Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Steve,

Congratulations. Welcome to our little brood. Let us know how things 
are going. I'm gratified to find that you like your Visu-lite 
(despite the wait). Talk to you later.

Ed


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Skirby56" <skirby@i...> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I figured I may as well make my prescence known after lurking for 
the 
> last two months. Thanks to all of you regular posters for sharing 
> your wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm.
> 
> Who am I? I'm a CA boy that finally reached a point in my life 
when I 
> have the time, money, and space to pursue an interest that was put 
> aside 25 years ago (OMG - how time flys).
> 
> I've been watching prices on the DTX and drooling for about a 
year. 
> Three months ago I picked up a bone-stock DTX1 with throne/pedal 
on 
> Ebay for $530.
> 
> Since then (thanks to the tech info found here) I've added a used 
RS-
> 80 rack (metal clamps kick butt) KP-65 kick trigger, Peace 2x 
pedal, 
> TP-80s, and Visu-Lite 1655 chokeable crash. I'm very happy with 
the 
> set-up, probably won't need to upgrade agaain for at least 2~3 
weeks.
> 
> I'm having a blast with the DTX and becoming re-acquainted with 
drums 
> in general - PLUS the wife can't hear it from the other room. She 
> freaked when I told her I had bought a used drum kit (after I 
bought 
> it of course). Everyones happy now though and I'm thrashing away 2-
3 
> hrs/day and learning how to read music again.
> 
> I probably won't be posting too much - busy catching up on all the 
> great posts/info to be found. Maybe next week I'll get around to 
> posting some pics of my new setup.
> 
> Thanks again and Aloha!
> 
> Steve Kirby ~ Monterey, CA