Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Picked up the kit yesterday - decided on a premier pedal because it 
had two chains which made the pedal feel a bit more sturdy, and side 
by side, seemed as good as the Tama - set it up last night and had 
a "go" - excellent.
Will need to read the manual properly as I just turned it on and got 
right on with it - I was a little dissapointed with the quietness of 
the hi hat and was a little worried until I found ( by pressing some 
buttons ) that it could be turned up ;o)
Does everyone find they have the volume on full ? like I said - must 
read the manual...! Very impressed with the "feel" of the pads - 
surprisigly bouncy feel - not what I expected - much better.
having all the wires labelled made set up peice of cake - 1 minute to 
do and they are tied at pints to make it like one bunch instead of 
wires everywhere.
I have my old Pioneer hi fi headphones which are open backed so 
definately need some new ones to stop the pad hit noise.
Really impressed with the bass drum - nice and powerful.

I followed the advice and went for Zildjian sticks ( 5A's ), but had 
to return them when they turned out to be totally missmatched - one 
was 2.1g, the other was 1.3g !! - I took some scales to the shop to 
make sure the next set was matched  - took a set of nylon tipped 
second time - find them better than the wood tips - don't mark the 
pads!
Up to now - very pleased, snare drum could do with being a little 
higher though, may have so take some bits off and rejig the frame
a little.
so ... Kit, sticks, Premier pedal, and a premier throne - £770... not 
a bad deal?

Trouble is, aircon packed up on the car after I fetched the kit - 
£500 to repair ...oh aye ... typical :o(

Cheers for the advice chaps ...

Andy

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, <nicholas.gunn@b...> wrote:
> Just bought some Zildjian 5A Dip sticks yesterday. They have about 
4 hours
> use and I really like them. I have been using the Nylon tipped 5A's 
for a
> while and these were nearly as good as the dipped sticks. Not too 
bad a
> price either, #7.50 should be all you pay if its more tell the shop 
they are
> charging too much........No No they should be willing to chuck at 
least on
> set of sticks in with the kit.
> 
> On the Pedals I tried a nice Dixon pedal yesterday it was about #75 
and I
> really liked it. I currently used the baby TAMA and that is fine, 
you wont
> go wrong with that if its priced at #50.
> 
> gunny
> 
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: emf [mailto:liberatusvirus@y...]
>   Sent: 22 April 2004 21:43
>   To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
>   Subject: [DTXpress] Re: bass pedals and input leads ...
> 
> 
>   --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Andy Griffin" <andygk7@y...> 
wrote:
>   > Hi all
>   >
>   > Hopefully picking up my DTXpress III tomorrow - I'm going to 
need a
>   > bass pedal and have been looking at the Tama HP200 ( baby 
cobra ? )
>   > looks like a good pedal and can get one for #50 with the kit - 
is
>   > this a good choice or are there better ones ( for around the 
same
>   > money )any advice ?
> 
>   Congratulations, Andy. Personally, I find it hard to make
>   recommendations about staples like pedals and stands, partially
>   because my references are spotty and partially because of the old
>   adage about one man's meat (or vegetables). With low- to mid-level
>   kick pedals, the variables aren't that wide; most of the name 
brands
>   should do fine. I always liked the entry-level Yamaha, but I'm 
sure
>   that the Tama is just as good. You are unlikely to suffer buyer's
>   remorse whatever you happen to choose at that price. But you can
>   nitpick the really expensive ones to death.
> 
>   > Also - will be wanting to input some tunes to play along to
>   possibly
>   > from a Discman - assume you need a lead with a jack plug on 
either
>   > end to do this and take the external speaker socket from a CD
>   player
>   > to the input of the brain ?
> 
>   For most discman-type players, you'll need a stereo cable with 
1/8"
>   plugs, which is exactly what's necessary for the aux, input on the
>   DTXPU. If you run a cable from the back of a full-sized CD player,
>   you'll need an RCA to 1/8" adaptor on the DTX end. If you use
>   headphones with it, don't press the discman's into service; it 
won't
>   work. Post if you need recommendations.
> 
>   > Anyone got any advice about sticks - the rubber half coated ones
>   read
>   > up well - best choice ?
> 
>   Just a few days ago, we had a string of posts (again) about 
sticks. I
>   won't rehearse it. We tend to emphasize keeping them on the 
slender
>   side both to allow the module do the work of creating volume and 
to
>   protect the components from brute force. I like the Zildjian 5A 
DIPs,
>   at least until the rubber wears away, but there's no universal
>   "best." Chances are that if you had a favorite style/size years 
ago,
>   you can resurrect it now--unless, of course, it was a bludgeon.
> 
>   Keep us informed.
> 
>   Ed
> 
> 
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