by b0ng0 » Fri Nov 04, 2011 8:28 am
Saludos,
Recently in one of the groups I play with I've been filling in for the timbalero when he hasn't been able to make it, people have been giving me positive feedback about my playing, the trumpet player even told me to forget bongó and stick to timbales...
So I've been doing some overtime at work, saving up for a pair of timbs, a friend of mine has the. LP tito puente stainless steel (14&15), used for sale $275, stock heads no bells,clave,etc...
My original plan was to spend the $450 on a brand new set of pearl MQ's, which come with remo heads and a jam block. Now I haven't heard the LP in person, but I've heard & played the MQ twice at a gig and its a bad MoFo... the cascara sounds really good, the heads are great too...
What I need help deciding is should I jump on the tito puente deal or should I wait until xmas time to get the MQs? I more inclined wit the pearl, but I would appreciate ideas,thoughts,etc....... Cuco maybe you can give me a professional reccomendation on this choice..