Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi BH,

I bought the DTXpress I kit about 4 or 5 years ago? New from 
Musician's Friend before the II & III's came out. I bought a used 
DTXpress III module and I use both modules together with my extensive 
added trigger pads and rack extention's. 
Since I got the III module, I've picked up a 3-zone snare pad which is 
cool. I've also added several tom & cymbal pads along with two single 
kick trigger towers to each module, and a separate Hi-Hat trigger to 
each module which I control with one Hi-Hat foot controller with a 
stereo Y splitter I made.

As for the comment on mesh pads, I've never played on one except for a 
minute at Guitar Center, but I'm a guitarist, and bought my ekit & add-
ons for my home studio which I mostly use when I need drums, and I jam 
for fun too. I've never had much of a problem with my wrists hurting, 
but I genereally only play them for about 1-3 hours tops at a time.

As for a good price? It seems that the DTXpress III kit new is about 
$1,000.00 or so and the DTXpress III Special is about $1,300.00 Plus???
Hmmm...chech some sites, as I've seen the prices havent been all that 
different.
You can buy a used older kit, I or II or III, say from ebay? Or a 
music store? I've seen kits go for around $600.00 or less used?
Personally I like to look of the older black rack tubing. But consider 
that the DTXpress I has mostly single trigger pads. That was still ok 
for me cause' I use them for Toms etc...while my extra dule trigger 
pads & cymbal pads get used. No problem cause I have actually 3 
modules for almost endless trigger inputs :o

I think only the III kit came with the kick trigger? I know the I kit 
definately did not. Thrones cost from bout' $40.00 to over $100.00 & 
up.


Good luck, steve








--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "bohiggy" <bohiggy@y...> wrote:
> Considering buying a DTXpress (not II, II etc) ...when were they 
> made?  what are they worth (kickpedal & throne included)?  
> Any 'gotchas' with that unit?  Just looking for your ideas...
> 
> Thanks
> BH