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great bongo solos

PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 12:44 am
by b0ng0
2 different bongo solos, the first one is gadwin vargas, i believe he is from PR, nice to see a left handed bongocero
the other one is diego & jimmy Gale from Colombia.. diego gale is playing a bongo from tambores barranquilla i believe..i love the sound of the bongos on both videos..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll7tdQWMw50


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB5JxkeVaGk

Re: great bongo solos

PostPosted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 3:50 pm
by juancho
Are those NusKyn heads that Diego is using? tienen un sonido tenazzz

Re: great bongo solos

PostPosted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:18 pm
by b0ng0
saludos viejo juancho,

gale is playing a pair of LP generation ii bongos with TB ready mount chivo heads.....the sound is clean and crisp..como la salsa colombiana... :D

Re: great bongo solos

PostPosted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:40 pm
by Anonimo
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Re: great bongo solos

PostPosted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:54 pm
by juancho
b0ng0 wrote:saludos viejo juancho,

gale is playing a pair of LP generation ii bongos with TB ready mount chivo heads.....the sound is clean and crisp..como la salsa colombiana... :D


Take a look on youtube where Diego is showing bongo/clave. What about those heads? they sound awesome and if they are synthetic heads am thinking in trying those heads on my JCR.

Re: great bongo solos

PostPosted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:59 pm
by b0ng0
hey guys,

i spoke to a fellow bongosero in medellin who studies with jimmy gale, and he says the heads that Gale uses in all of his "percusivo" video are some kind of ready mount cow hide heads, he says the sound is also excellent because of the person tunning & playing it, Mr.Diego Gale...

Re: great bongo solos

PostPosted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:12 pm
by b0ng0
@ juancho:

viejo juancho, si vos tenes amigos o familia que te puedean traer unos cueros de tambores barranquilla, ya la tenes hecha, no tenes que comprar esos heads plasticos de remo..

Re: great bongo solos

PostPosted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:46 pm
by caballoballo
Tremendos Solos puñeta ! The tambores barranquilla ready mount heads are sold down here by pure sound store. Do not misunderstand mi comment but like always some skins will be good and others not so good. Some times a very white color macho skin would sound high and crisp, next time you buy one alike and turn out to have a dull sound. Skins are a rollercoaster.
Skins need to be flexible so they can produce a tight sound, One skin too stiff may produce a dull sound. So take your time to inspect for flaws, stiffness, and any other detail that may ruin the sound.

Re: great bongo solos

PostPosted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:53 pm
by b0ng0
caballo, ive heard que esos TB ready mount skins son chivo? others say cow, i know u had one u weren't too happy with, pero what do u think they are?