Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Many thanks for the info - I'll check out what the shop has - I think 
he'll do me a good deal anyway on whatever I choose and he has loads 
of different ones in stock - just liked the look of the Tama - seems 
fairly "sturdy".
I might try the Zildjian's - I have my old ticks, but they are like 
two brush handles ..LOL
Been waiting 24 years for tomorrow ... :o)

Roll on the weekend ...

One last comment - regarding using headphones - the plan was to input 
the music either from a CD player / Amp I have in the loft - or a 
Discman - and then use my normal Pioneer Stereo headphones ( large 
ones ) assuming I will be able to hear the mixture of drum sounds 
from the kit combined with the music I am feeding in - don't tell me 
it doesn't work that way ??? quick before I blow £750

Cheers

Andy



--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "emf" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Andy Griffin" <andygk7@y...> 
wrote:
> > Hi all
> > 
> > Hopefully picking up my DTXpress III tomorrow - I'm going to need 
a 
> > bass pedal and have been looking at the Tama HP200 ( baby 
cobra ? )
> > looks like a good pedal and can get one for £50 with the kit - is 
> > this a good choice or are there better ones ( for around the same 
> > money )any advice ?
> 
> Congratulations, Andy. Personally, I find it hard to make 
> recommendations about staples like pedals and stands, partially 
> because my references are spotty and partially because of the old 
> adage about one man's meat (or vegetables). With low- to mid-level 
> kick pedals, the variables aren't that wide; most of the name 
brands 
> should do fine. I always liked the entry-level Yamaha, but I'm sure 
> that the Tama is just as good. You are unlikely to suffer buyer's 
> remorse whatever you happen to choose at that price. But you can 
> nitpick the really expensive ones to death. 
> 
> > Also - will be wanting to input some tunes to play along to 
> possibly 
> > from a Discman - assume you need a lead with a jack plug on 
either 
> > end to do this and take the external speaker socket from a CD 
> player 
> > to the input of the brain ?
> 
> For most discman-type players, you'll need a stereo cable with 1/8" 
> plugs, which is exactly what's necessary for the aux, input on the 
> DTXPU. If you run a cable from the back of a full-sized CD player, 
> you'll need an RCA to 1/8" adaptor on the DTX end. If you use 
> headphones with it, don't press the discman's into service; it 
won't 
> work. Post if you need recommendations.  
> 
> > Anyone got any advice about sticks - the rubber half coated ones 
> read 
> > up well - best choice ?
> 
> Just a few days ago, we had a string of posts (again) about sticks. 
I 
> won't rehearse it. We tend to emphasize keeping them on the slender 
> side both to allow the module do the work of creating volume and to 
> protect the components from brute force. I like the Zildjian 5A 
DIPs, 
> at least until the rubber wears away, but there's no universal
> "best." Chances are that if you had a favorite style/size years 
ago, 
> you can resurrect it now--unless, of course, it was a bludgeon.
> 
> Keep us informed.
> 
> Ed