New Pad Advice
2000-07-09 by Richard C. MacDonald
Hi all,
I'm feeling like I need another tom so it's time
to move my "snare" pad up onto the rack and get a new dual zone pad to
use as the snare. Couple of ways of looking at this, I guess:
1) Get a Yamaha dual zone pad (TP80?) and keep it all easy and
compatible. This gives all the pads a consistant feel and assures easy hook up
and a minimum of hassle. Also relatively inexpensive.
2) Pintech: Has anyone actually gone this route yet? Mesh
head, good price. Drawbacks are that they need a splitter cord and have to be
run into the 9/10 input. I would have to use the 9/10 anyway for any new pad
so... Mesh head would give the kit an inconsistant feel with the others being
rubber? Anyone comment on this? On an acoustic set, the snare feels different
from the toms anyway, so is this a big deal?
3) Roland V or Hart Acoustech: Expensive but excellent feel
and response. Similar cord or mesh head issues?
If anyone has added pads to the DTXpress, I'd like to hear how
it's working.
Thanks,
Rick