Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Whats up Hairy!  I might not have a monster kit yet, but I really 
really want one!  I love seeing photos of other peoples kits, small 
or large, electronic or acoustic!  I love getting ideas about what 
my set will be in the future and envisioning it!  Theres also the 
fun part of budgeting that future too! :)  I knew from the very 
start I wanted a larger kit than your basic five piece.  A couple of 
weeks after I got my DTXpressII I checked ebay for a pm-16 so I 
could start to add to my set.  Now my every paycheck goes into 
buying some extra for my kit!  I'll post a new photo of it tomorrow!

-UN.H


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "hairytrigger" <artifax@i...> wrote:
> I am reading and enjoying the descriptions and photos of some 
members' 
> "Monster Kits.' I have resisted this urge. It is powerful!
> One of the main reasons I switched to Electronics was the 
portability 
> and onstage space factors.
> When I played acoustic, I had a lot of extra stuff: many toms, 
many 
> cymbals; Cowbells, tambourines,etc. I needed all this stuff. But, 
I 
> never played all that stuff on any one song. 
> 
> When I bagan triggering my acoustic kit, I added 3 extra pads for 
> accessories. One was a home-made device I put in front of my 
HiHats to 
> trigger a cowbell or tambourine while playing the hats.
> 
> Now that I have gone all electronic, I find a basic kit works 
great 
> for my needs. Snare (dual-zone), HiHat, Kick, 3 Toms, 2 Crashes, 
Ride, 
> and two or three extra pads for the percussion accessories. When I 
> need something different, I just switch kits.
> 
> My only problem is the basic kit takes up all the inputs. I could 
> manage one accessory pad if i do without the dual zone snare.
> 
> So I had to add another module or trigger interface for a couple 
lousy 
> pads.I tried the Roland SPD-6, but it had a terrible cross-talk 
> problem.
> 
> I have a Roland TD-5, and a PM-16 that I am alternating. I can't 
> decide which I like best. The PM-16 is kind of unweildy, but I can 
use 
> the XPress sounds. The TD-5 has some very cool sounds, plus it is 
> almost exactly the same size and shape as the XPress.
> 
> I was wondering, is this how the 'Monster Kits' began? You had the 
> extra inputs, so you had to fill them up?
> 
> Just wondering....Scott