Open Box Simmons SD600 Electronic Drum Set with Mesh Heads and Bluetooth Level 1

I bought this a year ago, along with a DA2108 amp and a Roc n Soc nitro throne. More recently, I added an expansion pack, which I found necessary to play most songs. This is the only kit I've ever played, so I can only speak to its usability for learning drums, but have no complaints so far. I love it! I hesitated to buy a kit for many years, because I was thinking acoustic on a budget and had no idea what to look for. This is simpler to set up, less expensive, and much more versatile. You can assign any number of sounds to the components or just select a general setting and you also have volume control. I don't often use bluetooth, but I've found that option on the amp to be very useful, since plugging a lightning to HDMI adapter into an iPad (for my sheet music display) forces audio through the HDMI connection, instead of through the wired connection between the drum kit controller and amp. The only thing I don't like is the DEHP warning. I've contacted Simmons and they weren't able to tell me which components contain DEHP. I assume it's the mesh and or rims. In either case, it seems obvious that beating on the material would launch particles into the air. I see wear and those particles have to go somewhere.

It has buzzing sound bad enough to drown out the click track.Afte a couple weeks of playing Tom 2 repeats only a rim shot not matter were you hit it.I bought the expansion and the extra Tom has something rattling inside.The high hat sounds cracked and the snare doesn't register sometimes

I already have a sd1250 kit, but didn't want to move it back and forth from home to practice location. There is night and day difference from the 600 to the 1250. The 600 cymbals are single zone and you can't choke them. The hihat response is not really accurate on the 600 or 1250, but worse on the 600. The sd600 would be good for a beginner though, with the iPad and app there is a teaching function somewhat like rock band. Neither are ideal to play out in a gig.

I bought this kit 6 months ago and am pretty pleased overall. - Notable inclusions: bass drum pedal with beater, hi-hat pedal, one pair of drumsticks, bluetooth MIDI (for recording) - Notable exclusions: Drum throne, headphones, speaker/amp, bluetooth audio (the module cannot output audio over bluetooth; it can only output MIDI notes over bluetooth). - Setup/install: Straightforward and pretty easy. Lots of packaging, but the instruction manual and everyday intuition made for a pretty smooth setup. It took me a little over 2 hours, but I was going somewhat slowly. When assembled, my kit occupies approximately 5 ft. (L) x 4.25 ft. (W) x 4 ft. (H). That measurement includes space occupied by a small drum throne and the tom/cymbal expansion pack. - Module: easy to navigate, with lots of sounds included. 10 custom kits and 10 custom songs can be made, and many sensitivity options (e.g. cross talk, retrigger, sound velocity curves, decay speeds, and more) can be easily adjusted to accommodate a wide range of playing styles. - Sound: as mentioned, lots of variety. 336 sounds (aka "voices") are included. I haven't tried that many, but my guess is that they accommodate many different genres. I don't know how well one can input their own sounds. After preliminary tuning of settings, I can get the sound and sensitivity profiles of each drum about where I like it. Only exceptions are that the crash cymbals sometimes seem to miss hits (though not too often), and the crash cymbal choking is kind of finnicky (though it's more reliable once you get used to it). - Structure: The structure is relatively sturdy and not too heavy. It is somewhat of a tight fit on the rack, especially with the expansion tom and cymbal. Drum angles are reasonably easy to adjust, though the large clamps and large wing nuts make this difficult sometimes. Biggest downside is that the cymbal heights are essentially not adjustable, but I think their default height is pretty good. - Durability: No issues after 6 months of playing. I play maybe 2 hours/week on average with probably average hitting force. All of the piezoelectric sensors seem to be in good health so far, though I hear these often start to give out after a year or so except on high-end kits. I'm pleased so far and understand that changing these sensors here and there is to be expected. Only other mention is that I recommend repositioning the kick pedal relative to the bass drum from time to time; if left in the same place, the bass head develops a pit, and probably wears faster, on the part of the surface where the beater hits. - Recording: I'm very inexperienced with recording and have only tried a few things, but preliminary results are alright. The bluetooth MIDI connected easily to my phone, and DAW recording was pretty simple from there. The biggest downside was that the extent of crosstalk and retriggering have been much more noticeable when recording - I hear several notes that I didn't play. Much of this is probably treatable by adjusting the kit and its settings, but the kit might have some fundamental limitations due to its structure. When connected via bluetooth to a DAW, you can also expect some lag between when you play and when you hear it. Bottom line, the SD600 is a good budget kit for intermediate players. I would say that the recording and drum tuning options aren't quite professional grade, but they're solid for a kit of this price. There are a few minor inconveniences as I described, but they're easy to live with and could probably be treated with more extensive tuning and troubleshooting. I highly recommend this kit!

My SD600 works well, it is easily routed into my DAW, and also works well standalone. The MIDI channels are easy to map, I can make adjustments for sensitivity and for multiple and sympathetic triggering. The pads and cymbals are sturdy and very responsive, the pedal for the Hi-Hat is also hardy enough, and it reads as a variable pedal even when it's not listed anywhere I can find. My issues with hardware are mostly because the clamps keep breaking when I'm trying to secure the pads and cymbals to the rack. The two I've broken now wouldn't secure the pad/cymbal so I turned the key half a turn at a time, waiting for the piece to immobilize, but the clamp breaks before it allows complete stabilization. Luckily I can replace them with TAMA clamps that fit both the rack and the 90° Tom arm/cymbal arm, otherwise I wouldn't be able to use the kit at all. My last issue with the hardware is limited placement of the pieces. The toms don't rotate at all, you can spin them on several x,y axises but none allow the heads of the pads to rotate around, so where the clamp and arm sit, so sits the pad it holds.

The toms, snare and kick are great. The cymbals are.....barely just OK. But the hi-hat is basically useless. The response on the hihat pad and the foot pedal are among the worst I"ve experienced in an electronic kit. Kit is getting returned. I opted for an entry level Roland instead and it's much better.