Hello every ´body,
i really don´t want to get on anybody´s nerves, but although an LP conga owner myself ,and that´ll be that for a few yeras: the doug is low...
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I´ve just bought one of Meinl´s NEW Issues for teaching (at local high school percussion group, ya know), namely the latest MEINL MARATHON "Classic" edition.
MY Comment: AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Really, the perfect balnce for beginners and aspiring pros alike!
Well, if I compare them to the the first Meinl Marathon congas I bought for another school 5 years ago - forget it ! The new ones are by no means comparable to that crap.....
First, the skin is really good, the construction better, a stand that is worth its name ("Steely II"), and, above all, the sound, wow, can equal many drums, full, good attack.
So, those of you still not knowing what to choose if you are just about to buy a firly good set at a reasonable price: TAKE THESE! Well, unfortunately, apart from Europe, the price could be high, well, but in Germany I paid 180 € for a quinto. Compare that to almost 300 € for a Matador quinto and U know what I´m talking about.
Well, now I´,m ending my laudatio, looking forward to my next percussion group on the meinls...