Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, bkirbas1@y... wrote:
> Hi,
> I have been playying drum for 13 years and I want to buy an 
> electronic drum. I have never tried plyying it dough. I can pay 
> around 1000USD. I am concerned abouth the pad sensivity and 
> triggering performance regarding the e-drum and roland-v. Thank you 
> in advance.

Baris,

For that $1,000 burning a hole in your pocket, you can buy a very 
good DTXpress II. The Roland V-Club, its most visible rival, will set 
you back a little more (and arguably not give you as much). Within 
their respective contexts, the triggering performance of both is more 
than satisfactory. I personally lean toward the yamaha gum-rubber kit 
over the Roland option (not just for price considerations either). 
Roland's mesh options paired with the TD-6 and maybe TD-8 are more 
refined in sensitivity, but they are more expensive than your budget 
allows (and not necessarily better than what Pintech or Hart have to 
offer). As Vern and others have so eloquently pointed out on the 
board recently, potential buyers should realize that e-drums, despite 
similarities with their acoustic counterparts, are instruments in 
their own right, which need to be understood and played according to 
their own characteristics. You'll find that out quickly if you buy 
one, but most people have the time of their lives learning to get 
around on their new e-drums. Once they do, practice on the one can 
pay dividends on the other.

Ed