Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Vernon Graner" <vern@t...> wrote:
> As a bass amp, does it actually have enough high frequency response 
to
> make realistic cymbal sounds? I haven't heard it but I would 
imagine a
> Bass amp would top out at about 6khz to 8 khz... To get close to
> reasonable cymbal sounds, I would guess you'd need at least
> 10khz-15khz... Do you know what the frequency response the amp you 
got
> has?

Ken,

I'm going to second Vern and Steph. Forgetting power, headroom, 
design, and other considerations for the moment. Bass amps produce 
only a fraction of the frequencies that an e-drum is capable reaching 
because bass guitars don't need them. Forgive me if I sound pedantic, 
but you may think that the amp is doing an adequate job only because 
you have no basis for comparison. I don't know how many times I 
reached a certain fairly lofty plateau in audio, thinking that the 
sound couldn't possibly get any better only to find out that I was 
wrong; you have barely scratched the surface with a 60 watt bass amp 
connected to an electronic drumkit. If the store where you bought the 
amp is so accommodating, ask if they'll let you take home a modestly 
powered keyboard amp, like the Roland KC550 or its equivalent, to 
hear what you might be missing. If your ears don't register a 
difference, or enough of a difference, to justify all the crowing 
that we've done, more power to you.

Ed