Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Ed,

Thanks for the information.  I think I was roughly correct in the
differences.  I haven't tried to buy one yet, and won't for at least a
month,  so I don't know about the supply situation.   My plan is to
get one around the end of March.  If it turns out to be the III then I
won't complain, but I wouldn't like to be waiting for ages for either.

Best regards, Keith.

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "emf" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "keith1200rs" <keith@k...> wrote:
> > I have read all the posts (I think) and just wanted to confirm that
> > the only significant differences between the II and III are in the 
> box
> > - the pads are the same?  I am thinking of buying the DTXPRESS in a
> > couple of months time and am trying to decide if it is worth hanging
> > on for the III (which may be a while in the UK - not a murmur so 
> far).
> >  Symbol sounds and a new paint job on the rack may not be worth
> > waiting for.  Any comments?
> 
> Hi Keith,
> 
> The standard edition of the III resembles the II, except for the 
> additions and improvements to the module and the collapsible curved 
> aluminum rack. The SP edition has all that plus the new hi hat, the 
> round cymbals (one double-switch, one single switch, and one mono), 
> and the new hi hat on the stand. The SP would certainly be more worth 
> the wait, but it will also cost a few hundred dollars more. You can 
> take some comfort in the fact that if you buy the II now instead of 
> either III, you can upgrade to the three-sound cymbals later; they're 
> compatible with inputs 2, 6, and 7 on the II's module (right, OGD?). 
> You could also buy the new module later a la carte. But I was under 
> the impression that the II was in serious short supply over there, as 
> here, and the dearth will get worse in two months rather than better. 
> No?
> 
> Ed