Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

> <moosetication@y...> wrote:
> > Leaving the kick beater on the head between strokes is a valid 
> option. 
> 
	Also leaving the beater pressed hard against the KP65 is not a good
thing. With a acoustics bass drum leaving your bass pedal press against the
drum head may only "de-tuned" the head over long period of time, basically,
"no big deal".  I have had my DTXpressII for almost a year and just recently
started to get some "missed" or low volume hits. I being a tinkerer, took
the pad apart, (I should have taken a photo) and found that about 1"
diameter X 1/8" deep of the center of the foam that is located behind the
rubber outer covering where the beater strikes it is gone. I too had the
habit of leaving the beater pressed against the pad, between beats. I have
two KP65's. The second one maybe only gets 1/3 to 1/2 the usage that the
primary pad gets used. But because my left foot is going between the hihat
pedals and the KP65, my left foot never is left resting on the pad. My left
foot never picked up the bad habit that my right foot did. I checked the
inside of the second KP65 and there was no damage to the interior foam pad.
My conclusion is that it is a result of leaving the beater pressed against
the rubber, which is compressing the foam that cause this damage. I have
since changed my technique to not rest the beater on the pad between
strokes. So my recommendation, if you don't want to change, would be to look
into getting something with a mesh type head or plan on replacing the KP
over time. Just my 2 cents worth.

	So now I just have to find some foam of the same consistency of the
original foam to repair my KP65 with. 

	OldGuyDrummer

 
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