Juaort wrote:Yo Beatnik07! These are pretty sweet. How you plan to use these?
Hi, Juaort !
For example I experiment playing the Clave pattern with these: the "2 part" with one bell, the "3 part" with the other. But I also alternate the bells within these parts. As compared to classic "monophonic" claves, they provide tonal variety.
It works quite well because they have a very short release time/resonance, more like wooden claves or blocks than "bells" (I should mention that these sambago bells are a bit less loud and cutting than claves sticks, especially the glass fiber claves). The mount makes a quite comfortable and convenient handle. Of course I play also other rhythms with them.
These sambago are just nice, compact (they are not very big), and to my ears sound good.