Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Ok, my $0.02... :)

Have you considered selling *just* the frame rather than populating it
with pads? If there is someone who has an e-kit and wants something more
portable and quicker to setup, you might be able to capture a market
right there.

If the unique selling position is the portability, it might be
"reinventing the wheel" to try and add pads. If you provided mount kits
for Pintech, Roland, Yamaha, etc, then people with *existing* kits could
use your frame.

For those who do not have an e-kit or existing pads/modules, you could
offer it pre-populated with their choice of pads/modules from the various
manufacturers who have spent ridiculous numbers of man-hours trying to
craft the "perfect pad".

This approach would make your patented "quick setup frame" an option for
*all* e-drummers, even those who already have a bunch invested in their
own pads and modules, while cutting down your cost for the product and
relieving you of a bunch of headaches ( i.e. R&D, pad replacement/repair,
compatibility testing, stocking, manufacturing etc.). If the main
"invention" is the frame, then... Why not just sell the frame..?

Vern

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