Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

> Stephanie added that the 65 pads seemed to be of better-quality
> rubber. In her experience, they cleaned up good, with a little wipe
> from time to time.

Hey, thanks for the mention, Ed!  I've had the drum set since March of this 
year, and I just cleaned it up again, and it does still clean up well!  The 
key is to have either just a slightly damp rag, enough to get the dust off, 
or to use a moist rag for wiping off and a dry one for drying up the extra 
moisture on the pads.  NO cleaning fluids of any kind are needed.

However, you need someone to verify whether the latest kickpad has had the 
rubber-crumbling flaw worked out.  Before you play on the kickpad and indeed 
find out that the kickpad wears down on the striking surface in small 
crumbling pieces, go ahead and get a bass drum patch to put on the kick pad 
before you play on it.  Yamaha verified through my dealer that putting a bass 
drum patch on there will not void the warranty on the kickpad nor on the rest 
of the drum set.

Stephanie