Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- Creighton Higgins wrote:

> I went through the same thing. Opened up the cymbal and
> found nothing obviously amiss and realized I had no
> clue as to how to test the rim switch.

Well, snap. Moved the pads around so it's less of a problem (put it 
on a crash/crash rather than the crash/ride, where it was a bit 
obvious when I got the wrong voice).

> So... Bought a Zenbal dual zone from the good folks at
> Drumbalaya and use the old Yamaha as a single-zone
> non-choking pad, much like the ride.

A temptation, but until eurodrummer.com gets some momentum and 
(hopefully) gets real about prices of Pintech tackle in Europe, that 
may have to remain a pipedream. I'd rather wait for a business trip 
to the US and take some home with me than pay the standard obscene 
pound-for-dollar conversion. And while we're on the topic, what the 
heck is pintecheu.com for? It doesn't seem to sell anything, or have 
anything visibly different to the main US site. Why bother?

> note: the Zenbal feels and looks good but is very fussy
> about set-up.

That's disappointing to hear. I have worked my way around the 
peculiarities of the SE-102 which I use as a main snare. Fussy in 
what way?

> I might have been happier buying another Yamaha.

Yeah. Yamaha pads are turning up on eBay in a steady trickle. I 
don't dislike 'em enough to do anything rash right now. I need some 
other things before I start getting uppity with my cymbals. I'd 
rather get a mesh snare first. And a second module before that. And 
a ... and a ... [head explodes]

Stewart (who seems to be grumpy at the moment)