Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi All,

Just got myself a DTXpress III form Thomann, having come from an 
Acoustic kit I was wondering whether you chaps use tipped sticks as 
opposed to wood?.....I was wondering about pad 'wear' etc?

Thanks all who reply,

Bakes

Pad wear is about the same with wood or nylon-tipped sticks. I use my 
regular SilverFox SF-585 maple sticks on my pads, same sticks I use 
with my acoustics.

Stuart McConaghy

Pork Pie and Rocket Shell Drums - Meinl Cymbals - SilverFox Sticks - 
Roland Electronics
Ableton Live - Emagic Logic - Propellerheads Reason - Arturia Moog 
Modular V

On Thursday, April 15, 2004, at 04:20  PM, bakesmeister wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Just got myself a DTXpress III form Thomann, having come from an
> Acoustic kit I was wondering whether you chaps use tipped sticks as
> opposed to wood?.....I was wondering about pad 'wear' etc?
>
> Thanks all who reply,
>
> Bakes
>
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I bought and use very "light" (7a's?) Jazz sticks with nylon tips. I try
to use high sensitivity so I don't end up with elbow/shoulder problems
from pounding the cr@p out of the gum rubber pads. ;)

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bakesmeister said:

> Hi All,
>
> Just got myself a DTXpress III form Thomann, having come from an
> Acoustic kit I was wondering whether you chaps use tipped sticks as
> opposed to wood?.....I was wondering about pad 'wear' etc?
>
> Thanks all who reply,
>
> Bakes
>
>
>
>
>
> Community email addresses:
>   Post message: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
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>   http://www.dtxpressions.com
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>

bakesmeister wrote:

>Hi All,
>
>Just got myself a DTXpress III form Thomann, having come from an 
>Acoustic kit I was wondering whether you chaps use tipped sticks as 
>opposed to wood?.....I was wondering about pad 'wear' etc?
>
>Thanks all who reply,
>
>Bakes
>
>
>
>
>
>Community email addresses:
>  Post message: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
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>  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DTXpress
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>  http://www.dtxpressions.com 
>Yahoo! Groups Links
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>
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I personnally have been using The Akira Jimbo (sp?) sticks from Vic 
Firth- they seem to suit my carpeled tunnel beter than thicker ones. Of 
interest is the fact that the first pair I bought a year and a half ago 
are still just fine- one does not break sticks on these pads. One does 
not get the gnawed-by-chipmunks effect that comes from metal rims and 
cymbals. Many folks like a fatter stick- more like the 5As- but in truth 
you can get volume from the volume control so you don't need to hit as hard.

I first started out using Terry Bozio Bulletheads from Vic Firth. 
Well, I didn't like the feel very much. Now I use and love my Vic 
Firth Hickory 5A Dip Sticks. Feel great and have a rubber coating on 
the bottom half for grip...and seems to me like it also takes some of 
the shock away, although there isn't much shock from rubber pads.

-Zack-

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "supernovanexus" 
<supernovanexus@y...> wrote:
> I first started out using Terry Bozio Bulletheads from Vic Firth. 
> Well, I didn't like the feel very much. Now I use and love my Vic 
> Firth Hickory 5A Dip Sticks. Feel great and have a rubber coating 
on 
> the bottom half for grip...and seems to me like it also takes some 
of 
> the shock away, although there isn't much shock from rubber pads.
> 
> -Zack-

Has anyone tried the rubber-cored Zildjian sticks? If so, is 
their "shock absorbtion" claim credible?

--- Dan Cheak wrote:
> Has anyone tried the rubber-cored Zildjian sticks? If so, is 
> their "shock absorbtion" claim credible?

Yes. Yes. In that order.

More words available by searching the archive.

Stewart

im on my acoustic kit now, wating for my dtxpress III but i use the 
ahead titanium drumsticks 7A, they are awesome on the cymbals but 
they are heavier than 5A's zildjian wood sticks. i wanted to ask if 
thats bad for the electrics if someone ever tryed them out..

demetris

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "bizarrius69" <bizarre99@c...> wrote:
> im on my acoustic kit now, wating for my dtxpress III but i use the 
> ahead titanium drumsticks 7A, they are awesome on the cymbals but 
> they are heavier than 5A's zildjian wood sticks. i wanted to ask if 
> thats bad for the electrics if someone ever tryed them out..

Demetris,

Light is good on e-drums, but the sticks don't make all of the 
difference. The major offender is overhitting. Rule of thumb: let the 
module do the work, or something--either you or your pads--will 
break. Brute force encounters the law of diminishing returns very 
quickly on e-drums. If you can keep your head, while others are 
losing there's, with the titaniums, they should be fine.

Ed

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "moosetication" 
<moosetication@y...> wrote:
> --- Dan Cheak wrote:
> > Has anyone tried the rubber-cored Zildjian sticks? If so, is 
> > their "shock absorbtion" claim credible?
> 
> Yes. Yes. In that order.
> 
> More words available by searching the archive.
> 
> Stewart
Thanks Stewart
I didn't see reference to them in the archive. I'll dig 
deeper...beginner's mistake

Not really. I've tried them out, and they vibrate like mad, to a point 
where my hands actually hurt holding them. The Ahead sticks do a better 
job at absorbing vibration, Easton applied their research from their 
sport equipment to the sticks, and I feel they put more effort into it.

Stuart McConaghy

Pork Pie and Rocket Shell Drums - Meinl Cymbals - SilverFox Sticks - 
Roland Electronics
Ableton Live - Emagic Logic - Propellerheads Reason - Arturia Moog 
Modular V

On Friday, April 16, 2004, at 05:37  PM, Dan Cheak wrote:

> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "supernovanexus"
> <supernovanexus@y...> wrote:
> > I first started out using Terry Bozio Bulletheads from Vic Firth.
> > Well, I didn't like the feel very much. Now I use and love my Vic
> > Firth Hickory 5A Dip Sticks. Feel great and have a rubber coating
> on
> > the bottom half for grip...and seems to me like it also takes some
> of
> > the shock away, although there isn't much shock from rubber pads.
> >
> > -Zack-
>
> Has anyone tried the rubber-cored Zildjian sticks? If so, is
> their "shock absorbtion" claim credible?
>
>
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Not at all, the Aheads do a great job at absorbing the higher impact 
shock from pads, I'd say they're close to an ideal stick for electronic 
players.

Stuart McConaghy

Pork Pie and Rocket Shell Drums - Meinl Cymbals - SilverFox Sticks - 
Roland Electronics
Ableton Live - Emagic Logic - Propellerheads Reason - Arturia Moog 
Modular V

On Friday, April 16, 2004, at 06:55  PM, bizarrius69 wrote:

> im on my acoustic kit now, wating for my dtxpress III but i use the
> ahead titanium drumsticks 7A, they are awesome on the cymbals but
> they are heavier than 5A's zildjian wood sticks. i wanted to ask if
> thats bad for the electrics if someone ever tryed them out..
>
> demetris
>
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The rubber core sticks have the wood feel, and do reduce shock, but 
by little...and the sticks have no weight to them so they don't 
appeal to me. Ahead Drumsticks are very nice weight, feel, and shock 
absorbtion...they are made of Poly-somthing, I forget but they are 
very very strong and very well made. I gave them a try when I tested 
the DTXpress II at a Lynchburg shop and they worked so good on those 
pads...I felt very little vinration, if any.

-Zack-

I use CarboSticks. They are big in Europe, new over here in the States. They 
are made from Carbon Fibre.