Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Don't bother mate,
the Roland equivalent is far better!
As some of you might remember, I was constantly having
problems with my DTXIIIsp; the kick drum would 
randomly drop out all the time.
As a result, I returned it to the store where I purchased it,
they tested it and could not rectify the problem.

And since sales have dropped dramatically with this model,
Yamaha ain't shipping them out here anymore (Aus),
as everyone who is spending around the same money
as the DTXIIIsp are buying the Roland TD-6V instead.
It is no longer cost effective for Yamaha to do so. 

So, the drum store gave me the option to try out the equivalent of 
the DTXIIIsp and gave me a test drive of the Roland TD-6V,
(they just added another e-cymbal to the standard kit),
and I gotta say, if I'd known about this model before, I would of 
chosen it over the DTXIII any day!

The three rubber toms are far more realistic as far as feel goes
and having an e-snare with a mesh head not only feels better 
to play, it too is far more realistic and it also eradicates stick 
vibration which is such a major problem with rubber pad snare drums,
(I had no joy using the Zildjian anti vibe sticks),
not to mention that they sound much better than the Yamaha kit.

There is no match between the two when it comes to sound quality,
that's the first thing I noticed. You have far more options with the 
Roland and can achieve a more realistic sound when it comes to 
designing your own style of drum kit. 

I recommend strongly that you check out the Roland TD-6V
before you spend your hard earned on a Yamaha. They cost around the 
same as each other, (I had them valued before I made the switch)
and you will definately get better value from the Roland,
it didn't take long for me to work that one out!

And another good thing (for me) is that Roland make these kits
in every country they distribute them to. Their factory is about 
3kms from where I live and I can buy accessories directly from them
as well.

10 points all round!

All the best,
              Chris.  

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Shivprakash_Nayar" 
<shivprakash_nayar@...> wrote:
>
> Hi, 
> There are strong rumours that yamaha is introducing the DTXPRESS 
IV by 
> July-Aug this year, at least in Singapore where I'm based. 
> 
> Grapevine reports that production will start in June'06. Specs 
> unclear, though pricing reported to be marginally higher than 
current 
> DTXPRESS IIIS. Info sourced from multiple drum hardware shops, 
incl 
> Yamaha's showroom.
> 
> Does anybody else have any info?
> 
> Cheers
>