ottog1979
Senior Member
I need it less consistently than I used to, but I use a Tama RW200 on my kit at gigs to be sure the band gets song tempos right and to avoid the "stage adrenaline rush". I used the 30-spot programmable feature and my little personal system works great for me keeping things super groovey.
BUT, while the RW200 is perfect for my system, I'm finding that it is not very durable AT ALL. Just ordered my 3rd in as many years after taking them apart several times to fix broken plastic buttons because I need one for next weekend. Last night, the electronics were fritzing/shorting out so the unit worked only intermittently. Seems like the lifespan on the RW200 is 12-18 months tops with once or twice a week use.
What are other options that any of you use? I don't use in-ears. I'm not looking for an on-going click. I monitor on-going BPM with the LiveBPM app on my phone so I need another instrument to start off tempo unless I switch to a different phone app that does both. Ideas, recommendations?
BUT, while the RW200 is perfect for my system, I'm finding that it is not very durable AT ALL. Just ordered my 3rd in as many years after taking them apart several times to fix broken plastic buttons because I need one for next weekend. Last night, the electronics were fritzing/shorting out so the unit worked only intermittently. Seems like the lifespan on the RW200 is 12-18 months tops with once or twice a week use.
What are other options that any of you use? I don't use in-ears. I'm not looking for an on-going click. I monitor on-going BPM with the LiveBPM app on my phone so I need another instrument to start off tempo unless I switch to a different phone app that does both. Ideas, recommendations?