Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hey guys, I'm heading out of here as I bought a Roland TD-20 and sold
my DTXpress 3 kit. I appreciate the help that people have given to me
over the years.

I thought I'd share my opinions in case anyone is considering
switching to Roland. I had my DTX3 for almost 4 years, I bought it
when I started taking lessons. Over the years I had many problems-
bass drum dropping notes and not being sensitive enough with soft
hits, PCY150 crash cymbal cutouts about 1 of every 10 hits, and
overall sensitivity issues. I never felt like the hi-hat mimic'd a
real high hat, either with the stock one, or the RHH130 I bought
later. That said, I managed to get used to all the issues and it
served me well.

I played the Roland TD20 at Guitar Center and was amazed at the
quality. I bought it in Feburary of this year was a little put off at
first by how bouncy the pads were. I tamed them by tightening the
heads more, and quickly grew used to it. I have had zero problems.
Bass pedal works perfect, there are tons of sounds that can be
altered in zillions of ways, and you can upload and download kits and
sounds. By far the best part was the hi-hat. The VH12 in my opinion
is very similar to a real hi hat, and feels extremely linear, as
opposed to the DTX, which felt like it had 3 positions. The Roland
kit just feels great. Sensitivity all across the board is good. With
my DTX, I was always looking to upgrade and buy better pieces. With
the Roland, I'm done, there's no more worrying about hardware and I
can focus on learning and playing.

I know people in here like the Yamaha kits, and so did I for many
years. I'm not bashing it, I'm just being honest. I also know the
price difference is big, $1200 (after my upgrades) vs $4000. I plan
on playing drums the rest of my life and am very glad I made the
decision to upgrade.

Thanks again for helping me out,
Mike