I maintain a SPL Velocity acoustic drum kit that I have converted to electronic powered by a Roland V71 drum module.

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I much prefer electronic drums to acoustic, simply because you have so much more control and variety with an e-kit.  I can change the sound of my set with the touch of a button to suit a song, add percussion or other noises, and record much more easily. 

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One of the best pieces of advice I received early in my music career is "People hear what they see".  That is why I like to use acoustic-looking kits on stage. When people see an obviously electronic kit, they tend to "hear" "beewww beewww" like the sound of a Simmons SDS8.  When they "see" an acoustic kit, they "hear" a good-sounding drum set.  To the casual listener, they don't even notice the sounds change drastically.  They just know that it sounds "right".

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I can't tell you how many times I have been told (mostly by acoustic purist drummers) that "sound guys don't like electric drums".  I have found this to be nonsense.  I've had a few sound engineers balk about only getting a stereo feed from me, only to have them come back later and tell me how much they love my drums and how easy it was to make them sound great.  I do spend a great deal of time setting up my sounds and am very familiar with my module if I need to make changes to accommodate a particular sound system.  

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I take pride in the fact that I have had numerous drummers, even some hard-core A-Drummers, come up to me at shows and tell me how great my drums sound.  Some have even been shocked when they realize that my drums are electronic.  I want people to be able to enjoy whatever music my band is playing and not even notice whether the drums are acoustic or electric.