im thinking of learning to play the drums but i dont know where to start and what to get!!

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obviously drum kits but i dont wanna fork out on one just in case.

im looking on ebay atm too.

I can play the drums, but not the kind that comes in a drum kit!

I wouldn't buy a kit until you've had a few lessons.

so do you play the electric ones then?

No, I can play this kind and this kind

Dp is a drummer and teaches.he usually advises a few lessons before you buy anything as many people are shocked at how difficult it is and also he ahs ahd some pupils who didn't like the noise!An electronic kit is good for practice but quite expensive and not the 'real' thing Also a decent second hand kit is far superior to any of those beginners drums they are tinny and awful sound.If you see anything on ebay I can get dp to look at it and advise you.Where are you?

Find a rehearsal room near your home with a drum kit you can hire for an hour at a time and bash away there.

Find someone with their own kit who will give lessons.

You sometimes even find evening classes in kit drumming.

If you buy a kit it takes up a lot of space and you're limited in when you can play (assuming you have neighbours to consider!)

Try and have a good try-out elsewhere first.

ahh i get yer

yes best to have a couple of lessons first and go from there. ive always wanted to play them.

but im 16 weeks pg atm so will it be a no no

im in liverpool (more of sefton area)

im thinking of having it in the spare back bedroom and then into the loft. my neighbours are at work all day

lol!!

yer i was thinking that!

was thinking of buying a electric one for now

wow!!! they are so expensive!!

what about those small ones like these - or are they crap?

i lived with a drummer(who taught drums as well as playing professionally) for 14 years....and in all that time i never managed to learn, it really is harder than it looks. You either have a natural ability with the drums or you don't.

i'd echo everyone elses comments, find somewhere to have a few lessons first to see if you have any ability at all, then if you do.... buy a second hand kit. New ones lose a huge chunk of their value the minute you've bought them, and 'entry level' kits generally sound rubbish and are not a pleasure to play. And never ever buy a kit without getting the advice of a good drummer first.......