Did you really just try to argue in favor of e-kits by comparing electronic/acoustic drums to electric/acoustic guitars? Lawl. Your comparison does not apply, in the least bit. There are acoustic drums, and electronic drums. There are acoustic guitars, electronic guitars, and electric guitars. An
electronic drum kit is not the drum equivalent of an
electric guitar, rather the drum equivalent of an
electronic guitar (a guitar that emulates a guitar's sound by playing pre-recorded sounds as the instrument is strummed), here is an example of one:
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Yamaha-EZAG-Self-Teaching-Electronic-Training-Guitar-102467248-i1275598.gcA fundamental issue with the drumset is that it is inherently loud. Electronic drumsets were an attempt to remedy this problem, the volume can be adjusted (obviously), at the expense of tonal control (E-kits today have made great progress in emulating drumsets, however there is still no substitute for an acoustic drumset when it comes to wanting the feel and sound of a real set). Guitars are inherently quiet (as compared to drumsets), and don't necessarily need the electronic aspect to function. However much people are manipulating their tone with electric guitar setups, it must be remembered that electric guitar setups are simply an attempt to manipulate the
initial tone provided by an acoustic sound from the guitar. Electronic drum kits, on the other hand, are an emulated sound from the start.
don't argue with these kids, e-kits are #1 for teaching obviously. Because it doesn't matter where you hit the snare or toms, they create the same sound with no variation in tones...cuz thats what happens on a real kit amirite