Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Theguy Withnoeye 
<theguywithnoeye@y...> wrote:
> Hi everybody,
> 
> I've been experiencing a problem, sometimes after an
> hour or so of playing on my DTXpressII the HH pedal
> gets stuck, like in a middle position, I can't get the
> open HH soundjust the middle and closed sounds, and
> the foot splash sound, I've tried changing the cable
> but it seems to be something internal, then after a
> while it starts to work fine again.
> 
> Any recommendations on this?, should I just open it
> and see?, do you recommend sending it to yamaha?, I
> wonder what if they can't replicate my problem.

Pedro,

Since the difficulty is intermittent, it does seem like something is 
amiss in the controller, perhaps faulty contact with the element at 
the pedal's top position. OGD has pictures of an open KP65 in the 
Photo section (he also might have a more definitive answer). You can 
take a look and see what the problem area looks like. If the unit is 
new, a call to Yamaha would probably get you another one. You 
shouldn't have any responsibility to repair a new product. The store 
where you bought it might help, but many members (including me) have 
had great success going through Yamaha directly (the store is likely 
to say so, too). Yamaha may try to help you troubleshoot the problem 
first; if that doesn't work, they'll just send you another one.

Ed