pearl conga travel

[solo]

halo guys! I have seen new compact conga, which is pearl conga travel.have anybody ever tried it? how'r they sound?
is it good? I like the weight and the size. very mobilize comparing to real conga.
thanks

here's the links:
http://www.pearldrum.com/newperc.asp

[Diceman]

Hi Pilgrims,

Anyone know who stocks these in the UK or Europe??

Suave
Diceman

[pcastag]

Our percussionist brought one to the gig last week. It sounded OK, not much projection though and the slaps were not as cutting as a real conga. Open tones sounded pretty good, no bass whatsoever. Would make a good drum to use for quiet gigs.
PC

[jmdriscoll]

There is another thread a couple of pages back that has some discussion on the travel conga:

http://www.congaplace.com/cgi-bin....;t=2733

Their ok for practice, but I don't care for the sound much... BUT, they are still very portable..

MD

[PRDRconguero]

Thinking about picking these up...

Regarding the skin replacement, will they take a normal Fiberskyn head?

Besides the pros and cons, has anyone experienced any performance or maintenance issues?

[jmdriscoll]

No maintenence issues with mine so far. Tuned it when I bought it about 4 months ago and I haven't touched the tuning since. It gets practiced on for an hour a day monday-friday as my low drum.

MD