Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- Stephanie wrote:
> ...kick pad is crumbling on the rubber surface
> where the beaters are hitting it.
> Has anyone had this problem?

Absolutely. Someone else brought it up here, and it prompted me to 
go and look. I've had mine for just two months and it's starting to 
go.

I'm dubious about Yamaha's suggestion to use a softer beater. I'm 
beginning to wonder if the hard, smooth plastic side of the beater, 
rather than the felt side, would be best. The plastic, while harder, 
isn't rough like the felt surface. There is inevitably some lateral 
play as the beater strikes the pad, since despite Yamaha's efforts 
the kick pad just isn't as stable as a kick drum. I suspect it's 
this momentary "rubbing" motion that's causing the wear rather than 
the direct strike itself.

Stewart