this kit Read more…
This is the new ClipHit by Korg. This is a unique entry into the world of electronic drumming. This very portable device allows users to essentially turn any object into an edrum surface. The ClipHit lets you turn four object (plus one foot pedal) into some kind of percussive playing surface. Here is Korg’s promo video of their new electronic drumming device: Read more…
This is the new Roland TD-1K Electronic Drum Kit. This is the latest entry by Roland in the affordable/beginner level category of Vdrums. This is one of three Roland edrum kits that they offer in this category (Roland HD-3, Roland TD-4KP, and now the Roland TD-1K) and is the most affordable ($499.00 shipping in October 2014). For more information about this Roland Vdrums kit, please visit: www.Roland.com
