Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "rolf_baehr" <rbaehr@h...> wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> Wonder if anybody has recommendations to replace the somewhat 
klunky 
> Yamaha HH60 pedal?  I have already replaced the stock bass kick pad 
> with an S&S Stealth trigger, and love it.  What are others using 
> sucessfully for high hat pedals?   I am using the original DTxpress 
> kit.

Hi Rolf,

Good to hear from you again--one of the DTXpress pioneers. Yamaha's 
HH80A, from the first DTXtreme, is basically the same style as the 
60, but covers more ground between open and closed--if you can find 
it. The HH65 from the DTXpressII seems to have received a good 
reception as well. Everyone of these controllers, however, suffers to 
some extent from a constricted area between open and closed, which we 
investigated on the board a while back. If you can wait a month or 
so, the DTXpressIIISP hi hat, which is on a traditional stand, might 
be worth serious attention, though no one in this country has had 
access to it outside of NAMM. You can check out the video for the 
entire DTXpressIII kit from a link in our recent archives or at 
Harmony Central. Another hi hat on a stand--this one with two cymbals 
that actually open and close--is the Yamaha-compatible Visu-lite RHC. 
It is based on the electronics of the HH80A, but if you like 
something that simulates the action and feel of an acoustic hat, it 
may deserve consideration. It requires a bit of setting up, and, from 
what I've heard, it might not be as road-worthy as the others. I must 
also admit to lending a hand in its creation. 

Ed