Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi, guys. 

Regarding "the purchaser of the "other Yamaha kit" who cancelled the DTXpress, get the hell off our board!!! Ha. Just kidding." 

That's me.  : )

Just wondering if you guys are satisfied with your hi-hat pedals. I can't seem to get mine to behave like the real thing (which may or may not be the point).  It's either open or closed with no in between. And I really have to remind myself to keep pressure on it, to keep it from creeping open. As for responsiveness, forget it. I know mine is a slightly different model than the Xpress version, but I played it too in the shop and same thing.

Have any of you been able to set it up satisfactorily?

Sticks...

I starting out with my trusty, acoustic-days-nylon tip, Regal Tip 5As,  but found them too flexy at the ends when pounding the rubber--all bounce, not enough oomph. So I began to test drive a few alternatives.  I went up to Zilgian 5Bs for their stiffness, but found 'em too heavy. So back to 5As again, but with wood tips, not nylon (can't explain it, they just feel better on the pads)  and not so tapered at the ends, finally settling on Rimshot Progrip 5As with wood tips and rubber handles (again can't explain it, they just feel better on the pads, especially the cymbals) .  Now I am happy.

FWIW...

The other day while drumming on my Yammy to kill time before my hockey game (I'm a goalie),  I realized that my hobbies seem to surround me with rubber disks.




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pete

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