Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

I use a double pedal w/ felt beaters and have noticed some wear on 
the rubber bass pad (especially the right ft.). Is there any way to 
rotate, or remove & rotate, the rubber bass pad so that the beaters 
would hit in a slightly different place for longer pad life? Is the 
bass drum rubber pad replaceable? If so, has anyone ever replaced 
theirs? Thanks - Mike

PS: my once white felt beaters are now black - which is the black 
rubber off of the bass drum pad.

Hey Mike!  I have the same problem with my Iron Cobra double pedal 
as well.  The right beater's felt is also more black than the left 
as well, along with more visable wear on the right side of the kick 
pad.  I'm not sure how to go about adjusting the actual pad, but I 
know that some pedals allow the adjustment of the actual beater to 
be moved up and down, thus striking the rubber head in a higher or 
lower position.  I don't know if that would bother your playing any, 
but just a suggestion if your really worried about it.

-UN.H



--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "mikewarrenautographs" 
<mikewarrenautographs@y...> wrote:
> I use a double pedal w/ felt beaters and have noticed some wear on 
> the rubber bass pad (especially the right ft.). Is there any way 
to 
> rotate, or remove & rotate, the rubber bass pad so that the 
beaters 
> would hit in a slightly different place for longer pad life? Is 
the 

> bass drum rubber pad replaceable? If so, has anyone ever replaced 
> theirs? Thanks - Mike
> 
> PS: my once white felt beaters are now black - which is the black 
> rubber off of the bass drum pad.

--- "mikewarrenautographs" wrote:
> Is there any way to rotate, or remove & rotate, the
> rubber bass pad so that the beaters would hit in a
> slightly different place for longer pad life?

What about the other option - use a "standard" acoustic kick pad over 
the Yamaha pad, to save it from wear? Depending on how thick it is, 
you may have to increase the sensitivity a tad.

I've only had my DTXpressII for about six weeks, and my brand new 
felt beaters are also black.

Stewart

I'm not sure if this is what moose it talking about, but what about 
one of those badges you would place on a real acoustic head?  I 
think are meant for practicing quitely but with an electronic pad 
you can adjust the gain and sensitivity to obtain a comfortable 
striking strength, maybe even with one of those badges.  Ok I looked 
them up at musiciansfriend.com and they by slug percussion and are 
meant to protect your head, hmmm, so maybe this would work if we 
could find the appropiate size.  Go to musiciansfriend.com and 
search for "bass drum badge."

-UN.H


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "moosetication" 
<moosetication@y...> wrote:
> --- "mikewarrenautographs" wrote:
> > Is there any way to rotate, or remove & rotate, the
> > rubber bass pad so that the beaters would hit in a
> > slightly different place for longer pad life?
> 
> What about the other option - use a "standard" acoustic kick pad 
over 
> the Yamaha pad, to save it from wear? Depending on how thick it 
is, 

> you may have to increase the sensitivity a tad.
> 
> I've only had my DTXpressII for about six weeks, and my brand new 
> felt beaters are also black.
> 
> Stewart

--- "underneathheaven" wrote:
> I'm not sure if this is what moose it talking about,
> but what about one of those badges you would place
> on a real acoustic head?

Yep, that's what I meant. Aquarian do them too.

Stewart (now paranoid about kick pad wear)

I have also noticed this wear and am beginning to worry about the 
life expectancy of the pad. I thought that if I were to put a strip 
of wide black electrical tape on the pad where the beater contacts 
it, this may protect the pad. Also being very thin I recon that I 
shouldn't have to make any adjustments. What do you think?

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "moosetication" 
<moosetication@y...> wrote:

> --- "underneathheaven" wrote:
> > I'm not sure if this is what moose it talking about,
> > but what about one of those badges you would place
> > on a real acoustic head?
> 
> Yep, that's what I meant. Aquarian do them too.
> 
> Stewart (now paranoid about kick pad wear)

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "pdsonline2002" <philldrew@t...> 
wrote:
> I have also noticed this wear and am beginning to worry about the 
> life expectancy of the pad. I thought that if I were to put a 
strip 
> of wide black electrical tape on the pad where the beater contacts 
> it, this may protect the pad. Also being very thin I recon that I 
> shouldn't have to make any adjustments. What do you think?
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "moosetication" 
> <moosetication@y...> wrote:
> > --- "underneathheaven" wrote:
> > > I'm not sure if this is what moose it talking about,
> > > but what about one of those badges you would place
> > > on a real acoustic head?
> > 
> > Yep, that's what I meant. Aquarian do them too.
> > 
> > Stewart (now paranoid about kick pad wear)




          I have had to put some electrical tape on the bass pad and 
Ive also put some duck tape on the beater,my beater was starting to 
go bald causing a dent in the bass pad,but it still works fine,I`m 
seriously thinking bout a Pintech bass Drum.



                  Russell Butterfield