Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Brett,

I didn't realize that the kit was from Musiciansfriend. I thought 
that you may have run across a different store that was trying to 
unload an old midlevel kit with the recently discontinued DTXtreme 
module. Now it makes perfect sense that the module be the DTX2U, 
which was discontinued years ago, because that is the module that 
went with this particular configuration. It's definitely a good 
module, with better ergonomics and programming features than its 
DTXpress counterpart, but, as I have learned, it represents the 
oldest of Yamaha's e-drum technology. 

In the end, this will have to be your call. I will say that if you 
bought the DS10, you certainly wouldn't be unhappy. You would be 
getting more drums and more versatility in general for the money (if 
the DS10 and the DTXpress II are in fact the same price). If you 
were going to stay with rubber pads, the DTXpress II has the 
advantage of a three-sound snare--body, rim shot, and crossstick--
and an option for adding other rubber pads with three possible 
sounds; the DTX2.0 doesn't have the electronics or the pads to 
match. Rumour has it that Yamaha has a three-sound cymbal in the 
works as well; time will tell. If that interests you, the DTXpress 
is your only choice. Check the Hart site again to see whether the 
DTX2U has more of what you're looking for.

The DTX2.0 module itself fetches about $250 used on ebay these days, 
and a lot of them are showing up. The price can only go down 
further. One more caveat: Mus.Frd has been suspected of repackaging 
returned equipment and selling it as new at times. I have a feeling 
they sent me a used cymbal once (it had hole drilled in it that did 
not belong there). This is not to say that the deal wouldn't be a 
good one either way, but the DS10 has been out of print so to speak 
for a good long time. Have they been holding onto it that long?

Ed


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Brett <baaron_123@y...>" 
<baaron_123@y...> wrote:
> Ed, again thanx for the info, but I think the drum module being 
shown 
> with the set-up is the DTX2.0.  I can't tell for sure, because 
there 
> is no info listed for the system.  Could it be that they swappee 
> modules to make it a lower price?  Here's the link to this 
particular 
> page.  
> 
> 
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=03012714303206802301113808383
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> /search/g=perc/detail/base_id/101414
> 
> Thanks again, Ed.
> 
> Brett "Noodle-Man"