Used drum kit - Advice?

[erogenousjones17]

Context: My band is currently drummerless. Our bass player's brother is selling a PDP kit (used, but not abused) for $400, and I'm considering buying it. It's not that I'm planning on dropping guitar to become our full-time drummer, but it would be nice to have a kit for practicing, recording, etc. I'm by no means great, but I've taken some lessons and have always been interested in learning and owning a kit.

Here's the rub. I have no place to keep or use a drum kit in my apartment, so it would have to stay in our practice space, which just happens to be our singer's basement. This means that I would have limited access to it for practicing (while he, who also has a certain interest in playing) would obviously have unlimited access. Do you guys think it's a worthy investment on my part because I want to learn and own my own kit, even if I won't get to play it all that often (at least for now), or should it be a band expense? I like the idea of owning it outright, because then it's clear what happens to it if one of us moves or the band breaks up or what have you. Or should I just not bother?

I realize this is very off-topic, even for this forum, but I've been thinking about it a lot for the last few weeks. $400 is by no means an exorbitant amount for a decent drum kit (and from what I've read this is an intermediate kit), but it's still 400 bucks, and I do have rent, student loans, etc. to pay.

So...any thoughts?

 

[Jusatele]

I would suggest getting a few practice pads and a couple of foot peddles, you can store them under the bed and set them up where you parctice
you do not need a full set of drums to learn, and buying a set for him is STUPID.
get first 2 practice pads and a set of sticks, just move the feet like there was peddles and go from there, Dash boards and steering wheels make great practice at lights and in parking lots.
Anyway, get what you can use, I know a guy who got 2 electronic pads to learn on, so he could use them later when he got a place for a set.

 

[hannaugh]

Get one of those fold-up drum kits.  They have full electronic ones (expensive) or practice pad fold up kits (not expensive). 

And yes, keep sticks in your car!  I have a pair of sticks in my driver side door pocket so when I get stuck in bad traffic or at a long red light, I can tap along with my music.  Or if one of my drummer friends is riding shotgun, they can have some fun on the dashboard. 

 

[-CB-]

Buy the drum kit and destroy it, so some banjo player doesn't get big ideas......

 

[-CB-]

Wait, nix that, buy the kit and give it to a banjo player, then destroy his banjo!~

 

[pabloman]

You should pick it up. PDP kits are very good. You won't always be in an apartment. Besides that if you ever lose your job or car it will be ok you can just tell people you're a drummer.

 

[Justinginn]

60/40 it with the singer and if you break up, you'll play and he won't and heck, you did pay more than him. That's what I did to get recording gear out of my last band.  :cool01:

 

[erogenousjones17]

Yeah I was thinking that splitting the cost would be the best idea. That or the banjo one...  :laughing7: