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Electric Drums vs. Acoustic Drums
When it comes to the above question, most 'established' drummers will take their stand, with few drummers not having a preference one way or the other.
Some of the 'Pros' and 'Cons'
Electric drum kits will nearly always win when it comes to convenience. They are simply easier to store away (after you initially get used to assembling and dismantling them), they are easier to manoeuvre up attic staircases (I speak from experience!) and generally easier to transport in a car - while still nleaving space for anything that isn't a drum!
The other main ' pro' is with volume control. If you live in terraced housing for example, you can simply connect headphones and be almost silent - not upsetting any of your neighbours (unless of course you want to).
Most professional drummers will prefer acoustic drums due to the sound quality and general 'feel'. This can, in some cases be explained by the poor reputation that electric drums had in the 80's and 90's - generally sounding more like something from space as opposed to drums. Modern (slightly more expensive) drums seem to, for the most part, have reasonably high quality sounds. These better quality sounds are basically recorded from 'real' drums as opposed to being computer generated. So, generalising, you will be getting roughly the same output if your drumming is for recording purposes.
What I mean by the above statement is that both sounds being played back are essentially the sound of recorded acoustic drums.
Which brings me to another point - recording. When it comes to 'micing' up an electric drum kit, it will simply have one or two cables. When it comes to ‘micing’ up an acoustic kit, it will often need a large number of individual microphones depending on the quality of recording you require and the number of drums and cymbals you are using at the time.
As far as cost goes, you can buy electric drum kits for anything from a few hundred pounds to a few thousand pounds - and the same with acoustic kits. To be buying a 'reasonable' kit of either, you could be expected to pay somewhere in the region of 600-1000 pounds sterling.
However, when it comes to breaking and replacing something on either kit, the expense can start to vary a little more. I recently(ish) significantly wore through the rubber of my electric kick drum and was surprised by how much it was going to cost me as compared to what I expected an acoustic 'skin' to cost. Also, the 'biggest' thing you are likely to break on an acoustic drum is a skin, whereas on a more complicated electric kit, the breakage possibilities are quite a bit greater!
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