Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- "prog_uk" wrote:
> Any further advice on using a TP65S for
> the hi-hat?

Do it. Much, much nicer than a pad. The edge works really quite 
acceptably. The only wrinkles I found when adding cymbals were:

* Mounting the hi-hat. I thought long and hard about this one. Being 
under budgetary constraints, an X-hat was out of the question. In 
the end I got an ex-demo Gibraltar multiclamp for £10, and a new DW 
cymbal stacker for about the same, and clamped the latter in the 
former. I'll take a detailed photo if you're interested. I could 
have economized futher by just clamping a long 8mm bolt into the 
multiclamp. You may be able to find something in the spares bin at 
your local drum shop.

* Stabilizers. Yamaha charge an *unbelievable* price for those 
simple l-shaped stabilizer things ... about £14 as spare parts. 
Outrageous. I haven't figured out that one yet. It's not an issue 
for the hat, as it's clamped tight, but it is for the extra crash. 
There are photos in the group from (I think) hairytrigger who made 
one out of a bolt coupler.

* Availability. I punted for TP80s off eBay as I was quoted 8 weeks 
lead time for almost all DTXpress components new. Buying them in the 
US is tricky, as in theory they shouldn't post new Yamaha gear 
overseas (check out Drumbalaya).

Stewart