The preset sounds this set comes with are incredible. I am amazed.

The only thing that could make this set better is to include a midi interface for hooking up and recording to a computer.

I am starting to notice some wear on the rubber skins on the highhat after only a couple of months of use.

Hard to imagine spending 1600 bucks on a drum set but.....

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Very nice appearance.

Hobbyist

Rock/Jazz

I think the look of this set is immense and eye cathingly cool! Anyone who wants to look cool playing drums in a band or with friends this is probably the one for them!

Bassist/Drummer

Rock/Emo/Punk/Drum&Bass/Alternative etc. .

Yes and No. Yamaha should not ship it with such a lousy throne. I gave it away to my friend since they were in need of one and bought a nice throne. I think the kit should be worth $1,000 instead of $1,595.... it should have replaced the DTXpress III price and the DTXpress III should be lowered as well.

Haven't needed repairs or upgrades as of yet.

Active Musician

Rock, Heavy Metal, Techno, Alternative

My first E-set. Took awhile to get used to. Preset kit/sounds are all pretty good. Plenty of sounds to choose from and combine. Many of the cymabls sound very good, some great crash and ride sounds, some nice bells too, but manby need tweaking as the are too loud compared to the ride. Furthermore, the default cymbal volume on most kits are too loud in comparison with the drums, a little teaking of the volume is in order there as well, IMO. The high tom on most kits needs improvement, it is the only drum sound that sounds electric when playing fast singles or doubles. The med and low toms on most kits sound more authentic. Good snare sounds and dozens to choose from. Most of the rim shot sounds that go with each snare are pitched too high, sound like you are hitting two differnt snare drums, but the pitch of the rim shot and or snare can be tweaked to make them sound more natural. Some real nice kick drum sounds as well. The hi hat soudns range from acceptable to very good, but intricate/fast hi hat playing often results in missed trigers (same with the ride and bell). Getting a half open sound on the high hat is tricky, I'll have to see if I can adjust this, but for now I get either a closed tight sound or an open swishy sound, finding the half way point is hard.

Cheap stool and pedal, but they work fine. Hi hat stand is great, feel is pretty good.

Everything is made very well, no problems at all. The chords are a bit chinsy, but I don't know if higher priced E-kits use thicker ones or not and they do the job, so?

I haven't compared them to other E-kits so I'm not really sure wahts out there. But for $1,500 and some change these are a great Value, IMO. Great for recording at home! You'll never get real drums to sound as good in your bedroom, plus the cost of good mics for real drums would could run you as much as this kit costs!

Dont know.

Looks pretty cool, works very good, great value.

Professional songwriter and drummer

Just about everything