Pearl Practise conga - Any good?

[Tone]

I am looking for a cheap and portable practise conga for a trip to Europe next month, just for practise.
I had a look on the web at that Pearl Practise conga which looks and seems to sound weird.

Has anyone tried or heard them? Can you work on your sound a bit or is it just good for rudiments?

I already own a Giovanni practise which I quite like but it is locked away and I would rather use something with out a snare stand for that trip.

What is the verdict my fellow congueros?

you can see and 'hear' it here :
http://www.pearldrum.com/03_nuupdts/ppvideos.html

[congamyk]

^ the "verdict" is here Pearl Practice conga thread

[Tone]

thanks Congamyk but this thread is about the travel conga by Pearl which is a completely different instrument from the one I am inquiring about.

I am inquiring about the practise conga which is a wooden round box as opposed to the travel conga which has a skin over the top of a "barrel".

check the link

[rebongo]

Hello. Tone!
I have the Pearl Practise Conga; I think it's a good thing for study everywhere you want; the sound is a "wood" sound, not loud as a real conga , good for exercise, but it's possible to hear clear opens and slaps; it's very light and portable.
I am glad with it!

[jmdriscoll]

Tone, I own a Pearl Practice Conga and the Travel Conga. For the price, the practice conga is not a bad deal at all. It just depends on what you are trying to do with it and what you want it for. It does not sound like a conga, as it is made from wood, but you can get different sounds out of it if you work with it. It is not something that is going to be used in a performance, but you can use it to practice your chops on. The practice conga in my opinion is like a snare practice pad of the conga world. I have used it a lot for practicing patterns and rudiments when I cannot play my congas. I learned a lot about hand technique on it too. Since it is made of wood, you can use a desktop to serve as your tumba, and the sounds fit right in. And the cool thing is that it matches the size and shape of a conga head, so when your transfer your rhythms to a real set of congas, it is not a major transition. Just my 2 cents for what it's worth...

MD

[rebongo]

I totally agree with jmdriscoll, it's the pad of the conguero!