Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hello again all,

As I'm working on my drums "look". I was wondering what people are 
doing about all the cords all over the place. I breakdown and set up 
my kit at least 3 times a week. At present, I just leave the wires 
kind of hanging out near the brain. I've done the best I can so far 
by tying the wires to the rack, but it still ain't pretty. 

So, I was wondering what some of you are doing to control the cords 
running throughout the kit? Since I move it so much, I haven't found 
a good way to maintain the cords.

Thanks in advance,

Jon in Japan

P.S. From my previous post, I've decided to use a regular base drum 
with a mesh head and trigger, as well as a new individual snare pad. 
Pintech maybe. Whacha think?

Jon, I am using a mesh wrap with a velcro closure,  It works great and hides 
most of the wires,  Jerry

Thanks Jerry,

I'm trying to imagine your set up. So, you have the wires coming out 
of the brain. Then they are all grouped into one line? So what 
happens with the many different lentghs?  I mean, they have to 
spread out to go to the different drums. 

I tried to group mine together, but after they started splitting, my 
idea feel through.

I know it's hard to explain like this, but thanks a lot for 
explaining.

Jon in Japan

Hi Jon:  I run the wires coming from my floor tom, up the side rack, and use 
a tie wrap, then I do the same for the tom, toms, continuing to go to the 
left, then down to the floor.  At that point, they should all be hanging from the 
module to the floor, and then I use a three to four foot mesh, which I found 
in bestbuy, and wrap the wires, so that they are all together.  The tie wraps, 
help to clean up any loose wires around the rack.  Its not perfect, but alot 
better then it was before.  Also for the cymbals I tie wrap them down the shaft.

Good Luck,  and let me know if I helped,  Jerry

You need to have the rack look something like this when you have finished

http://www.edrumming.com/gallery/Gunnys-Album/Drums180304_014

I have used a rigid but flexable tubing that I have split all the way along
so that the cables can be put in and come out at different points.


For the Bass Drum Question.

See this http://home.btconnect.com/The-Fire-Service/zimagesnick/drum1.htm

you can use parts of this idea or the snare idea it is up to you but that is
the best way to do it. If you need to ask any questions email me direct.

Gunny

  -----Original Message-----
  From: jrl49@... [mailto:jrl49@...]
  Sent: 07 May 2004 04:17
  To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: Re: [DTXpress] Re: wires cords, cords, wires everywhere


  Hi Jon:  I run the wires coming from my floor tom, up the side rack, and
use a tie wrap, then I do the same for the tom, toms, continuing to go to
the left, then down to the floor.  At that point, they should all be hanging
from the module to the floor, and then I use a three to four foot mesh,
which I found in bestbuy, and wrap the wires, so that they are all together.
The tie wraps, help to clean up any loose wires around the rack.  Its not
perfect, but alot better then it was before.  Also for the cymbals I tie
wrap them down the shaft.

  Good Luck,  and let me know if I helped,  Jerry


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That looks very neat - you should be able to get that "concertina" 
hose from the DIY store ?
The new DTXIII comes with all the wires pre tiewrapped in 1 big 
bundle with each wire breaking off from the main loom just before the 
pad - they also supply a bag of velcro wraps to fasten it all to the 
frame - AND there are proper plastic labels on the end so fitting and 
removing take less than a minute. All very neat

Andy



--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, <nicholas.gunn@b...> wrote:
> You need to have the rack look something like this when you have 
finished
> 
> http://www.edrumming.com/gallery/Gunnys-Album/Drums180304_014
> 
> I have used a rigid but flexable tubing that I have split all the 
way along
> so that the cables can be put in and come out at different points.
> 
> 
> For the Bass Drum Question.
> 
> See this http://home.btconnect.com/The-Fire-
Service/zimagesnick/drum1.htm
> 
> you can use parts of this idea or the snare idea it is up to you 
but that is
> the best way to do it. If you need to ask any questions email me 
direct.
> 
> Gunny
> 
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: jrl49@a... [mailto:jrl49@a...]
>   Sent: 07 May 2004 04:17
>   To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
>   Subject: Re: [DTXpress] Re: wires cords, cords, wires everywhere
> 
> 
>   Hi Jon:  I run the wires coming from my floor tom, up the side 
rack, and
> use a tie wrap, then I do the same for the tom, toms, continuing to 
go to
> the left, then down to the floor.  At that point, they should all 
be hanging
> from the module to the floor, and then I use a three to four foot 
mesh,
> which I found in bestbuy, and wrap the wires, so that they are all 
together.
> The tie wraps, help to clean up any loose wires around the rack.  
Its not
> perfect, but alot better then it was before.  Also for the cymbals 
I tie
> wrap them down the shaft.
> 
>   Good Luck,  and let me know if I helped,  Jerry
> 
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--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, <nicholas.gunn@b...> wrote:
> For the Bass Drum Question.
> 
> See this http://home.btconnect.com/The-Fire-
Service/zimagesnick/drum1.htm

Gunny,

Brilliant. How do you keep the kick from wandering?

Ed

You can also get split tube and velcro ties from our good friends at
Drumbalaya (in the cable management section of their online store). I
picked up a variety of split tube and velcro ties to do my Hart/Yamaha
DTXtreme kit, very much like the picture previously linked by "Gunny".

http://shop.drumbalaya.com/s.nl/c.ACCT97787/sc.2/category.31/.f

Matt Pobursky

On Fri, 07 May 2004 10:33:10 -0000, Andy Griffin wrote:
>\ufffdThat looks very neat - you should be able to get that "concertina"
>\ufffdhose from the DIY store ?
>\ufffdThe new DTXIII comes with all the wires pre tiewrapped in 1 big
>\ufffdbundle with each wire breaking off from the main loom just before the
>\ufffdpad - they also supply a bag of velcro wraps to fasten it all to the
>\ufffdframe - AND there are proper plastic labels on the end so fitting and
>\ufffdremoving take less than a minute. All very neat
>\ufffd
>\ufffdAndy

--- Ed wrote:
> How do you keep the kick from wandering?

Attached to the rack, as per the standard Koby kick, I think. I 
refer my honorable colleague to Exhibita A and B:

http://www.edrumming.com/gallery/Gunnys-Album/Drums180304_016
http://www.edrumming.com/gallery/Gunnys-Album/Drums180304_030

Stewart

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "moosetication" <moosetication@y...>
wrote:
> --- Ed wrote:
> > How do you keep the kick from wandering?
> 
> Attached to the rack, as per the standard Koby kick, I think. I 
> refer my honorable colleague to Exhibita A and B:
> 
> http://www.edrumming.com/gallery/Gunnys-Album/Drums180304_016
> http://www.edrumming.com/gallery/Gunnys-Album/Drums180304_030
> 
> Stewart

I am sure I would get complaints from the neighbours if I played in
the garden ;)

Keith.

I use velcro and wrap it around the wires so that the wires are on 
the unshown side of the tubing...as in on the drummers side. Keep the 
wires hidden and makes the kit look ver nice. As for your base drum 
idea, I do like it but with rubber pads i think it may look odd, but 
then again i have never seen that set-up with my own eyes so I 
wouldn't worry about. Don't let what I think decide for you, its your 
choice.

-Zack-