Questions about drum machines???

[JmJ]

You might like the Boss DR5. No longer made but turn up on ebay. Has a "guitar" input, battery powered (practice outside!) you can also program chord changes to play over.
Of course you can program a click with any sound on the machine.

 

[suitlandkid2005]

My son's guitar teacher recommended to Alesis SR-16. They seem to range between $50-$80 on Craigslist and eBay. I need to get a new metronome first, then we'll pick up one of those. I too prefer not to sit in front of the 'puter when I practice.

Thanks..I will check those out.

Zoom, Boss and Alesis make them.
The upper-end Zoom and Alesis have bass sounds, which I know is what we play, but they're nice when you play **shhh**guitar.
I have the Zoom RT-223 and I really like it.
Everybody's right about finding them used. I see them all the time on craigs.
Good luck.

S.

Lol...thanks for the info.

You might like the Boss DR5. No longer made but turn up on ebay. Has a "guitar" input, battery powered (practice outside!) you can also program chord changes to play over.
Of course you can program a click with any sound on the machine.

I think this is exactly what I need. I want something where I can play with a drum beat and some guitar chords as well when I am by myself. Thanks...

 

[Jonny B]

Couldn't your drum machine work as your metronome too? Why not just get the one?

I hate the beeps that most digital metronomes make and prefer to setup a more beat-like sound which you can do with the drum machine.

Yup. If you're planning to get a drum machine anyways, skip the metronome.

 

[froglips]

No one has mentioned the DR-880? This has got to be the best drum machine still out there, and it is like 5 years old now or something like that.

Anyway, this thing costs a few hundred dollars or so, but it flat out kicks arse! ... And you can even plug in your bass/guitar, and play with the bass and drums already in the machine.

Another option, that only costs like 100 bucks, is a program called BIAB (Band in a Box). All you have to do with this is type in some chords and BIAB does all the rest for you. The insturment sounds are very MIDI sounding, but the drums sound very good. This is probably the best virtual band there is on the market to practice with for the money.

Or you could go the "Reason" route too. This is like 300 bucks, but the learning curve to get it to do what you want is the equivelent of taking college courses for a year or two... not to mention that you will need some decent speakers and a good sound card for your PC as well.

Good luck!

 

[ryco]

I use a little Roland TR-505 which is programmable. I've had it since the 80s so I'm sure you could find one very cheap.