The mesh-head pads look and feel like a small acoustic drums.
Electronic drum sets are usually more compact than acoustic drums.
Alex has since gone back to acoustic drums.
Taylor would replace the drum machine with acoustic drums.
Experimenting was being done with electric guitar and acoustic drums on stage.
The album moved to an almost completely electronic sound, with the exception of acoustic drums and Bob 1's guitar.
Electronic drums, rather than acoustic drums, are used throughout the album.
The rhythms though are played on acoustic drums, often at a very slow pace.
Burgess's original concept had been to make a machine which could be played by a drummer as a replacement for acoustic drums.
Mesh-head pads look very similar to acoustic drums, and attempt to emulate their feel.