MEINL Endorsement

[vinnieL]

Yeah mine are wine red color but yes same drum I too would like chrome hardware but for the price I got them at in pristine condition I took them without even haggling the price.

[ABAKUA]

Saludos
Thought Id drop in to share some updates Been a while between posts, its been a very busy last few weeks.
So another lot of gear came in, Im loving these drums, workmanship and finish is excellent, very solid hardware, incredible projection, excellent tones, everything is so clear. The base tones are massive, open tones project beautifully, slaps are crisp and sharp, harmonics are effortless, I dont have a single bad thing to say about these. Sure they do weigh a bit, however the bump in/out to gigs here are a breeze, with trolleys and elevators for 99% of gigs as well as being able to pull out and park out the front of most places if not straight in through the loading dock/stage door. The bags/cases are very well put together, excellent padding and super easy to carry, straps are very strong and the stitch work is first class.
With these new series Floatunes, I opted for 1 x 11", 2 x 12", 1 x 13"
Third package arrives in a couple of weeks, exciting times!

My artist profile page is also up on the site now: http://meinlpercussion.com/artists/artist-detail/Artist/show/marcelo-malovini-436/

Here are some pics:

[rhythmrhyme]

pro congero's don't smile! I'll have to remember that...

Nice lookin drums - free is always the best price!

[ABAKUA]

guilty of not smiling lol, wasnt intentional hahaha we werent hapy how the other pics came out though.

[ABAKUA]

Hey guys, very excited balance of the package arrived on Friday. Extremely happy with how everything sounds, top quality product too.

[caballoballo]

Felicidades, podrías tu como artista de ellos sugerirles q eliminen u ofrezcan una línea d Bongos high end sin ese free ride center whatever Ese attachment no permite ajuste de las coronas para acomodar mejor el bongó en las piernas. Tampoco veo q ese freeride mejore nada en cuanto a sonoridad.

[ABAKUA]

Gracias caballo, totalmente de acuerdo con lo de lo freeride al centro. Pero como no soy de alto perfil con influencia en diseño, mis palabras no serian oidas por la gente en design etc. Aparte, ya a pasado a ser una patente en su diseño, es una pequeña lastima por que los woodcraft bongo suenan impresionante. Nunca fui fan del bongo montao en un stand pa tocar sentado, pero me invitaron a subir a tocar con una orquesta una noche que habia salido a una discoteca, y el bongocero estaba usando el stand, el bongo queda firme en la posicion tradicional entre las piernas, hasta me tire un solo en el bongo montao en stand y me cuadro. No se mueve para nada y aguanta mano pesada. Tambien es super comodo no tener que dejar que resvale el bongo al piso pa pararse cuando cojes la campana en el montuno, e igual al bajar de vuelta pa bongo, tuve la oportunidad de obtenerlo con el endorsement y lo coji.
Igual, sin el stand costo un poco acostumbrarme a la posicion ya que no se puede mover las coronas/bases pero ya le encontre la vuelta pa que no moleste. Me e corrigido pa tocarlo como esta. Pero si, entiendo lo que dices, yo tambien con los modelos anteriores de otras marcas, yo tambien le movia la corona pa que los lugs no entierren en la pierna etc.

[rhythmrhyme]

looks fantastic!
now if only Mienl made a short stand for my timbales so I could integrate them properly into my kit!! I have one set up in a snare stand that works well, but the stand I have isn't the best design.

[AndresDongo]

Hi ABAKUA!

Congratulations on your endorsement.
I just got a Woodcraft quinto the zebra finish, beautiful i like the matte instead of the shiny and kinda pale gio galaxies.
but im in a mental conflict !! haha those that usually money will fix it. but maybe you have a recommendation to fix my problem.
I got the woodcraft thinking of getting the other 2 to complete the trio, but I also checked the professional series at the store and could be a nice and cheaper option.

Have you tried the professionals? should i return the woodcraft and get all professionals? or should i buy the woodcrafts one by one?
this is the moment where i need help to decide (before i spend the money)

Thank you!

[ABAKUA]

Hi Andres,
Thank you.

Congrats on the purchase of the zebra finish Woodcraft. The Woodcraft series are their flagship model, and also priced more expensive that all the other series they have.
They are the only model that offers the traditional chrome hardware, along with traditional style shape (belly centred). If you can afford it, I recommend you getting the others as you can.

If money is an issue, the professional series are the higher end of their intermediate series drums. Still a great drum though. A friend of mine has a set of 2 of them, they sound good, but not as good as the Woodcrafts. But this is all a matter of technique, taste in sound etc, I prefer the sound of the Woodcrafts, but there is nothing wrong with the Professional series, just a different sound.