Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Creighton:

I started playing the DTX a little over a year ago. After 34 years of 
continuous playing without any joint problems, I started to get a 
pain in my left elbow. I suspected it was either CTS or just bruising 
from the sheer shock of slamming a stick on the TP snare. In 
February, I switched over to Pintech mesh-headed drums and the pain 
is all but absent. I also switched to the Zenbals and started using 
AHEAD aluminum drumsticks, which seem to help as well.
I continue to use a TP pad for both my HiHat and Ride, but to date I 
have experienced no pain in the joints of my right elbow or wrist. 
However, these are soon to be replaced by Zenbals as well (hopefully).

On a side note, what's with all us old guys playing e-drums? Aren't 
we supposed to purists, playing little Gretsch jazz kits and using 
brushes? Maybe if we did we wouldn't have all these aches and pains!

Stephen