Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "moosetication" <moosetication@y...> 
wrote:
> --- "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. 

Just what I wanted to hear.  It's the lack of an edge sound in the 
current setup that's annoying me as I feel it's needed to add realism 
to the hi-hat.

> 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.

A photo would be great if it's not a problem.

> 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.

I'll have a word with the guys at Nottingham Drum Centre (quick plug 
for my 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.

Interesting.  I'd assumed that the stabiliser thing (what is the 
correct name I wonder?) would come with the pad.  £14 is indeed an 
outrageous price so I'll definitely look into the bolt coupler idea.

> * 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).

I'm in the UK so the US thing doesn't come into it for me which 
sounds like a good thing in this case.  If only we were having better 
weather :-)