Acid Rain on the new kit

I don't know how Mike Portnoy can play that drum solo (at 2:37) so cleanly and accurately. It always sounds like mush when I try to play it.

Papa's got a brand new bag

My new kit arrived at long last after Parson's Music "forgot" to deliver it last week. V-Drums for V-Day.

The amount of cardboard they used to pack the kit in is pretty astonishing... guess it's still better than polystyrene.

It's sound quality is a zillion times better than the TD6, and mesh is ahhh.. nice and quiet. I can finally do some blast beats without waking the neighbour's dog.

How does it fare with DTXMania? The best part is having a cymbal to use as an escape button so I can quit a song without reaching for the keyboard? Priceless.

On second thoughts, the kit WAS darn pricey.