by Raymond » Mon Sep 06, 2004 4:19 pm
I've tried the current Pearl Elite, which are in brass, that I assume are the same as the old Afro. (Not sure if there was a steel version in Afro).
The shell is very solid, style as the old LP steel/brass, therefore, when you do cascara they do not have the overtones the current timbales out there provide. (That are made of thinner shells than the ones from old time). The stand was "managable" and cowbell holder was pretty good. However, the volume of the Pearl Elite in brass was not that great.
Pearl now has the Marc Quinones signature timbales, that I am currently waiting for from them, and I've heard they are pretty good...
Sorry, not that much on info on them...
Are you getting some???
Saludos