Fender Starcaster TT-1 Electronic Table-Top Drum Kit

by Fender

Product Features

• 7 drum pads with indication lights and touch response, 2 pedals, 100 auto accompaniment rhythm patterns, and 1 demo song.
• 76 sounds, 20 drum sets, 3 digital reverbs, Super bass effects!
• Learning mode, Metronome function, and Record & Playback function.
• Headphone jack and MIDI IN / OUT jacks. 12V Adapter Included.
• Lightweight and easily transported.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 25.5 x 17 x 7 inches ; 11.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 12 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0019421FS
• Item model number: 0887004001
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,323 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #80 in Musical Instruments > Drums & Percussion > Electronic Drums

Product Description

* PLEASE NOTE: The 2008 TT-1 model was recalled for a mismatched power supply. This quality issue has been corrected in the 2009 TT-1 model. * Drumroll please! … The TT-1 is the perfect way to groove on the fly! Lightweight and super portable, you can take the jam anywhere you want to go. And with built-in speakers, 7 drum pads and 2 pedals (one for bass drum and one for high-hat), this full-featured kit will really help you lay down the groove! Choose from 100 auto accompaniment rhythm patterns, 20 drum sets, 76 different sounds, and 3 digital reverbs! Play in Learning mode along with the metronome, or record and playback your performances! Kick in the "Super Bass" effect so you can "feel" the rhythm, or slap on some headphones for late night jamming that won't get you evicted!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

47 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great sound and features but at high volume product shuts off!!, October 10, 2009

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C. Chris "Bellevue Notary" (Bellevue, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fender Starcaster TT-1 Electronic Table-Top Drum Kit (Electronics)

This is really strange, because I bought this unit on sale from another vendor ($129) and like other reviewers state it turns off at higher volumes but I kept it anyways and here's why.

As a beginner drum student, I wasn't ready to invest in a drum set so I went with this tabletop model at a rock bottom price, comparing it to 5 other brands. My hope was that if I could get the knack of playing it after a few months, then I would consider upgrading to a full kit and hopefully sell it at an online auction for a fair price.

The first time I played along with one of the learning songs, I turned up the volume and the entire unit shut off! After some investigating, it turns out that if I turn the bass OFF, I can use it beyond a 4 volume, maybe up to a 6 on a good day. But with that bass on, the entire unit will always shut down whenever it reaches a 3 or 4 depending on how hard I am hitting the pads.

In the end, because of storage considerations and the fact that it does have a student mode, metronome and other features I have elected to keep it, deal with its defect and play it at low volume. I also took into account that just one snare practice pad runs around $20 or so, and a metronome another $25.

With all those reasons combined, I figured that it's still a good value for practice reasons, because returning it and finding another model for the same price or even a little more was not an option at the time of purchase.

In reading these reviews it seems that its a common defect, so buyer beware. I would still take my chance again and see if you end up with one that doesn't have this problem because it is a fabulous value.

Thanks for taking the time to read my review.

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Great sound but VERY defective, September 30, 2009

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Bryan K. Bailey "Bryan Bailey" (Knoxville, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fender Starcaster TT-1 Electronic Table-Top Drum Kit (Electronics)

Received this as a Christmas gift last year. It seemed pretty solid but then I tried to play it. First thing I noticed was that one of the drum pads wasn't attached properly, kind of flopping around. I took the palm of my hand and pressed it into place. Plugged it in and started to play. THE SOUND WAS GREAT! Much better sounding than Casio or even Yahama kits I've tried.

Then I realized I didn't have the pedals plugged in. Plugged them up, tapped the kick bass pedal twice and the whole thing shut itself off. I turned it back on, started to play, tapped the pedal........every time the same, turns itself off. Customer support for this product from Fender is pretty much non-existent.

This is a real shame. Fender lent their good name to this product. And it sounds great. And it's junk.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Sound. Great Price., December 23, 2008

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Mark Adams (Arkansas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fender Starcaster TT-1 Electronic Table-Top Drum Kit (Electronics)

A great drum set for a good price. Only problem I have is that the touch sensitive is almost too sensitive. It would be nice if there was an option for turning it off. I bought the drum kit for the Fender name and I'm not disappointed with it at all. Sounds really good through the head phones and probably really good through an amp which I don't have as yet. Only reason not a 5 star is because of the sensitivity which some people may like.