Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

bakesmeister wrote:

>Hi All,
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>Just got myself a DTXpress III form Thomann, having come from an 
>Acoustic kit I was wondering whether you chaps use tipped sticks as 
>opposed to wood?.....I was wondering about pad 'wear' etc?
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>Thanks all who reply,
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>Bakes
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I personnally have been using The Akira Jimbo (sp?) sticks from Vic 
Firth- they seem to suit my carpeled tunnel beter than thicker ones. Of 
interest is the fact that the first pair I bought a year and a half ago 
are still just fine- one does not break sticks on these pads. One does 
not get the gnawed-by-chipmunks effect that comes from metal rims and 
cymbals. Many folks like a fatter stick- more like the 5As- but in truth 
you can get volume from the volume control so you don't need to hit as hard.