Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

I have a DTXpress IV Special. I bought it in late May and so far my 
splash cymbal quit in the middle of a session. Turned out to be a 
loose output connection. It was fixed locally (I suspect the cause was 
poor soldering) and I got it back 2 weeks later. Now I'm finding the 
low and mid toms to have a "rattle" when I hit them. (not through the 
headphones or speaker - a "physical" rattle).

I use 5B sticks, which are a little on the heavy side, and I do hit 
the pads quite hard. I asked the sales guy if stick selection was 
important, and he said "No". Maybe I should flip the pads over and see 
if the screws loosened up.

Do other players "out there" have issues with non-electronic rattles 
or other strange sounds?

The only rattles I have come across are the cables, if they aren't well routed and velcrod. It is probaby worthwhile checking the screws, as you say, and make sure the rack is leveled on the floor.

Keith.

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Raper" <keith@...> wrote:
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> The only rattles I have come across are the cables, if they aren't 
well routed and velcrod. It is probaby worthwhile checking the screws, 
as you say, and make sure the rack is leveled on the floor.
> 
> Keith.
>I had that rattle before.Its the screw in the pad.you have to open the 
pad,there will be glued in certain part of the pad.take a peek.one of 
the four screw could be loose.if you tighten it.it will be loose in a 
week time again.screw it tight and glue across over the screw head

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "aliasbedok" <aliasbedok@...> wrote:
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> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Raper" <keith@> wrote:
> >
> > The only rattles I have come across are the cables, if they aren't 
> well routed and velcrod. It is probaby worthwhile checking the 
screws, 
> as you say, and make sure the rack is leveled on the floor.
> > 
> > Keith.
> >I had that rattle before.Its the screw in the pad.you have to open 
the 
> pad,there will be glued in certain part of the pad.take a peek.one 
of 
> the four screw could be loose.if you tighten it.it will be loose in 
a 
> week time again.screw it tight and glue across over the screw head
>
Thanks guys. It turned out to be an issue with the telescopic mounts 
(I goofed with the problem description in the original post - it's my 
HIGH and mid toms - not mid and low) I might try sliding a thin piece 
of paper or two in the space, to act as a shim.