Gear Review: YOKI DD908 Electronic Drum Kit

I had wanted to get a set of electronic drums for a couple years now. I kept pricing all the musicians' catalogs and eBay auctions. I started watching the YOKI DD908 Drum kit because for the price it featured a full 5 piece drum Kit/drum pads and 3 cymbal pads.

There doesn't seem to be any real manufacture I can find when I researched the name YOKI online. Only one eBay seller seemed to have this brand, but their was similar priced kits by OSP Drums and Alesis electronics brand names with the exact same specifications and features for around the same price usually slightly higher from most retailers. So I assumed YOKI was a private label the seller commissioned from the electronics manufacture in China since the electronics all had the same specifications as well.

The eBay seller had good feedback so I decided to bid a couple times and the auctions ended at about the same as both the Buy It Now price on eBay and Amazon. So I went ahead and bought it out right on eBay from the only seller who seem to sell the YOKI DD908.

It only took about 5 days for it to ship from the seller in California to my home. The outer cardboard box was sturdy and plain just basic black print of the contents and the YOKI logo. Inside the box where all the proper parts for this kit well boxed in smaller groups and individually wrapped.

I've played in bands and done recording studio work for years so assembling the Drum kit was pretty easy for me. It had basic picture instructions for assembling the frame, the pads and module then covered wiring the pads to the module. So it only took me and hour or so to assemble. I was impressed it came with the Allen Wrench and drum key and that's the only tools needed for assembly.

I used the kit in my home recording studio and teach our kids basic drum lessons so the kit fit my needs. I wouldn't recommend moving and disassembling the kit allot since it has plastic resin joints, but for a kit that's staying stationary in a home studio, band practice space, apartment this kit was perfect.

The YOKI DD908 Drum Module really impressed me it had way more features than I needed, 20 preset drum kits, and you can adjust each drums sounds and save up to 10 user kits. It has 50 songs of different styles to practice with, a basic two track type recording function, Midi in and out, auxiliary input, and tons of other features that the User Manual goes more in depth into using and adjusting.

The pedals for the kick drum pad and hi-hat cymbal control are a rugged aluminum build. The Kick Drum Pad features an actual 8 inch drum head with a metal drum ring a supported by a metal frame. The 4 drum pads for the toms and snare are an 8 inch drum head with hard plastic ring and frame. The Cymbal pads for the hi-hat, crash and ride cymbals are plastic resin with foam pads for dampening the sounds of taps. Overall the pads are pretty quiet so I haven't found the need to upgrade to the mesh drum heads offered online.

So in closing if your looking for a budget priced entry level digital drum kit for your home, small studio or church band this kit fit's the bill, full of features and quality for the price tag.

I'll give 9 out of 10 stars to the YOKI DD908 Electronic Digital Drum Kit.