Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

emf wrote:

>--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Kevin Richard" <kevin_richard@b...> 
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>>Glad you aren't trying to rub anything in ;)
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>>I have also never had problems online THOUGH I have a great 
>>relationship with local dealer and I would just buy through them 
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>>new... when I don't and I tell them the deal I got (used) they say 
>>damn I wish I would have found that ;)
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>>Good luck and keep us updated!
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>>OH, I did have an ENGINE stand get lost but UPS made it right and 
>>paid the guy to send me another one!
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>For those of you who are relatively new to the game, Musician's 
>Friend is the web version of Guitar Center. They keep a large 
>inventory and generally have competitive pricing. However, like all 
>high volume, impersonal stores, MF has its share of horror stories. E-
>drummers are well advised to get acquainted drumbalaya.com, which 
>specializes in e-drum equipment from almost every manufacturer under 
>the sun, as well as many of the ancillary products. It's as close to 
>one-stop shopping for drummers who plug into the wall as you'll find. 
>Not only is the selection extraordinary; you can also communicate 
>directly with the people who sell it. And they know what they're 
>talking about. Ed and Charlotte Morin started the store from scratch 
>out of a love for music and electronic drums. You can't do better 
>than that.
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>This brings up another point. Many of the best and most interesting e-
>drum gear is made by cottage-industry companies that are not 
>represented at many, if any, local brick-and-mortar dealer. Many of 
>us have had to rely on the web for years to buy components from 
>Pintech, Hart, Visu-lite, Drum Tech, and any number of other 
>companies. One of the drawbacks is that we often cannot try before we 
>buy. But places like Drumbalaya, as well as forums like this one and 
>others, can make remote decisions less risky. Cultivating a 
>relationship with a local deal is prudent, ethical, and convenient, 
>but sometimes it won't help, especially when the gear is esoteric.
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I can only echo Ed's response: Drumbalaya is Mecca for e-drummers. I 
have never felt like they were pushing me into something I didn't want 
or need; their inventory tends toward comprehensive; their shipping is 
prompt,  and their website has comparison charts that help with 
decisions.  In other words they offer really good retail service in a 
web-based environment. I should mention that  many items have an 
additional discount code which might require you to jump through a hoop 
or two, but the payoff is more than worthwhile. Add to that the free 
shipping and (for most folks) lack of sales tax and I can only reccomend 
them. They did, however mis-type my street address which delayed arrival 
of my kit by ONE DAY but after careful consideration- I have decided to 
forgive.

Creighton