This eleven-piece set is as professional-grade as it gets, yet somehow keeps the cost-conscious consumer in mind. For a number of years, Alesis has positioned itself as the leading producer of affordable electronic drumsets, multipads, and drum machines best suited for hobbyist, amateur, or student applications. With the development of the Strike series, however, Alesis has made massive strides to serve the discerning and demanding professional market with products that not only match current industry standards for durability, sound quality, and functionality, but surpass them. The Strike sampling multipad was the first fully redeveloped product launch in the series, and it was met with an overwhelmingly positive response. (See our review of the pad in the November 2019 issue.) This year, Alesis dropped this beastly Strike Pro Special Edition kit, which is an all-inclusive eleven-piece mesh-head setup with a full-sized 20″ bass drum and an unprecedentedly powerful module. List price […]

August 2020 Issue