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I already have a (polite) PM into him at the vdrum boards. He already acknowledged that the 15% online coupon was "bugged" and applied to the whole cart and not just items over $1000, so as it is I...

I'm actually a little pissed, because RMC's website says that orders placed after 3pm ship the next day. I ordered yesterday and it didn't ship today (unless their notifications are slow), which...

...and a roc-n-soc nitro, and a DW 4002P double pedal, and used a 15% off coupon to get it all for $1400 with free shipping. That seemed like a darn good deal to me.

Now, the waiting....
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Welcome to the forum! I'm hoping to buy a DTXpress IV Special in the next week, if all goes according to plan. It's sitting in my shopping cart, waiting for me to click Submit! :)

Jojo Mayer's...

To make a long story short, I'm thinking about building a drum room in a corner of my unfinished basement. (Yes, even though I'm planning on getting an electronic kit to replace my acoustics.)
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Assuming the fantasy also includes being magically able to play well enough, I would say Rush first, maybe the Brian Setzer Orchestra or the Birdland Big Band, or The Police/Sting.

So many other...

Congratulations on your breakthrough!

I've just started going through the classic "4-Way Coordination" book. I'm only just finishing up the second page, but I told myself there was no rush and I...

Great story!

As I just posted over at DTXperience, I'm waiting on Yamaha to see if there's an upgrade to the DTXpress IV announced. If not (or if it's way out of my price range), wheeling and...

It will be interesting to see how the new DTX-PAD from Yamaha compares.

I'm betting the replacement for the DTXpress IV will only have one of those for the snare, but I'm hoping the toms will also...

I hate to sound like a broken record here, but if you're looking at Yamaha you might want to wait a month for whatever big announcement is coming from Winter NAMM. If the DTXPress IV or DTXplorer...

From twitter just a moment ago:


Looks like there may be something interesting regarding the DTXpress announced at Winter NAMM. Glad I didn't rush into a purchase! Then again, I HATE WAITING! ...

As I've mentioned before, I don't get much "alone" time at home where I can play on the set, so I've been limited to starting the classic "4-way Coordination" book on a pad. However, this past...

Welcome to DC!

It depends on your budget, really. When you look at the specs, you can see how many "user triggers" can be added, and how many zones each trigger can support.

I haven't...

The lesson went very well, but I have reluctantly accepted that at best I have one hour per week alone at home. Until I have an electronic kit, there is just no way I can get in the practice time...

I'm pretty fixated on getting a DTXpress IV Special. Of course, it's going to cost me about triple what you paid for the Roland and I'm also going to have to sell my 30 year old, er, "vintage" Pearl...

I don't own one, but I plan on getting one. I've seen several threads on boards talking about crosstalk, which is what you seem to be experiencing. I think it has to do with the settings on each...

Endless thanks for all of your advice and encouragement! Tomorrow night I'm doing a trial lesson with a local instructor. I am really looking forward to the lesson and what he recommends for a...

Ordered a new lug online. $2 for the lug, $6 for shipping. :( Still, worth it in the end.

Again, thanks for everyone's advice. I'm going to take a deep breath and do the best I can without getting worked up and ruining the fun.

How often does Yamaha update/upgrade their kits? Or maybe the better question is, how far in advance do they announce new versions?

I'm ready to get a DTXpress IV Special, just need to save up,...

If you search YouTube for DTXpress IV, there are some amazing videos of people playing them (and some mediocre ones, of course). There is a set of videos from a couple years ago with two Japanese...

Well, after deciding that maybe I was just trying to be too precise matching pitches between lugs, I relaxed a bit and went for "close enough." I ended up with them sounding pretty good and being...

So, one of my lugs on my floor tom stripped, and it took me a while to realize that it's different from all the others. I have the faintest, vaguest memory of needing to fix it ~30 years ago.

I...

I don't know if I'm tone deaf or what, but I am having a hell of a time trying to tune my drums. I've printed off two different sets of directions (the "bible" and another "quick" method, both...

Once again, thanks to everyone for your advice and encouragement. I've made contact with a teacher who I'm going to check out. My initial idea is for him to help me avoid any bad habits, set up a...