Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I purchased this drum set after trying to compare multiple different sets from different manufacturers. One of the reasons I chose this set was because of the claim that 40 bonus drum lessons we're included. I thought this is awesome for a beginner like my son whom I purchased this for. I figured this would give my son a chance to find out if playing the drums would be something he really liked and it would also get him a bit of playing under his belt before signing up and paying for lessons from a local teacher. After registering the product and signing up with Melodics, he started the lessons only to find out the lessons are limited to 5 minutes per day. 5 minutes? Really? What a joke. What can be learned with only 5 minutes of playing time? Oh, you can unlock the full lessons with no time limit - by signing up for their service and giving a credit card number. The promise of 40 free lessons is a lie and only meant to trick you into purchasing this drum set. I'm very disappointed in Alesis on this fact alone. So now I'm wondering how many other things I read in the item description is also untrue just to get you to purchase. I thought I was purchasing a decent drum set, now I'm not sure. As far as the drum set itself goes, I'm not completely unhappy. It could have better sound when using headphones. We have used multiple different headphones and earbuds while playing and the sound is a little hollow and has echo, and the volume doesn't go up very loud. When connected to an amp with speakers, the sound and volume are fine, but he will have to use the headphones during evening hours to not disturb people, so the bad sound quality is a little annoying. If purchasing, go ahead and buy a set of drum sticks. Those included with this set are cheap and lightweight and you'll want something a little better.