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Mon Apr 24, 2006 7:15 pmby Acopalips
Has anyone played these and can comment? They were only $80 dollars at a store near me and I did a side by side comparison with a $250 LP model. Sounds are very similiar and construction seems excellent. I'm a little hesitant about the extremely low price. Are these good for the long haul?
Thanks.
Edited By Acopalips on 1145906131
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Thu Apr 27, 2006 5:06 pmby caballoballo
Apoca,Franc is right. I just enter the Gon Bops web page. The only thing I see is that the hembra is only 8" in diameter while most profesional Bongos are 8.5",8 5/8" and the less common 9". Like I always said ,if you are serious about becoming a player,buy yourself a high quality profesional Bongó from start,that way you will not waste money trying to make a beginner set to sound like a pro.Look at Bongomania.com,they sell timba,The drumsworks.com,they sell the Gonbops and others brands like Mountain Rhytm,Model San Juan ASH,Lp ect.
Edited By caballoballo on 1146157775
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Thu Apr 27, 2006 9:57 pmby pcastag
The tumbao series are made in thailand. 80.00 seems really cheap. They're probably the same quality as a set of matadors, mid-line semi-pro type series. The california series are hand-made in California and are much more expensinve than the tumbao series.
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