Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hey KLX!  Most of the reasons you mentioned for purchasing an 
electronic kit were the same as mine.  Particularly being able to 
play with headphones, along to external music, and a sick amount of 
sounds that are able to be manipulated causing a stand still in any 
current social life you have.  Electronic drums are easy to record 
with, easy to transport, excellent to practice with, and fun to play 
gigs with.  I think a monster electronic set with three or so 
modules and a ton of extra pads and cymbals looks pretty cool.  The 
audience will be impressed too.  Or they won't even know what the 
hell your playing on.  If your worried about looks why don't you 
throw in some real cymbals or something?  Besides its not about 
shiny oak drums, its about music, its about what you play.  No ones 
gonna care about a crappy drummer on an awesome looking set.  
Besides I have a user defined kit I call "chick magnet" for obvious 
reasons.  Can acoustic drums do that? :)

- UN.H


P.S. I love acoustic drums too.
 


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "KLX Racer" <klxracer@y...> wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I am currently looking at purchasing a DTXpress II kit following 
> many years playing acoustic drums.  My reasons for going electric:
> 
> - I live in an apartment complex, acoustic drums just aren't 
> feasible any longer
> - Practise with headphones and not annoy my wife!
> - Easy to record and jam with the rest of the band quietly at home.
> - Multiple drum sounds
> - Small and light, easily transported to gigs etc.
> 
> We play mostly rock / hard rock, and are looking to use the kit 
for 
> jamming, practise, some home recording, and some small gigs.  Is 
> there anybody else in a similar situation who could offer 
feedback / 
> assurance that I am going the right way?
> 
> The only downsides I can see are that it does not have the 
aesthetic 
> appeal of a fullsize acoustic kit, and it does not have the raw 
> acoustic sound (or does it?).
> 
> Cheers,
> KLXracer