Drum Machines ?

[Wesley16]

 Just want to ask all the bass players who are using or have use drum machines in the past what has been
your experience with a particular brand/model. I'm currently in the market for a good used drum machine
to play along with(hard to find a drummer to practice with a beginner bass player..LOL). Any suggestions
would be very helpful.

Have A BLESS & SAFE WEEKEND EVERYBODY!!!!

[mjl422]

I use Propellerheads Reason.  They have some nice drum loops to practice to.

[godsbassman2000]

I have this one.

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Alesis-SR-16-Stereo-Drum-Machine-100303451-i1154731.gc

[MikeGee]

-I have this.

http://www.zzounds.com/item--ZOMB21U

-If I were in the market now, I'd get one of these.

http://www.zzounds.com/item--ALESR16

http://www.zzounds.com/item--ZOMSB246

http://www.zzounds.com/item--ZOMMRT223

[Main5playah]

I use the Zoom RT-233 Drum Machine, I selectged this model based on the fact that it included Bass Tracks.
Incredibly comprehensive Drum & Bass rhythm machine

70 built-in Drum Kits and 12 different Bass Sounds

13 Touch-sensitive pads each with 3 banks, totaling 39 sounds per kit

440 Preset Patterns cover all musical styles and time signatures

Create and store up to 550 rhythm patterns

FAST (formula assisted song translator)

Groove Play Mode for DJ-style pattern triggering

[malthumb]

If you consider yourself a beginner, you might want to consider something like a Korg Pandora.  I've had a Pandora PX3B for several years now.  It's a great headphone amp and practice tool that you can put in your pocket and take anywhere.  It has several pre-programmed drum patterns in it, has several effects, abuilt in tuner, and also allows you to record short clips of music and loop it or even slow it down without changing pitch so that you can work out the parts you want to work on.  Now, this is a lot more functionality than the drum machine you asked about, but it may be capable of meeting that need and several other needs you may have in one little box.  The trade off is that the drum settings are limited to what's already on there, but if you are a beginner, there's probably more than enough there to keep you going for a while.

You can typically find them used at a really good price, or you can get a new Pandora PX4D for about $150


  Now I'm actually considering upgrading to the new Pandora PX5D.
http://www.korg.com/KMplay/WMplay.htm?path=http://video.korgusa.com/km/PX5D.wmv


Peace,

James

[bass_mann1]

I have the Boss DR-670, nice sounds and numerous sets, and inexpensive, It works for me

[laj528]

+1 for the Zoom RT-233 I use this to.

[dfwkeys]

Has anyone experienced with the DR -880... it's running around at $495, but wondering if it's worth the investment.  The drums sound so realistic i was thinking of using for recording and for practice as well.

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Boss-Dr--Rhythm-DR-880-Rhythm-Machine-102810678-i1154965.gc

[godsbassman2000]

Has anyone experienced with the DR -880... it's running around at $495, but wondering if it's worth the investment.  The drums sound so realistic i was thinking of using for recording and for practice as well.

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Boss-Dr--Rhythm-DR-880-Rhythm-Machine-102810678-i1154965.gc

I hope this is helpful.
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/product/Boss/DR-880/10/1