The D2 acoustic drum kit is a pretty nice drum kit all told.  If you’re a beginner like me then you’re probably not going to need anything else for quite a while.  The drum shells themselves look to be really well made and are really sturdy.  I made the mistake of buying a cheap drum kit a while ago and was quite unimpressed with the quality.  In fact, it’s in bits in my loft right now!  The colour on the shells is really just a plastic laminate that is glued onto the shells, but it does look awesome and anyway, it’s  the sound that counts!

The tom heads on this kit are a little on the thin side, but it doesn’t really matter.  The kick heads are better and so are the snares.  The cymbal stands are pretty perfect; not too heavy and each part is double-braced unlike other cheaper drum kits.  The only thing I would say about the cymbals is that they are a little thick and this can spoil the sound a little making it more metallic than it needs to be.  But saying that once you get into a good rhythm it doesn’t really notice.  I just needed to tell myself this was a beginner kit and bought to teach me techniques rather than appreciate really good sound.  Later when I’m good I’ll think about buying a more expensive kit.

The chair is okay, but might need a cushion after a while as it got a little uncomfortable.  It’s fine for shorter periods of practice though.  You also get 6 pairs of sticks and a stick bag which I wasn’t expecting so that was pretty cool.

Assembling the kit was pretty easy too and it was pretty obvious where everything needed to fit.  The Ddrum website also features a video on how to construct the kit.  I don’t think you can get a better drum kit of the price even if you were to buy a used kit.  The quality of the hardware and the drums themselves is good and whilst the cymbals might be a bit weak you’re simply not going to find a set of cymbals for this price.

Overall really really happy with this kit and I know it’s going to give me lots of great practicing time over the years.