Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Rick,

I took a slightly different approach with sticks, following a suggestion 
from the owner of the local drum store that I bought my set from.  For me 
anyway, the pads have less rebound than a standard drum head, and seemed to 
be harder on my hands than an acoustic set (especially at first).  So I've 
been using sticks that have a rubber coating on the handle, and have also 
been using gloves.  I found that  combination very comfortable for me.  Most 
of the drumming gloves that I've seen are leather, and you can really get to 
sweat in those things.  So what I've been using are gloves that are made for 
shooting guns.  They have a nylon mesh type material on the back so they 
breathe real well.  If you do try the gloves, make sure you buy them tight, 
so that they stretch real snug.  They have a velcro wrist fastener so they 
go on and off easily. Let me know if you need further info on where to get 
the gloves.. I can furnish that for you.

I always used 7A's on an acoustic set.  The rubber coated ones I've been 
using are a 5A, and I'm real happy with them.  And the combo of these sticks 
and the gloves result in less dropped sticks, at least for me.

Hope that helps!

Rolf
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