Yamaha DTXPLORER Electronic Drum Kit

This kits has good & bad points, the good being that the frame is relatively stable. The brain has a wide variety of sounds & effects and it is easy to set up. The bad being that the pads aren't overly sensitive, I also found the response with the Hi Hat to be a bit iffy despite various attempts to make adjusts I was still unable to improve it. I also noticed that the snare/tom pads have a nasty habit of moving downwards or twisting when I gave them some stick. I tightened everything up to the point of breaking the clamps but there was still some movement, I also couldn't get on the the 'bounce' of the rubber pads. Fortunately I purchased mine as a second hand item (it had had minimal use from it's previous owner) so I didn't lose hardly any money when I resold it a few months later. I would have been disappointed if I'd paid full price for a new one! Before you buy one of these kits please try it or something similar as I brought mine online without actually having a go thinking it would be fine & I couldn't get on with it. I've now brought a Pearl Rhythum Traveller as my practice/live kit which I prefer.

Beginners might find this kit to be good and easy to play with, personally I didn't like the bounce that the pads gave and this does seem to be an issue with electric kits unless you're buying something high end which has mesh heads as opposed to rubber.

The perfect practice kit in my opinion, it does everything you would expect for a home based practice kit at $1700. I wanted a TD6 or TD9 initially and they cost nearly twice as much yet for my purposes they would have been a waste of money really. I would have needed to go to the TD9KX to really have a set that was truly giggable & the Xplorer is more than adequate for what I want to do. For my $3000 I am able to buy my Xplorer & mid-range entry level kit! Sounds are great, probably the ride & hi-hat are the least impressive though I have improved on them with the adjustments made possible by the brain. TRhe hi-hat pedak takes a bit of getting use to & once you have nailed it it's just a matter of timing so not such a bad thing really, teaches me discipline. The snare sounds awesome on my custom kit & I love the way I can switch on songs & kit types & jam as long as I wish, what a fantastic way to practise & keep in with your neighbours, family & friends. Quality seems very good indeed & while I've read someone was unhappy with their kick pedal mine is great, sure it's not chain drive but once again it performs absolutely adequately for the purpose it has been bought for & the money I paid.

Highly recommended providing you understand that it is to stay at home & hone your skills not taken on the road & gigged everynight, you won't be disappointed, I am very very happy I decided to go for the Xplorer it does everything I need it to do & more.

I put together a computer based set-up to create a solo album I've wanted to record for years but never got round to. So after days of scouring the Internet I decided to purchase the Yamaha DTXplorer. I located a second hand but brand-new looking kit for £300. Brand new because within a week or so, the spoilt brat who got it for Christmas lost interest. After assembly, I lost no time in smacking the hell out of it for a few hours, then spent the next day adjusting the positions of the pads and even after four months I'm still making minor adjustments. I put it through my P.A. via the mixer and it sounded not bad at all. But I did hear a few things that needed my attention. Firstly the high hat sounded like a drunken elephant (No matter how much time and effort I invested reading the manual while adjusting the settings) was stamping it on! Also, intermittently the high hat bleeds through even with my foot pressed hard on the pedal! The same applies to the ride and crash pads! Although I cannot be 100 per cent sure, the latter appears to be created by resonance/vibration (described in the manual as 'cross talk and double triggers') transmitted via the framework. I've still not been able to resolve the niggles and have given up! Having said all that I have now finished a test recording of one track and the sound quality, even before mixing down, is more than acceptable (Although the quality of my drumming still has a long way to go!) Bottom line: It does what it says on the 'tin' (But as a famous comedian once said) but not always in the right order!