We bought this drum for our son for a Christmas gift and it might just be his favorite this year.  We wanted some kind of drum that our son could experiment with because he loves music.  Many of the solo drums that are available in places like Guitar Center have sharp nuts and bolts on the underneath that can cut up some fingers.  We liked this drum because it has nothing like that and is very safe.  It is also very durable and seems like it will last a long time and take whatever abuse our son can dish out.  It sounds great and he loves using the included drum sticks or just his hands to play it.  We are so happy with this product that we are going to get some more Remo drums of different sizes, they are awesome!