Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Steph,

I have a Roland KC-500 also and love it. I got mine for less than $400 but I
bought it when I bought my first two DtxpressII kits at the local Guitar
Center. Guitar Center will price match any legit price including online
prices. All you need to do is print out the online ad and take it with you.
I know you said you didn't want to go over $400, but considering the kind of
wear and tear (abuse) a bass drum can do to a 12" or 15" speaker, I
personnally, would have a hard time buying a used amp unless there was a
significant discount ($800 new => $300 used). IF the difference between and
used one and a new one was less than $100, I would either wait until I could
afford it or bite the bullet and spend the extra. But that's just me. I have
seen the KC-500 for around $450 online. One other suggestion before you make
a final decision is to go over to www.vdrums.com and do a search. There have
been several discussions on that site in the last year about a good low cost
amp.

Good luck on your search.

OldGuyDrummer
 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent:	Thursday, July 17, 2003 9:35 AM
> To:	DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
> Subject:	[DTXpress] Re: Keyboard amp for drum set
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Stephanie <sellison-unix@a...> 
> wrote:
> > I can't find it used for that price around here.   
> 
> Steph,
> 
> Are you that scared of ebay? It, and its long-shot cousin Half.com, 
> could be your best bet. And although the horror stories are real, 
> the enterprise is so huge that the likelihood that something bad is 
> going to happen is no worse than the risk of taking a fatal fall in 
> the shower or a lightening hit on the golf course. Like Olympic 
> figure skating points, you just ignore the extreme bottom end 
> (DTXpressII Buy It Now for $150; call 555.555.555 for free shipment 
> from Estonia) and the extreme top end (DTXpressI, Buddy Rich 
> signature model, never played, opening bid $2000). In other words, 
> avoid the ones that are too good or bad to be true. To take steps 
> against something going wrong, your can purchase extra protection 
> from Paypal, as well as take other possible steps. But I'd wager to 
> say that most of us have used ebay successfully at least once, and 
> that the statistics in this group, Drumzilla's, and others support a 
> miniscule probability of a mishap. That said, if you try ebay for a 
> Roland amp, and the seller stiffs you, I'm going out on the links 
> without a lightening rod during the next thunderstorm, hoping for 
> the worst.
> 
> Ed
> 
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