Mark Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Am thinking of getting some Bongos, just for the hell of it :) Any bongo players here? Any advice you can offer me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinjessome Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Now we can have Kerouac and Ginsberg poetry readings, with Mark laying down some prime bongo beats... ...Hippy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted July 31, 2007 Author Share Posted July 31, 2007 Very. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted July 31, 2007 Author Share Posted July 31, 2007 I think I may be able to convince my parents to let me buy these: LP WBCP221-DW BONGOS - U.K. International Cyberstore :toothygrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinjessome Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 LP WBCP221-DW BONGOS - U.K. International Cyberstore A quality pair of bongos... :toothygrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James H. Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Heh, I have a bunch of old, hard-back dictionaries I lay out and drum on. Bongos are okay, IMO, but congas are better, it's just they're bigger. :toothygrin: But hey, whatta ya gonna do? I think you could count me as an able player of the bongos and congos, but I'm no virtuoso of sorts by any means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted July 31, 2007 Author Share Posted July 31, 2007 If I take to Bongos I am planning on investing in some Congas as well, and probably some more latin percussion instruments :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_the_sane Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Oh man, I wish I was a millionaire. I would just walk right into a music shop and buy it. Sapphire...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violinfiddler Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 I like congas better. They have a much nicer sound, then bongos. IMO, that is. But no, I really couldn't help you find a decent one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 Arrived today, they are SO DAMNED COOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violinfiddler Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 I've never heard of anyone getting so excited about bongos. But that's cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted August 7, 2007 Author Share Posted August 7, 2007 I get excited about textbooks :thumbsup: :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violinfiddler Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 lol, did you hit your head when you were little? j/k:P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keerakh Kal Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Personally, I think congas are WAY better than bongos. Bongos are louder, but congas have a much nicer sound, and with the right techniques can be pretty loud. Of course, there's nothing wrong with having both... ~Kal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinjessome Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Personally, I think congas are WAY better than bongos. Bongos are louder, but congas have a much nicer sound, and with the right techniques can be pretty loud. Of course, there's nothing wrong with having both...~Kal You can't really compare the two, they're different instruments. That's like saying: trombones are better than trumpets; trumpets are louder, but trombones have a nicer sound. :wub: (not true...trombones are WAY louder) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 I went and checked out some bongos myself and almost bought some too! But then realized that I'd probably never really get into them. I do recall tying to play bongos before and I just didn't have the rhythm in me, although that may have changed. In any case I DID buy pocket trumpet! Yeah! It just came today! Robin will be excite (maybe), you are into brass are you not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinjessome Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 In any case I DID buy pocket trumpet!... Robin will be excite (maybe), you are into brass are you not? :cool: Mark: I'm on the prowl for jazz-infused bongo music...will inform if anything pops up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted August 9, 2007 Author Share Posted August 9, 2007 Thanks :cool: I'm becoming more interested in other latin percussion now aswell, think I might get myself some congas as soon as I can convince my parents I need them, and look into writing for latin percussion. I see that finale 2008 has some new sounds; latin percussion, and saxs and stuff aswell as GPO, so I think I'll add that to my wish list :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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