Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Russell" <rpb1966@n...> wrote:
> I have had my DTXpress 2 for over a year and a half now,my PCY 65S 
> has been playing up for a while now,my TP 65S has gone from a 3 
zone 
> to a 2 zone and my HH 65 died on me earlier this week,and the 
> replacement HH 65 cost me £63.
> 
> I personaly think its time to upgrade my pads to mesh heads now I 
> have heard that Pintech will be opening a warehouse in the UK....at 
> last.
> 
> Have any of your pads or pedals lasted only a matter of weeks,and 
> what is the lifespan of the majority of pads and pedals,I do 
> understand than in some ways it depends on how much you play the 
> kit,but for a few hours a day,I would have thought that these would 
> have lasted that much longer.

Hi Russell,

To me, your troubles with the rim switches on the 65 series after a 
scant year and a half seem strange (assuming "normal" use), but I'd 
love get testimony from others. Was it OGD who reported that Yamaha 
charges so much for replacement switches that it's cheaper to buy a 
new pad? You could open the pads up and compare what you see with 
OGD's pictures in the Photos section. Could your problem with the 
HH65 be a cable, or a broken spring, or a failure of the pedal to 
make contact with the sensors on the base? Do you still get an open 
sound? 

So far as meshes are concerned, I believe that Pintech's are the ones 
for Yamaha owners to get--not only because they are priced reasonably 
but also because the company is responsive to Yamaha customers. If 
you've seen my posts on the subject, however, the transition may 
require a little extra tweaking if you're fussy about the lower end 
of the pad's dynamic range through a Yamaha module (some people 
aren't).

Ed