Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

-----Original Message-----
From: Andy Griffin [mailto:andygk7@yahoo.co.uk]
Sent: 24 April 2004 08:54
To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DTXpress] Re: bass pedals and input leads ...

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, 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"
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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