I had to find out myself...I had doubts sure.
as of last night I now have a wire in kick pad that has broke loose, and a snare rim that stopped triggering....maybe that was what was causing the false triggering. POS kit, Alesis you have a good product NEW.....but, it's always sad when the test of time exposes the bad quality of products.
So Phil...the point I was getting at is if OSP uses the same pads as Alesis, and the OSP kits are under $299....all we are paying for is the module. Alesis had a module and decided "hey" lets throw some POS pads that every cheap ass kit uses and call it a high-end kit. No wonder the pads can't hold up to stage use....would you take a OSP kit or simmons on stage?
Hell No....
I see what you are saying. Thanks for the clarification.
I agree with you that your kit should not have those problems. It sucks that those issued happened on stage. If you were to keep the kit I would be contacting Alesis about these issues.
I do think that when you buy a DM10 kit you are mainly paying for the module. I have always stated that for the price the kit is good. As a DIY'er (and yes, I do enjoy taking off the shelf products and making them better) The DM10, I feel is easy to upgrade and repair if need be. My problems have been minor and easily correctable. With that said, it is not a perfect kit by any stretch, but for many it serves it purpose. I would have to admit however that people (know matter how true it is in some peoples minds) they don't like there drum set being called POS. I feel there are more tactful ways to say that.
As to the question of would I play out with OSP or Simmons...
For OSP, not without some changes and/or upgrades (the rack being a major issue for me why I would not use it), I don't like the OSP (standard Medeli product) modules they are what they are for the price but not for me.
For Simmons, I know of a couple people who gig out with the Simmons SD9K (Medeli makes their stuff, some of it is exclusive to Simmons). I think I would most likely have to change out the rack, but other than that I would give it a shoot.
So yes, out of the box (meaning no mods what so ever) I would not gig out with OSP or Simmons.
I didn't even gig out with an "out of the box" (or unmodified) Alesis DM10 kit, but I bought a DM10 Pro Kit because of the rack. I knew from the get go that the rack on the Pro is better suited for gigging than the studio. I did my mesh conversion (I personal like the feel of mesh, I've been playing on mesh since 2001.), a few minor upgrades like mounting the module on its own stand and mounting the snare on its own stand. These two mods were done to eliminate most of the cross talk inherent in the "out of the box" kit. I also reconfigured the rack (using the DM10 supplied rack equipment) to a four leg configuration (much better config to me). I have gigged out with this set-up and have not had any issues.
So, to answer your question...To gig out with any drum kit, I would like it to be at least damn close to professional grade. If anyone wants that out of the box, you will have to pay a lot more money.
I know this is getting long, please hang in there..
I do know Alesis is rather small compared to Roland or Yamaha. They just started making their own modules again as of a couple years ago. It will take some time for them to start making their own drums (That is slowly happening as well). I'm hoping that the successor to the DM10 Pro kit will be the giggable kit "out of the box" that you and I are talking about.
Again, Orangeblood thank you for humoring me.
I hope you stick around after you sell your kit.