Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

How 'bout posting a picture of your kit?  Sounds
GREAT!!  Would like to see it.
Jade
--- oldguydrummer <rdamon@...> wrote:
> Hello to all, I am new here. I have been reading
> your posts for 
> several months now, and you all have to be some of
> the most helpful 
> people on the planet. Super advice givers, Thanks.
>  
> Last summer when I bought my two DtxpressII kits, I
> got the best 
> price I could online and printed out the quote and
> took it to my 
> local Guitar Center Store and they price matched it.
> They even 
> deducted the equalant of the local sales tax. The
> kits were quoted 
> online to come with the basic kit plus a thone, bass
> pedal, 
> headphones and a cd. They price matched and gave me
> the free items 
> lists for each kit. Since I didn't need two thones
> and two 
> headphones, they let me swap them out for better
> headphones, sticks 
> and cables for the $995.99 per kit. In addition,
> since I bought a 
> Roland KC500 at the same time they discounted it to
> $449.99 from 
> their list price of $499.99. Since then I have taken
> other store 
> catalogs in and not only have they price matched but
> they have always 
> beat them. Example, Midwest list a Gilbraltor
> multiclamp for $19.95, 
> they gave it to me for $15. So if your near a Guitar
> Center, it would 
> be well worth it check them out.
> 
> Quick summary of my toy. As you are reading this,
> remember..I have no 
> kids to feed/support/bail out of jail,etc...
> I am just completing phase III of my kit project,
> (which my wifes 
> refers to it as the "Final phase".)
> 
> Phase I was the two kits above plus the Roland
> KC500.
> 
> Phase II, I added three PCY80S and one PCY10.
> 
> Phase III, I added a third DtxpressII module, three
> PCY65s, four 
> PCY10, one BP80, a Mackie DXF12 Mixer and a
> Midiman4x4.
> 
> I also currently building a cable distribution
> system consisting of 
> 1" pvc electrical conduits and LB conduit fittings.
> Each 1" pvc 
> condulet (LB) nicely holds 5 TRS jacks, of which I
> have eight 
> condulets located at varies points around the rack.
> The conduits feed 
> back to two larger condulet fittings (each
> containing 16 TRS jacks)
> and a 4x4 box that contains 8 TRS jacks for a total
> of 40 
> distribution points. All jacks are feed with stereo
> cables. 
> 
> (HeHE, This is the great part about my wife not
> knowing how to use 
> the computer and being able to see what I post on
> the web.)
> 
> My logic for this arrangemtn was: A module uses up
> to 10 jacks, three 
> modules x 10 jacks = 30 jacks which leaves 10 spare
> jacks for now. 
> Now I told my wife that the extra jacks are for
> flexibility to shift 
> pads around, or if something breaks...but...lets see
> 10 spare jacks 
> could be for.....say...a fourth module....in the 
> future...hmmmmmm...could be Phase IV????)
> Any way, I should have the project complete within
> another week or so 
> and I will post some pictures if anyone is
> interested.
> 
> The only thing I need to experiment with is getting
> all the modules 
> to change to the same user kit number by hitting the
> one BP80 (left 
> pad=dec, right pad=inc. When there was just two
> modules, it was easy, 
> but now with three modules, I'll need to dig the
> manuals back, unless 
> someone here knows.
> 
> Again, thanks for all the wonder advice so far.
> 
> OldGuyDrummer
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "liberatusvirus" 
> <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> > Hi KLX,
> > 
> > Here are two good stores, in terms of price and
> service: Drumbalya 
> > (shopping.netledger.com), which deals exclusively
> with electronic 
> > drums, has the kit for $999, though they seem to
> be offering some 
> > kind of discount over that price. Midwest
> Percussion 
> > (midwestpercussion.com), which, as its name
> implies, is a drummer's 
> > store--and a good one. Their price is $995, and
> they throw in a 
> > throne and a kick, which don't come standard with
> the DTX, valued 
> at 
> > $200 or so (other good stores like Riks Music do,
> too, but not 
> > necessarily the same items at the same price). If
> you don't need 
> the 
> > free merchandise, savings are even higher. Most
> stores hover around 
> > the same price for the kit (just under $1000); the
> difference among 
> > them tend to be what they offer free and/or
> whether you like the 
> > vibe, shipping options/cost, etc. If you see a
> much lower price 
> > elsewhere, watch out for the shipping charge;
> sometimes that's 
> where 
> > they git ya.
> > 
> > Ed
> > 
> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "KLX Racer"
> <klxracer@y...> wrote:
> > > Cheers for that, looks like my mind is made up!!
>  The versatility 
> > of 
> > > the electric kit certainly did appeal and I must
> admit that after 
> > > selling my Tama kit late last year I kept all of
> my cymbals, so I 
> > > have a bunch of Zildjians (3 crashes, a splash,
> a china, and a 
> > ride) 
> > > at home which I could easily mount up for a live
> situation.
> > > 
> > > Oh well, time to hit the shopping button I guess
> - any 
> suggestions 
> > > for where I can find the best price.  I am in
> Australia but have 
> > > relatives in the continental US whom I normally
> use for getting 
> > gear 
> > > in the USA.
> > > 
> > > KLXracer
> > > 
> > > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com,
> "underneathheaven" 
> > <realvast@s...> 
> > > wrote:
> > > > 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 
> 
=== message truncated ===


__________________________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more
http://tax.yahoo.com