by congabebe » Sat Jul 20, 2002 3:13 pm
Hi,
I just got my Tumba. I have a set of Toca Premiere, been playing them about a year. I have the Remo Mondo heads, they look like skin, but I don't know if they are the Nu-skin or not. I love them. I have found once you find the pitch in the drum that has the less overtones you can keep them there and they will stay. I have detuned them and retuned them back and they seem to be pretty easy to deal with. I have some Matador Bongs with real skin heads by LP, I have to mess with tuning more, but I need to de tune them each time and haven't been. They fluctuate alot more. When I get them tuned they sound great but they are more fussy about temp and weather conditions. I want to try some real skin on my congas because of what Johnny has said. But I like the sound my congas get, the Bass tones are tough but the sound projects away from you more than you think. Johnny's comment when he said he tried them is they sound like trash cans. He didn't try mine obviously, he tried some at a store? Johnny, I have to admitt they do have a sharper ring than the wood, more like a timbale, but I like it. I don't have the experience that Johnny does, I am just a novice. So, I just want to give you some extra perspective. I want some wood congas down the road, but these are great. I have played them in all weather conditions and they do just what they say, they don't fluctuate. When I mic them for playing in the band they sound great in the mains and monitors, the board mix can take some of the ring out if needed, so I don't have to worry to much about having a tin can effect.
Happy drumming,
Congabebe