"Chameleon" by Pacific Drums (By DW).

They are a small set of acoustic drums (very shallow toms), for student level use. They are reversible, in that the tops have regular heads, but the bottom skins are mesh kevlar skins, similar to those used on the tops of many e-drums. You flip them over and when played on the kevlar side, the drums are quiet. You get the tone of the drum, but no volume.

I bought them to practice on in my downtown apartment. I had to put a blanket in the kick, as there is still some low-end produced that may travel through a wall. I never had any complaints from the neighbours.

They were above your budget at Can$800, including 2 cymbal stands, hi-hat, snare stand, kick pedal, and I got them to throw in a set of cymbal silencers at no extra cost.

It made a big difference in that I could actually practice at home. For me it was worth every penny.

you could also buy a mesh kevlar head to try on one of your toms. may work and would be cheaper. last i heard pearl had something similar.

world of pee wrote:one option that may be worth considering is heavily muting your drums for home practice. i once played with a guy who played in his apartment with thick rubber circles that covered the entirety of each drum head to keep it quiet. you could buy those, make your own, or just use some similar padding (blankets or something?) obviously it won't sound or feel exactly like unpadded drums but neither will an e-kit, and you won't have to set up and break down all the time or pay for space.

yeah i thought of that.. but i also need an e-drum set for practicing with my band cos we are two drummers in the band and we don't have a big enough space or the money to rent a space for real drums (yet) and e-drums have volume so..

The OTHER Canadian wrote:"Chameleon" by Pacific Drums (By DW).

They are a small set of acoustic drums (very shallow toms), for student level use. They are reversible, in that the tops have regular heads, but the bottom skins are mesh kevlar skins, similar to those used on the tops of many e-drums. You flip them over and when played on the kevlar side, the drums are quiet. You get the tone of the drum, but no volume.

I bought them to practice on in my downtown apartment. I had to put a blanket in the kick, as there is still some low-end produced that may travel through a wall. I never had any complaints from the neighbours.

They were above your budget at Can$800, including 2 cymbal stands, hi-hat, snare stand, kick pedal, and I got them to throw in a set of cymbal silencers at no extra cost.

It made a big difference in that I could actually practice at home. For me it was worth every penny.

that sounds cool i didn't know what mesh heads did until now..thank's