Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi Again Brian,

If your dealer doesn't carry some of the components you want, there 
are lots of places that do.  The Roland is probably very nice, for 
$250 for the V-Custom or $350 for the V-Pro, it should be nice.  I 
would recommend looking at the options before you spend that much for 
your bass trigger.  If it turns out to be what you want, then go for 
it!

As for the High Hat pedal, the HH60 that comes standard is one of 
those pedals that has open closed and somewhere in between, as opposed 
to one that has a range between open and closed.  I upgraded to its 
big brother, the HH80 and haven't missed the HH60 at all.  Maybe the 
play for you here is to use the HH60 as your bass pedal, then buy an 
HH80 to use for your high hat?

If you want to look at other places for prices, Drumbalaya has both 
new and used components (www.drumbalaya.com),  but not new Roland or 
Yamaha stuff.  I have found Midwest Percussion very competitive for 
new Yamaha components, but haven't looked that closely at their Roland 
prices.  
Walt
--- In DTXpress@y..., "Brian" <bfouty@1...> wrote:
> The Drum guy at my local shop told me he's never had any body 
reporting any problems with the KP60, but after discussing this groups 
comments with him, said that I might be better off having him order 
the kit without the kick pad. He recommended a Roland V kick pad with 
the mesh head. Any comments about that from anybody? Or is there a 
cheaper option that works as well. I know that some pintech stuff has 
been mentioned, but he's not a pintech dealer, and doesn't order from 
them. On the bright side of things.... I sat down at the music shops 
older DTXpress, and messed around for about 2 hours..I loved it. It 
tracked very well, and was pretty sensitive. Didn't seem to track real 
well at VERY light playing, but if I understand what I've read on 
here, then that's an adjustment matter?? What about the Hi hat 
pedal?.... It didn't seem to open and close as well as I'd hoped. Can 
the pedal be adjusted to operate a little smoother? The kick drum 
didn't seem to be very loud either. Everything else was loud and 
clear, but the kick just seemed a little low to me. Again...thats 
probably an adjustment thing. Anyway... I loved it, and plan on buying 
the newer model, with a couple of upgrades. Thanks for all the 
comments folks...It's very helpful to us new people that know nothing 
about electronic kits.
>                        Brian
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: hairytrigger 
>   To: DTXpress@y... 
>   Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 11:57 PM
>   Subject: [DTXpress] Re: Kick Pad problem
> 
> 
>   I have owned my DTxpress for a year. I play every weekend, Friday 
and 
>   Saturday nights. I have had no problems with any thing about my 
kit. 
>   The kick tower is a little noisy mechanically, but with the 
on-stage 
>   volume, it is never a problem. It never misses a beat! And I do 
some 
>   double-bass kind of stuff with just one foot, so it has to track 
>   perfectly. I use a tom pad for ride cymbal, it tracks much better 
than 
>   the cymbal pads. (Although the cymbal pads work great for crashes.
>   And I use a pintech concertcast for snare, so I can't comment on 
the 
>   tp60 for snare. But I love my kit. I beat the hell out of it and 
it 
>   has never failed me. Even the 'flimsy' rack and clamps have 
withstood 
>   all the gigs and travel with no breakdowns.....Scott
> 
>   --- In DTXpress@y..., "sorbaduck" <thutto@u...> wrote:
>   > Hello all, has anyone had any problems with their kick pad??  
>   > 
>   > I have been having problems with mine.  Mine seems to go in and 
out. 
>   I 
>   > am not sure if there is a short or what.  I am using the KP60 
kick 
>   pad 
>   > that came with the set. 
>   > 
>   > If I end up purchasing a new one, do you have any sugestions on 
an 
>   > upgraded or better model?
>   > 
>   > Thanks
>   > 
>   > Tim H.
> 
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