Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

As I always blab about, the DTXpress was released her in Japan and 
seems cool. In the catelogue, there are also two amps that are custom 
made for the DTXpress. Has anyone heard of these? (I'll post the 
model numbers when I get home) Have they been available in the past? 
These days, I'm looking into amps and there are many choices. I just 
read the post about the Behringer amps. They sound nice too. I'm sure 
it's been discussed to death, but what do you look for in an amp for 
e drums? Keyboard amps? These Yamaha's will cost a lot for me here in 
Japan. Everything does.

Jon in Japan

> but what do you look for in an amp for
> e drums? Keyboard amps? 

Yes, I usually go for keyboard amps, as they play the whole range of 
frequencies that an e-drum set will play.  Bass amps won't do much for high 
end, and guitar amps are too limited.

Stephanie

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "slushycow" <slushycow@y...> wrote:
> 
> As I always blab about, the DTXpress was released her in Japan and 
> seems cool. In the catelogue, there are also two amps that are 
custom 
> made for the DTXpress. Has anyone heard of these? (I'll post the 
> model numbers when I get home) Have they been available in the 
past? 

Hi Jon,

Yeah, we've seen them advertised--a 50 watt and a 100 watt model, for 
about $300 and $600, respectively. They appear to be Yamaha's swipe 
at Roland's PM-3, but at a more reasonable price (at least here). 
December is apparently the official month of their release (just in 
time for Christmas). If they behave like the PM-3--with these 
specs,the prospect is likely--they will be great for small practices 
and stage monitoring, but they won't work as primary stage 
amplification for any but the most modest gigs. 

What I bet would work well for your band (jazz, right?) would be a 
configuration of the new remote-controlled Bose Personal Aplification 
System, each unit consisting of cylindrical speaker with a base 
housing its electronics and one or two separate bass modules. They 
are intended to replace the need for separate monitors, PAs, and 
mixers, allowing musicians to hear the same sounds as the audience. 
The price isn't cheap, but considering the convenience, it's not 
unreasonable. It's out in the States, though in limited supply, and 
not expected to have a European or Asian release for some time. One 
of the designers has offered me a crack at it, thinking that it may 
be particularly good for e-drummers. I can't wait for the 
opportunity, but I have no idea when a review unit will shake out 
(end of shameless, but sincere, plug for friend). 

In the meantime, as Stephanie says, keyboard amps make the best e-
drum monitors. But the JBL Eons are popular, too, if you have the 
green.

Ed