Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Really Inspector, do you seriously expect me to believe that on 5/9/03 11:13
am, "moosetication" <moosetication@...> said:

> --- Paul Bentley wrote:
>> So how old were all these broken bits that are
>> appearing on the list - older than three years?
> 
> Don't know, I'm afraid - I bought my PCY80S pads used from eBay. I
> can find out from the seller, if you want.

I've posed the question because it was the various postings about failures,
wear on bass drum pads etc, that first prompted me to think of creating a
hybrid kit rather than buying a stock DTXpress. I would hazard a guess that
the DTXpress is probably the biggest selling electronic kit because it is
the most affordable. However if within a short space of time most people
look to upgrade parts, or you can expect high wear parts like cymbals to
fail around the three year period, while the short term purchase price was
low , the long term ownership price is high - if you see what I mean!
Pulling together a hybrid kit is a lot more hassle, but could be cheaper in
the long run.

Maybe if enough listers are interested this could be a list questionnaire?

pb