Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Garrey Faller <garreyf@y...> wrote:
> Hi,
> I am a new dtxpress user and did some investigation recently.
> In response to some of your questions, see below email I got from 
yamaha directly.
>  
> "The major differences will be the DTXPRESSIII will have improved
> voices. Better rubber on the pads. Snake cable and new rack system. 
Our
> opinion would be the new DTXPRESS unit over the older one. The 
warranty
> on DTXPRESS units is one year parts and labor. If you have any 
further
> questions, please call us at (714) 522-9000 or email us. Thank you."
>  
> 
> "The DTXpress was discontinued in 2002 and the DTXpress II 
wasdiscontinued in 2004. Yamaha Customer Supportycasupport@y..."
> 
> 
> Also, EMF (ed) helped me alot with being able to tell the 
difference between the different units. See his recent 
posts..basically a 3 says 3 on the unit, 2 says 2, and the original 
says nothing...I had to investigate this because guitar center tried 
to sell be an original unit as a dtx2. I could have gotten ripped 
off. Anyway, it didnt competely work and I returned it for a new dtx3.
> 
> Good Luck. I am also new to drums  and it sounds like you have had 
much more progress than my simple banging on the drums.
> 
> Garrey
> 
>  
> 

Thanks Garrey,

It is good to get the same answer from several sources - basically 
you say the same thing Ed did. Also, it is good to see that there are 
other newbies in the group so I don't feel like I am alone in the 
world of Dave Weckls or Jim Keltners.

Thanks again,

Jyrki