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Posted: **Sun Jan 22, 2006 12:51 am**

What are your feelings about remo congas? I understand the shells & heads are different than standard congas. I know about the remo tubanoe's very well. But remo congas are other story. Not to many stores in my area have these. I like the pricee on line in the context of congas. How does the remo congas stack up next to other congas out there?

Posted: **Sun Jan 22, 2006 1:42 am**

I read reviews on music123, there were 50/50 reviews some liked them for there rugged design taken to gigs behind a pick up in the rain, others that take more care of thier congas didnt like them very much one said his cracked in 3 places and inside was made of particle board coverd with spray liner.

So I think they are not your traditional sound or quailty. But made for the player that throws his drums around, or the no so serious youth players.

Posted: **Sun Jan 22, 2006 3:55 am**

Thanks bataboom, I have a set of tubanos that remo does not make anymore that I'm currently selling. I'm selling these to a church that I go too. They really work well for that room & the type of music that is being played. So, I going to replace my tubano's with some conga's most likely.

I'm originally a drum set player that purchased the tubano's to learn conga stuff etc on but was surprize at how well they worked for a lot of the things I was doing. So, that is why I'm thinging about the Sanchez model by remo c/o it's a lot like the tubano except for the shape. But I'm sure there is no substitute for real wood for the conga.

Posted: **Sun Jan 22, 2006 5:32 am**

well if your a set player and sound projection is your thing, the sanchez congas might suit you fine, they have nuskyn heads and im sure they are real loud, thats what the reviews say. If your think aint about looks and traditional sound then they might be your kinda congas. Check out the reviews on them at music123.com for yourself some like them some dont you'll have to judge by what your tastes and playing situations are.
Good Luck!

Posted: **Tue Jan 24, 2006 7:06 pm**

Both Remo Signature Congas, Poncho Sanchez and Jimmy Morales sound good. They come with the option of Fyberskins or NuSkyns. (I think you cannot get natural heads in any of the signature models or the other original modes, i.e., Tuff Enuff, etc). I belive Remo uses their Accousticon which is some sort of wood mix with fiberglass and other things....

The complaint I've heard is that they are heavy. Probably the most heavy congas in the market.

Wouldn't change the Remo for my Pearls.....

Saludos!

Posted: **Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:32 pm**

I think Remo congas are "artificial" and made only for Poncho. I guess he needs a drum that will make him sound strong or loud...."JC" Johnny Conga.....I LOVE MY PEARLS,TOO!....

Posted: **Thu Jan 26, 2006 3:08 pm**

How you all doin' today , great i hope . My impression of them was that they sounded synthetic. I did not like the rubber rim first of all and the fiberskins do not feel natural or sound it . Thats my opinion . i realy dont like them to much .

rumbaman

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:43 pm**

JohnnyConga wrote:I think Remo congas are "artificial" and made only for Poncho. I guess he needs a drum that will make him sound strong or loud...."JC" Johnny Conga.....I LOVE MY PEARLS,TOO!....

Agreed JC.
Fake congas, for fake players.
Not impressed at all by them...
Synthetic skins, rubber on the rims ??? ??? ??? etc etc
man, what tha...

However, I love my LP's. :laugh:

Posted: **Fri Jan 27, 2006 5:25 pm**

Oye Papa!
I've never seen these drums, much less played them. What do you mean they have rubber on the rims?
That sounds incredibly un-cool for conga drums, sort-of-girly man congas! What's the purpose there?

Have you played them? What's the sound like? It can't be all good, being that it's all man-made material.

Que Cosa!

Onile!

Posted: **Sat Jan 28, 2006 2:23 am**

I was going to ask the same question. Rubber rims???

What the *%Y% ??:O

Tell me it ain't so

What's odd is that Poncho uses like 1 inch of tape form the tip to the base of each finger ?? On synthetic heads??

Whats up wit dat?

Synthetic heads on a macho bongo for the sake of not having tune up.down all the time is something else.

T

Posted: **Sat Jan 28, 2006 2:48 am**

What's odd is that Poncho uses like 1 inch of tape form the tip to the base of each finger ?? On synthetic heads??

Whats up wit dat?

Yeah really LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But I dont know where the rubber rim comment came in, maybe they ment rubber rim on the foot of the conga.

Posted: **Sat Jan 28, 2006 2:59 am**

Just wanted to add to the synthetic head part of this thread, I just put a remo head on the conga drum of my church set "only for the reason of not having to tune them so much", but this is what I do notice, for one thing overall sound is on, a little over tone ringy sounds etc... but you can control this by your technique thats not so bad, actually good in certain situations kinda gives it a djembe feel if you play it right.

But the thing I dont dig about it is people said it had good projection, not really.. at normal levels it has ok sound, tone, and resonance, if you past that by getting overly jamminz the sound isnt really louder then the rawhide I find. In stead by hitting harder then normal you start loosing some tonal range or something, where as with the rawhide head you still have that tone speaking out from low-high playing. Thats the only negetive I find about them.

Oh and yeah they are soft as baby bottoms why all the tape poncho uses I have no clue :-\

Posted: **Sat Jan 28, 2006 12:16 pm**

My comments were directed towards Remo's original PONCHO SANCHEZ series drums where a rubber strip is mounted over the rims.

ie this series:

Posted: **Sat Jan 28, 2006 5:36 pm**

Oh those! They look like something my cats left in the litter box! :p ;

Yeah! I've got to admit, I've seen Poncho playing on better drums than those! Not quite his best set, I wonder how well they're selling?

Peace!
Onile!

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Posted: **Wed Feb 01, 2006 3:55 pm**

Hey how you guys doin' today , great i hope . The rubber rims are on the new models . I did play on some that the guy at the store told me they were the new models for remo , and they had the rubber rim on them . I did not like them at all , thats my opinion . They also have a rubber rim on the bottom .

rumbaman

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