Mesh heads, and the neighbors downstairs · review
The smaller Alesis mesh kit: an 8-inch snare, three 8-inch mesh toms, three 10-inch cymbals and Alesis-made hi-hat and kick pedals, with a steel rack and 100 free Melodics lessons.
What it amounts to The cheapest way into mesh heads from a maker that supports its kits — with fewer sounds and a smaller snare as the trade.
The Turbo Mesh is the entry point of the Alesis range, and it makes one decision well: every pad is mesh, at the lowest price the company offers it.
That is the decision that matters in a flat. Rubber pads are loud in the room and louder in the floor below; mesh is quiet in both and feels closer to a drum head under the stick. Alesis pairs it with a steel rack, its own hi-hat and kick pedals, sticks, a drum key and the power adapter — everything needed to play on the day it arrives.
The module is modest by comparison with the Nitro Max: ten kits, over a hundred sounds, thirty play-along tracks, a metronome and a drum coach. For a first year of practice that is enough, and the hundred free Melodics lessons are a better use of the first month than a longer sound list would be.
One practical note from the price data: at the time of writing, live offers existed on the German, US and Spanish stores only, and the Spanish price stood well above the German one.
| Configuration | 7-piece: 8" mesh snare, three 8" mesh toms, three 10" cymbals |
|---|---|
| Pedals | Hi-hat and kick pedals made for Alesis |
| Module | 10 kits, 30 play-along tracks, 100+ sounds |
| Practice tools | Metronome, aux input, drum coach |
| In the box | Steel rack, cables, drumsticks, drum key, power adapter |
| Lessons | 100 free Melodics lessons |
| Amazon reference | DE B07HYTRL7D · US B07HYTRL7D · GB B098W4SC3V · FR B098W4SC3V · IT B098W4SC3V · ES B098W4SC3V |
| EAN | 0694318024157 |
Smaller snare (8 inch rather than 10 inch dual-zone), fewer sounds, and no Bluetooth or Zildjian samples. The mesh heads — the part that keeps the noise down — are on both.
Alesis lists the rack, cables, sticks, drum key and power adapter as included, which covers everything needed to play. A throne and headphones are not part of this kit.
7.8/ 10
The cheapest way into mesh heads from a maker that supports its kits — with fewer sounds and a smaller snare as the trade.
Shown because the accessory names this instrument itself.
A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.
Details checked on August 18, 2026.
A first kit for a child or a beginner where mesh heads matter more than sound count.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for musical instruments and gear and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
8-piece mesh · 10" snare · Bluetooth · BFD sounds
An eight-piece mesh kit with a 10-inch dual-zone snare, three 8-inch toms, three cymbals and a kick tower with pedal, on a folding rack — with Zildjian cymbal samples and Bluetooth in the module.
Best for: A serious first kit that will be recorded as well as practiced on.
≈ $400
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Best for: A drummer moving from an acoustic kit who wants the shells, the snare size and the hi-hat action to feel like the one they left.
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Best for: A player past the first year who wants a 10-inch snare, choke cymbals and a path into recording.
