Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

That's cool.  I looked at tons of racks and the only one I really 
liked was yamaha's dtxtreme rack.  And as far as the price for 
roland's sets, I am building my set right at half the price of the 
most expensive roland vdrum kit.  If I were to buy a kit for the 
price I am paying, it would only come with 2/3 of the pads that I am 
going to add, and the rack wouldnt even allow to expand any more 
pads.

Oh, I just got the td-8 module, rack, and some of the pads today, 
and let me tell you, the sound quality of the module and triggering 
of the pads are by far the best I have ever heard and played.  All 
of the good reviews that I have heard are true... :-)

The pads I got today are the rubber pads, and the sensitivity on 
them are outstanding.  I can even use brushes on them, which I did 
not think I would be able to, and definately couldn't do on my 
dtxpress set. (no offense to the set, it was a great first set and 
great when I lived in an apartment, but for live performance, the 
rolands are outstanding)  I thought only the most expensive PD-100 
and PD-120 pads would be sensitive enough to use brushes, but I am 
glad i was wrong...

later...




--- In DTXpress@y..., "clementpoon" <wifebeater@t...> wrote:
> I'd say go DTXtreme all the way. It's half the price of the top of 
> the line V-drum set and is comparable. Ebay has lots of deals on 
> these sets. But if you do decide to go your route, then go with 
> Gibraltar hardare. Their stuff is MUCH cheaper and MUCH sturdier. 
I 
> have a GRS350C (http://www.gibraltarhardware.com/?
> fa=detail&mid=262&sid=85&cid=31) holding up my mix of Roland and 
> Yamaha hardware (Email me if you want pics). Clamps and rod mounts 
> of at least half the price of Roland or Yamaha, AND, as a bonus, 
> it's all metal construction. The Yamaha and Roland mounts just 
feel 
> cheap compared to them. Well, that's my 2 cents..!
> 
>      clem..
> 
> --- In DTXpress@y..., "Tim" <majestic144@y...> wrote:
> > Well, this is a sad day (and a happy one...)
> > I am selling my dtxpress set.  It's all standard equipment, 
> > purchased from MusiciansFriend a year ago.  Plus an extra 
dtxpress 
> > module (I bought the second module about a month ago).
> > 
> > I can sell them separate or together...
> > Give me an offer if you are interested, otherwise I might put 
them 
> > on ebay...
> > 
> > The reason I am selling?
> > I have decided to build a roland v-drum set... 
> > 
> > Here are the specs on what I am building, if anyone is 
> > interested... :-)
> > 
> > 1 yamaha dtXTREME rack 
> > 1 Roland TD-8 module
> > 1 Roland FD-7 hihat pedal
> > 1 Roland KD-7 kick drum pedal
> > 4 Roland PD-7 8.5" single zone pads
> > 3 Roland PD-80 8" single zone v-drum pads
> > 2 Roland CY-6 12" dual zone cymbals
> > 1 Pintech CC102ST Dual zone 10" snare pad
> > 1 Pintech 6" Nimrod
> > 1 Pintech 10" Single zone Cymbal
> > 1 Pintech 14" Single zone Cymbal
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > later,
> >   -Tim