Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi Dan,

If all of your pads are TP60s, you've got the older
version.  You can get used parts to stregthen your
rack fairly easily, in fact I have a bunch lying
around that I keep meaning to post in eBay.  If you're
interested, send me an email (wgardus@...) and
we can talk about it.  I know others reading this may
also have spare components they want to sell...  Walt 
--- Plastic <luigishoulddie@...> wrote:
> thanx man, I think I'll go with the Yamaha TP80S
> though.  I just trust Yamaha much more, as I've been
> using them forever.  I Just want to know if all
> clamps will fit on my bars.  I think I have the old
> set you or someone always talks about not getting. 
> I guess thats my only remaining question.  Thanks
> for the help Walt.
> 
> 
> 
> Dan
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Walt 
>   To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 10:50 PM
>   Subject: Re: [DTXpress] quick i need an answer
> 
> 
>   Yes, all of the models I listed are dual zone,
> which
>   will work on the DTXpress.  I have an SE-102 in my
>   kit.  Both of the Pintech pads are 10", where as
> the
>   TP80S is 8".  Yamaha offers a 90 warranty,
> Pintech's
>   is a lifetime warranty, they are all very
> reliable.
> 
>   Two of them are rubber pads (TP80S and SE-102),
> while
>   the CC-102 is a metal shell with a mylar head
>   (www.edrums.com).  On the rubber pads, the raised
>   ridge around the edge is the second trigger.  I
> have
>   not used a CC-102 myself, so I will let others
> comment
>   on it. 
> 
>   All of the use the same diameter (more or less)
>   mounting rod, but there are many varieties
> offered,
>   and the more sturdy and heavy duty you want, the
>   pricier they get.  If I read your description
> right, a
>   Yamaha TPCL80 might work, but it's tough for me to
> be
>   sure, I can't see what you want to do from here!  
> 
> 
>   My personal preference would lead me away from a
>   rubber headed pad for my snare, but my finances
> keep
>   me from spending $300 on the ones i really want. 
> I
>   have to keep feeding the piggy for a while
> longer...
> 
>   Walt
> 
>   --- Plastic <luigishoulddie@...> wrote:
>   > I am buying locally (Mars Music) so i just need
> to
>   > purchase one of those you mentioned.  Are they
> all
>   > dual trigger?  Also is the second place you hit
> a
>   > raised rim, or a spot on the pad.  Also is there
> a
>   > specific type of mounting or is it just the
> Yamaha
>   > DTX--- mount.  I think I will use that extra pad
> as
>   > a cymbal though, not a second snare.  i think
> the
>   > cymbal pads that come with the DTXPress suck, so
> i
>   > use pads instead.  I think everyone should,
>   > especially if you use 32nd notes on the ride.  
>   >     Lastly which of the dual trigger pads do you
>   > think is the most reliable?  Is Yamaha the
> brand, or
>   > should I mix up my set with pintech?  
>   > 
>   > 
>   > 
>   > Dan  
>   >   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   >   From: Walt 
>   >   To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com 
>   >   Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 10:15 PM
>   >   Subject: Re: [DTXpress] quick i need an answer
>   > 
>   > 
>   >   Hi Dan,
>   > 
>   >   There are many pads you can buy, but first you
>   > need to
>   >   decide if you want new or used ones.  You can
> get
>   > used
>   >   pads (if you are careful) that still are in
> very
>   > good
>   >   shape.  I also will assume for this discussion
>   > that
>   >   you are in the US, and the prices I use will
> be US
>   >   prices.
>   > 
>   >   Lets talk about used pads first.  The main
> choices
>   > you
>   >   have are eBay, classified ads on the web,
> people
>   > that
>   >   offer them on forums - I have used all of
> these,
>   > and
>   >   sometimes I have ended up paying almost as
> much as
>   > for
>   >   new items - sometimes I have found great
> deals. 
>   > The
>   >   risks with these methods are encountering
>   > dishonest
>   >   people who either do not send you a product,
> or
>   > send
>   >   you one that is not as it was described.  To
>   > minimize
>   >   the potential for this, there are services
> that
>   > will
>   >   hold the buyer's money until the buyer is
>   > satisfied
>   >   with the transaction.  One more way to prevent
>   > this is
>   >   to go to a used drum dealer.  Ed at
>   > www.drumbalaya.com
>   >   (I've been there so many times that I can
> actually
>   >   spell drumbalaya right the first time - that's
>   >   progress Ed!) offers pretested used edrum
>   > components
>   >   (and new), and has what must be the biggest
>   > selection
>   >   of them that I've seen.  He tests everything
> he
>   > buys,
>   >   and let's you know what you can expect before
> you
>   > buy.
>   >   His frustration at using the methods mentioned
>   > above
>   >   for his own edrum kit led him to create the
>   > company.
>   > 
>   >   Now for new Yamaha pads, which Ed doesn't
> carry,
>   >   midwestpercussion.com is one place that is
> usually
>   > a
>   >   few dollars cheaper than other places.  There
> are
>   > also
>   >   local music shops that are Yamaha dealers -
>   > sometimes
>   >   their prices can be better than ones on the
> web,
>   >   especially when shipping is considered.
>   > 
>   >   By the way, when you said you wanted a pad
> with a
>   > rim,
>   >   I assumed that you want to be able to make two
>   > sounds
>   >   with this pad, one from the main part of the
> head,
>   > and
>   >   another when you hit the rim, which can be
> called
>   > a
>   >   dual trigger, stereo or dual zone pad.  Let's
> not
>   > get
>   >   into the differences here - there have been
> many
>   > posts
>   >   to the group on that topic that you can find
> by
>   > using
>   >   the search tool.  
>   > 
>   >   Now, what pads work with the DTXpress, for
> less
>   > than
>   >   $100 (new)?  Yamaha TP80S, Pintech CC102 or
> SE102
>   > -
>   >   those are what comes to my mind.  All of them
> will
> 
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