Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Jay" <jayluv6@y...> wrote:
> have any of you noticed that when you switched to e-drums you
> developed blisters in new and unusual places on your hands? what's 
the
> deal with this? the middle finger on my left hand has a big nasty
> blister from hitting the snare pad that i did not have when playing
> acoustic drums. my theory is that a mesh head trigger would cause 
much
> less blistering because of the natural 'bounce' of it. hitting that 
8"
> rubber pad must be doing this.

Jay, 

When I started playing the rubber pads, my fingers blistered a lot. 
But since I primarily use match grip, my middle finger wasn't 
affected much. It would stand to reason that the middle finger on the 
left hand would suffer on rubber with a traditional grip. One benefit 
of playing meshes, besides the relative lack of noise, is that it's 
easier on your joints and skin. But you'll still need to change those 
blister points into callouses and play regularly to keep them that 
way.

Ed