tax return soon!! im being coerced by my gf and her mom to go on vacation with them in a few months but after paying for that i should have enough left over for a beginner guitar. is the one i linked gonna be good? im surprised by the price, how is a guitar (with good reviews), with an amp and several other accessories that cheap?

also my gf's bday and our anniversary and valentines day are coming up and i wanna get her an electric drum kit since she's been wanting to learn drums. is this one good https://www.guitarcenter.com/Alesis/Nitro-Mesh-Special-Edition.gc?rNtt=alesis%20nitro%20mesh&index=1 its expensive but i know a good quality trap set is much more. i think she'll appreciate this to start off since she can just play into headphones and its more portable

thanks hexbear!

  • ClassUpperMiddle [they/them]
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    2 years ago

    Electric kits teach bad habits and don't really reflect what you need to sound good on acoustic drums. But I understand also that they're very loud and don't work well in most living situations.

    If you want to spend $400 on an electric kit, I would recommend you try scoring a used Roland kit. I personally think as someone who is good at the drums that electric drum kits at that price range are all garbage but again sometimes you just need something to get started.

    I would say save a little more and recommend this instead or similar on craigslist:

    https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Roland/TD-1DMKX-Electric-Drum-Set-118147808.gc

    Also, you should rarely be buying new, buy used. Why? Because used gear is usually just as good as new equipment or likely better and if you can't tell the difference then why buy new?