Whether on stage, in the studio, or in the comfort of home, Yamaha has earned its reputation for building instruments that just work. As a proud owner of a late-90’s Yamaha Beech Custom drum kit, I can vouch for that reliability. More recently, I saw that same level of craftsmanship, and the professionalism of the Yamaha Drums team, firsthand at Yamaha’s 2025 “A Night in the Pocket” event in Nashville, featuring some of today’s top drummers. That experience set the stage perfectly for my review of Yamaha’s newest electronic offering, the DTX8K-M PROX. New for 2025, this upgraded version of the DTX8 pairs the company’s proven mesh-head pad set with their flagship DTX-PROX module, bringing more studio-grade sound and hands-on control to a mid-sized e-kit. For this month’s Product Close-Up, I’ll give the DTX8K-M PROX a test drive.  WHAT’S IN THE BOX  The DTX8K-M PROX arrived in four boxes containing:  Module: […]

November 2025 Issue