Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "zapaxe" <a_zapelectric@h...> wrote:
> I have the RS 60 original DTXpress rack. But was wondering what the 
> difference is between the RS 80?
> 
> Mainly I want to know if the pad arms & such are interchangable for 
> installing on the RS-60 & RS 80?
> 
> Is the tubing larger?

Hi Steve,

The RS-80 at a good price was always considered a viable upgrade from 
the 60. It was more stable, with an extra brace across the front and 
a little more elbow room on the right wing for the extra tom. The 
tubing was the same lightweight aluminum, with the standard diameter; 
the Xtreme rack was the only one in the Yamaha e-line that was 
substantively different. The hardware on the 60 and 80 was 
interchangeable, but the cymbal stands on the latter were the 
superior boom type, as on the RS-100, as opposed to the straight arms 
that came with the RS-60.

Ed