Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Everyone has made good points, just to add my own:

I too would miss my acoustic if all I had was the DTXpress, no electronic
ever replaces the feel of an acoustic kit.

If you are learning now, then learning on an electronic is like learning to
drive a car with an automatic gearbox instead of a manual.

The Alesis DM% and DMPro are great heads for the money, but once you add on
a rack, some pads and a hi hat pedal, it will cost more than a DTXpress.
The DTXpress is the most complete electronic kit under \ufffd1500UK honest.

If I had the money again, I would probably spend more on a better brain and
look at second hand bargains.  I'm more than happy with the DTXpress,  of
all the budget brains it is the least limited and most professional, but the
DTX2 and particularly the Ddrum3 and TD-10 are much more advanced (at about
3x the cost).

You won't be disappointed so long as you know what you're getting.  It isn't
a drum kit it's an electronic drum kit, there is a difference and so long as
you are aware of that, you should be happy.

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Kleyne <kleyne_r@...>
To: DTXpress@egroups.com <DTXpress@egroups.com>
Date: 18 September 2000 14:08
Subject: [DTXpress] Soon to be New User from Holland


>
>First of all, I will introduce myself. I am Richard from the
>Netherlands and during the last 2 years I'got become interested in
>drums.
>
>To practice at home I am at the moment looking for a electronic
>drumkit. Based on price and specs and this newsgroup I've made a
>tentatively choice for the DTXpress.
>
>Last week there was a expo in Rotterdam (Music-Expo 2000) and there
>was nobody who had any positive attitude towards the DTXpress.
>
>The main items where;
>
>- Cheap sounds in the kit
>- Playability of the pads, especially the bass en cymbal pads.
>- I would got less interested in 2 years because of the limitations
>of the system.
>- It is just to cheap for a complete system
>
>The suggested that it would be better to purchase a Alesis DM5 or D4
>(or Ddrum 4) second hand and some pads of whatever brand.
>
>The problem is that during this expo there wasn't any DTXpress
>available to test it against ie the Alesis.
>
>Are those people making any sense or are they just making themselves
>important and richer.
>
>Are there members in this group who started with the DTXpress and
>after some experience are still satisfied with it? Can it be used to
>play in a band.
>
>Are there some more experienced drummers who are looking for a new
>system (complete or just the module)?
>
>As you can tell by all this, I have become very much in doubt and any
>suggestions are welcome.
>
>Richard Kleyne
>
>PS. Sorry for any errors in the words and the phrases.
>
>
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