ISLA PERCUSSION - Discussion, Quality, Experience, etc

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Postby TONE74 » Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:15 pm

Vaya Vinnie! Congratulations bro those look real nice. I got the same setup ( quinto, conga, tumba ). I love all three but Right now Im mainly using the quinto and conga for a folkloric rumba sound when playing two. I switch back and forth. That quinto is small but it has a good range in my opinion. Even the bass on it sound pretty good for its size. The more you play them the better they get. You'll love those skins too. I play my friends aspires when we play outside and when I get home I have a little session with the Islas and they feel like hand therapy. Peace
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Postby bongosnotbombs » Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:25 pm

vinnieL wrote:My Isla's are home and I couldn't be happier with the sound and the look!

Those look great, can you tell me which wood you used?
Really good looking set of drums, they must sound awesome.
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Postby vinnieL » Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:38 pm

I chose canoe wood for it's warm traditional folkloric sound. It is a very earthy sound. Thanks Guys I am in love with them.



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Postby Congadelica » Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:40 am

Drooling once again :p , they are so nice . Im in envy vinnie ,now blaze them skins your a lucky guy . :D

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Postby yambu321 » Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:53 pm

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Postby Tonio » Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:20 am

Yeah Man!!

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Postby Tonio » Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:16 pm

CHERRY Isla baby!!

Mario is "THE MAN" !!


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Postby Tonio » Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:30 pm

Aptly as shown Mario and Isla Percussions is at the top.
Mario's depth of passion is unspeakable. I picked these babies yesterday. I only spoke to him a few times about what I was looking for, and he totally blew me away. I think my search is over!!
The sound from Marios congas are exceptional !!


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Postby bongosnotbombs » Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:38 pm

Is that a brand on the skin? Unique! Also the no band looks is cool, must be featherweight! Nice set Tonio.
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Postby Tonio » Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:42 pm

BNB, indeed it is a branding.
The weight of Isla's are great.. The Tumba is lighter than my LP quinto.
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Postby vinnieL » Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:14 pm

Tonio they are beautiful my friend! Congrats brother!
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Postby OLSONGO » Tue Oct 30, 2007 10:54 pm

Tonio, if you ever consider in selling your tumba Lp classic let me know. I have a conga and tumba. I am looking for another tumba.

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Postby No.2-1820 » Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:21 pm

Without the bands they resemble classic valje's, the body shape looks similar in those photos, very beautiful drums. Something I often wondered as i own Valje and Matthew Smiths (with and without) is do the bands actually have a function or are they purely a look ?

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