Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Last night, my band opened for the 2003 Hillbilly Beach Party in 
Westport, Ky. It's a two day event on the river featuring about 15 
bands throughout the weekend.

Anyway, I opted to use the stage set rather than bring my own kit. 
Let me describe this 'monster'.

7-piece Yamaha Recording custom. OK, that was fine.
18, count 'em, 18 cymbals. Geez. Who needs eigtheen cymbals?
Pedals everwhere. Double bass pedal. Hihat pedal. Cable hat pedal. 
Pedal with a tambourine mounted to it. Pedal with a cowbell mounted 
to it.

Even with all this, I thought the overkill was the sound system. The 
drummer alone had a 16-channel Peavey mixer and a rack of effects 
that would make Bozzio jealous. There were ten mic's set up around 
the kit.

The kit even had its own sound system; two 15" Peavy two-ways and two 
18" subs.

All up, it took the guy four hours to set up the kit.

There was a lot of great gear, but I'll stay digital.

p.s. Even though I got compliments on my playing, I felt I sucked. 
Those tubs are big!!!!

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "brown8700" <brown8700@a...> wrote:
> Last night, my band opened for the 2003 Hillbilly Beach Party in 
> Westport, Ky. It's a two day event on the river featuring about 15 
> bands throughout the weekend.

Stephen,

I hope you taped your solo.

Ed