djembe!!!!

[hardrockdrummr]

im going to post this in acouple of forums please hold youself back.

i ant to get some sort of latin percussion and i thought bongos were the right chooice. bought a par for 100 ended up returneing them beacouse i fifnt love the sound.. know i was in guitar center the other day and i loved the sound of this medium size djembe. it sounded nice and tite. the problem is it has the rope system its a african import or somthin shnazzy like that . i notest that the remo ones are tunible just like a reg drum r the stringed ones tunible?? will the stringed djembe come ununed?? dose any body have any knowledg about this sort of stuff or links to pages that can tell me facts about the stringed djembes pro and con i didnt really like the sound of the fake heads on the remos and the real heads only come in the string style anywho the drum is 160 so if i buy it i whanna make sure it sounds great for a long time!!! thanks you for your time and imput

fishman :p

[zaragemca]

The choice will depend in what do you want to obtain,what use are you going to give to this percussion instruments(at what level of playing),what type of music,etc.The best solution is to be in the store and try out diferents type and models to see what fit you goals.There are others tread in this forum in relation to this subject also,if that could be of any help.

[echoofformless]

Rope tuning djembes are also made by Remo.


Basically rope tuning allows the drum to sing more because there is less hardware to deaden the shell. However, rope tuning is more difficult to master than what you're already used to (lug tuning)

I would recommend just getting a lug tuning djembe and having some fun. African percussion is a serious undertaking in and of itself. So unless you're really wanting to be a master of the art, I would suggest you just stay chill stick with easy tuning and portability. Then if you find that you found a new calling, there are more traditional instruments for you at a later time.

But I could have sworn you said you wanted a Latin instrument, so I am rather confused.


Anyway, hope that helps.

[afrobeat]

Hi,
I have played both types of djembe.
Ive played traditional (string tuned) and modern lug tuned djembes (remo and meinl),and both types can sound well...but it's hard to find a traditional djembe (strings) that sounds well,because their difficult to tune,and it takes some experience.
( and they loose tension over time,so they have to be tuned again).
It's recomended to start out with lug tunable djembe,they can give a very good sound and are easy to tune.
Try the meinl djembes,they are more stable in resonance and sound. remos are good but ive played some that are very resonant,and hi-pitched. there's also a lp djembe that's sounds well.
Last tip : good drums are expensive, look for a drum in the 200 to 400 U$ price range. The 100 U$ drums are almost always beginner drums,so they wont sound that well,even if tuned well.
The expensive drums tune themselve!
bye,
daniel

[hardrockdrummr]

thanks guys ;)