Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Vernon Graner" <vern@t...> wrote:
> Ok, my $0.02... :)
> 
> Have you considered selling *just* the frame rather than populating 
it
> with pads? If there is someone who has an e-kit and wants something 
more
> portable and quicker to setup, you might be able to capture a market
> right there.
> 
> If the unique selling position is the portability, it might be
> "reinventing the wheel" to try and add pads. If you provided mount 
kits
> for Pintech, Roland, Yamaha, etc, then people with *existing* kits 
could
> use your frame.
> 
> For those who do not have an e-kit or existing pads/modules, you 
could
> offer it pre-populated with their choice of pads/modules from the 
various
> manufacturers who have spent ridiculous numbers of man-hours trying 
to
> craft the "perfect pad".
> 
> This approach would make your patented "quick setup frame" an 
option for
> *all* e-drummers, even those who already have a bunch invested in 
their
> own pads and modules, while cutting down your cost for the product 
and
> relieving you of a bunch of headaches ( i.e. R&D, pad 
replacement/repair,
> compatibility testing, stocking, manufacturing etc.). If the main
> "invention" is the frame, then... Why not just sell the frame..?

Vern,

I think that's a great point. The frame might suffice, though I'd pay 
heed to the issues that Bob Giles raised elsewhere about making sure 
that it is adjustable enough to cover drummers' contingencies.

Ed