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Hi conga fans,
I want to buy my new set of congas and I can have a great deal of some of Tycoon congas.I m thinking about classic signature congas.Somebody has a some experience how they are sounding?Or somebody can help knows if the others from these brand are better (I dont have money for tycoon grand series).Thank you very much.Palo
I want to put some pics here but I dont how.How I can ?Thanks.

Excellent drums as far as I know. Make a search at YouTube for the great Dutch conguero Martin Verdonk. He is endorsed by Tycoon and plays their Master Handcrafted Congas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58aW_huBetM solo begins around 1:21

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Tycoon is a company that fabricates and assembles many Asian made brands, they are a generic model that shares all the same materials, heads and hard wares of other Asian brands, the difference is purely cosmetic. Some laqueur finishes tend to wear off ( like the gold tints and powder coated hard wares ) Chrome is still the best anti corrosion protective plating to put on ferious metal parts unless you have stainless steel which is a high grade nickle ( like the nickle coin ) I would check price comparisons against the same price range of Meinl brands ( also made in Asia ) that use slightly better matched heads that are not too thin, they have bigger bellies resembling Valje 's drum shape but w/ a higher place belly. The traditional crown and their comfort crowns are strong and clean designed. The sizes are close to Valje's even separated in 11,12 & 13 inch heads...no odd fractions and Remo makes standard size heads for them as well. The rubber bottom bases are a good feature for many reasons & does have a narrow metal band under the rubber and at the top edge. I have had a pair of mid level Marathons that were far superior in tonal fullness and volume than compared to top of line models by other top brands ! I look at design, features, materials and good asembly and musical qualities before considering brand name since they are virtualy all the same for better or worse ! This includes custom made American models to !