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DTXpress I and KP-80S

DTXpress I and KP-80S

2011-05-15 by mrpink52

Hello everyone,
I know I am about 10-15 years late to the show, but I bought a used DTXpress I today as my first kit :)
Will be picking it up in  a few days and am pretty excited. I also purchased a Basedrum KP-80S for like 15$ (it was a spontanious ebay buy) without really knowing wether the two are compatible.
Does anyone know if I will have any problems using this base drum with the DTXpress I?
Is it a better basedrum module then what comes with the stock DTXpress I?
Anyhow, I am not sure how active this group is anymore, but I figured I would try my luck :)
Greetings,
Mr. Pink

Re: DTXpress I and KP-80S

2011-05-16 by keith1200rs

I must admit I am not sure about the difference between the KP80S and the KP80A (which is in the DTXpress manual) and cannot find any manuals for the KP80.  My guess is it will work fine - all newer models list all kick pads as needing setting KP in the trigger menu including the KP80S.  

I am not sure why this group is so quiet nowadays.  The same seems to be true of the DTXtreme group and the official DTXperience forums also seem quiet.

Keith.

Re: [DTXpress] DTXpress I and KP-80S

2011-05-16 by DONALD L JR TAYLOR

HI MrPink52,
 Congrats on your purchase !! :) Welcome to the club & Never, ever consider 
yourself "late to the show." Just enjoy the fact you are able to afford the 
price of admission considering the "Great Recession."
   It's never too late.  I got my DTXpress via a nice family about 2 years ago 
after constantly visiting my local Best Buy & playing their set (I brought my 
own headphones to avoid ''couties" the name given GERMS from the early 1960's.)
    I then sold a vintage synth & was able to afford a DTXtreme 'brain.'   
That's the beauty of these drum kits--you can upgrade w/o having to take a 
beating on reselling what you already paid your hard earned cash for.  All I 
know, the $ I've saved by playing my electro-drums rather than seeing a 
psyche-Doctor has more than made up for any expence.
 Now to your question about the KP-80S---I am NO expert but if you were in the 
"CASH-CAB" gave me a 'shoutout'  I'd tell you you invested in a damn good backup 
BASS drum. :)  jUST KEEP IN MIND THERE ARE ELECTRONICS INSIDE that pad--so don't 
kill it w/ a heavy foot.  My set didn't come w/ a bass, so i had to look all 
over e-bay for one--I caught a break especially, when u find that a new one goes 
for $60+tx.  As for will it be better , equal or worse than the stock one--to 
me...that's purely subjective.
   ENJOY the fact that you will never have to buy a drumhead or chop up your 
sticks from rim-shots...again. Oh yea, I wish I had these in the 60's so my Old 
Man (a drummer himself) wouldn't have yelled at me every time he came home from 
work to 'tone it down'  or all the old farts at gigs who complained "it's too 
loud !"  even during Big Band Music (U may be too young to remember the Big 
Bands of the 30's & 40's. I was 8 when I played that old fart music in my pop's 
band--but the $ I made doing those songs kept me from having a paper rout AND 
bought me cool stuff  like a GE 12 transistor radio !! AND a new 3-gear English 
bike... How's that for cool stuff !)
   Now, if i could only afford another YAMAHA  that would be a YAMAHA PSR-S910 
!!!
     So Rock ON My Pink  :)   ROCK ON.
Best of luck w/ the new set.
Regards,
Don (So. Florida)


 St. Jude help us all.




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Re: DTXpress I and KP-80S

2011-05-17 by mrpink52

Thanks for the nice welcoming.
Can't wait to get started with the drumming, am going to pick up the set tomorrow.
Thanks for the answers so far, sounds like the base drum should work fine.
I have yet another question, The description in the ebay auction said it was a DTXpress II, but the more I compare the images from the auction to images in the net, the more it looks like a DTXpress I.
Could someone verify this? Do the images show a DTXpress I or a DTXpress II (I am from Germany, so keep in mind possible differences in color or whatever between the US and Europe versions? )
I would just like to know before I pay for a DTXpress II and get a I :-/
Thanks again,
Mr. Pink

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, DONALD L JR TAYLOR wrote:
>
> HI MrPink52,
> Congrats on your purchase !! :) Welcome to the club & Never, ever consider
> yourself "late to the show." Just enjoy the fact you are able to afford the ;
> price of admission considering the "Great Recession."
> It's never too late. I got my DTXpress via a nice family about 2 years ago
> after constantly visiting my local Best Buy & playing their set (I brought my
> own headphones to avoid ''couties" the name given GERMS from the early 1960's.)
> I then sold a vintage synth & was able to afford a DTXtreme 'brain.'
> That's the beauty of these drum kits--you can upgrade w/o having to take a
> beating on reselling what you already paid your hard earned cash for. All I
> know, the $ I've saved by playing my electro-drums rather than seeing a
> psyche-Doctor has more than made up for any expence.
> Now to your question about the KP-80S---I am NO expert but if you were in the
> "CASH-CAB" gave me a 'shoutout' I'd tell you you invested in a damn good backup
> BASS drum. :) jUST KEEP IN MIND THERE ARE ELECTRONICS INSIDE that pad--so don't
> kill it w/ a heavy foot. My set didn't come w/ a bass, so i had to look all
> over e-bay for one--I caught a break especially, when u find that a new one goes
> for $60+tx. As for will it be better , equal or worse than the stock one--to
>; me...that's purely subjective.
> ENJOY the fact that you will never have to buy a drumhead or chop up your
> sticks from rim-shots...again. Oh yea, I wish I had these in the 60's so my Old
> Man (a drummer himself) wouldn't have yelled at me every time he came home from
> work to 'tone it down' or all the old farts at gigs who complained "it's too
> loud !" even during Big Band Music (U may be too young to remember the Big
> Bands of the 30's & 40's. I was 8 when I played that old fart music in my pop's
> band--but the $ I made doing those songs kept me from having a paper rout AND
> bought me cool stuff like a GE 12 transistor radio !! AND a new 3-gear English
> bike... How's that for cool stuff !)
> Now, if i could only afford another YAMAHA that would be a YAMAHA PSR-S910
> !!!
> So Rock ON My Pink :) ROCK ON.
> Best of luck w/ the new set.
> Regards,
> Don (So. Florida)
>
>
> St. Jude help us all.
>
> ;
>
>
> ________________________________
>

Re: DTXpress I and KP-80S

2011-05-17 by keith1200rs

It is a DTXpress I (just called DTXpress when it came out).  The original DTXpress just said DTXpress on the front and top.  Subsequent ones say "DTXpress II" or "DTXpress III"

Keith.

Re: DTXpress I and KP-80S

2011-05-19 by denim_demon2003

Wilkommen Herr Pink/

I am a recent convert too. I got a DTXPRESS III, used, in January and have had a huge amount of fun ever since.

The kit is totally upgradeable and, like Don, I too have already upgraded to a dtxtreme brain and also upgraded the cymbals and hi hat and snare. But that's just me, i'm never happy.

I am delighted with the kit, it is a great toy.

I still havn't posted a pic of my kit yet, will do soon.



Guten tag ich heisse denim demon und

Ich komme aus ost Schotlland. I spiele gern yamaha drums mit kopfhyrher. Wie gehst du?

Wie komme ich am besten zum bahnhof bitte?

That's what I can remember from high school.

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