Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Very good point about the interface.  Also a good point about the 
evolutiveness of the II/III.

After I wrote the original post I also ran accross Roland's V-Compact 
Special Edition.  It has a mesh snare and the cymbals (including the 
hi-hat) are round.  I like the idea about him getting used to hitting 
cymbals that look like cymbals and more importantly a hi-hat that 
resembles a hi-hat.  Does anybody have any input on that?  Would like 
to hear if anybody has had a kid learn on an edrum with a regular pad 
(one that doesn't look like a cymbal) for the hi-hat and if that made 
it harder to learn or transition to acoustics.

Also, sorry about the boldness, does anybody have an opinion about 
the V-compact (good or bad)?  I've had a DTXpress III Special and now 
have a DTXtreme IIS as my set so I know that I could make a III 
Special do what I need, but there's an $800 difference from the V-
compact.

Again, any input would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Jaime
--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Santana Moll" <santanamoll@...> 
wrote:
>
> Maybe the buttons and interface of the Xplorer are more simpel for 
a kid to
> use.
> 
> 2007/5/12, uac235 <jvillamil@...>:
> >
> >   Hello,
> >
> > I was considering putting a kit together for my 5 year old. I was
> > debating between a dtxpress II/III or a dtxplorer. The dtxplorer 
is
> > attractive for this purpose because it seems smaller, but I think 
I can
> > get more for the money with a dtxpress II off of eBay. Has anybody
> > done this? Any suggestions are welcome (including other brands or
> > kits).
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jaime
> >
> > 
> >
>