Meinl Journey Series Bongos

Very nice sound great quality skins

These bongos have a composite shell which looks very good. Buffalo hide heads are top quality. Decent hardware. The sound is on the high side but it has a very nice pop when the heads are tensioned. Very satisfied with these bongos. I am curious how a $500 pair would sound compared to these, but I can’t imagine they’d be that much better. A professional percussionist checked them out and said they were just fine and the higher pitch would complement his congas.

Best semi-pro bongo drums for the price. They do not come tuned, so you will have to tune them with the supplied tunning wrench. Once you have them tuned, make sure you untune them when you're done playing. This is very important, as you don't want your drumheads to pop over time. You have to give your drumheads a break from the tension it built up while being tuned. Untuning them after you play will release the tension and they will last you longer. I saw a few reviews where they popped the Macho (the smaller drum). The Macho carries a higher pitch therefore it is a bit tighter than the Hembra (bigger drum) while tuning. I always untune my Hembra 1/4 turn and the Macho 1/2 turn after playing. Always wipe down your drumhead and shell after playing. I like to use regular Kleenex on the drumheads as it softer and absorbent. Absorbs the moisture off the drumheads left by your hands. They're not difficult to tune and top quality. I looked at LP, Tycoon and Toca lowest price models. LP - (Latin Percussion) sub model CP (Cosmic Percussion) for around $99 with 90 days warranty. Toca - Synergy Series are priced around $72, but small heads, 6 - 6 3/4. Tycoon - start off over $100. Meinl - the only one that will give a 2-year warranty. Best semi-pro Bongos and sound quality for the price. The one thing that I dislike about these bongos are the uncommon head size 6.5 - 7.5, if you ever need to replace them you will have to purchase them from Meinl website $36 - $38. Don't forget a little TLC when you're done playing.

I purchased these bongos for my son for Christmas - we are both very pleased. Although the shell is plastic it is quite sturdy. The bongos have a pleasing sound and are of good build quality. Overall the quality surpasses what I expected based on the reasonable price. I will buy more Meinl products in the future. I am very satisfied.

Very nice bongos. I've used them for several concerts since I bought them. Nice tone.

These bongos have solid construction and are a great set for beginners. They sound great. I wasn't sure about the ABS body instead of wood but it doesn't seem to effect the tone that much. I get a nice bright bong and a nice lower tone on the bigger one. The hide skin heads are the same high quality they put on their more expensive ones and the hardware is solid and won't break. For the price these are excellent quality bongos made by a major drum company.

These things are exactly as advertised, hours of bongo fun! Maybe the least expensive semi-pro quality musical instrument in existence

These bongos are a nice weight and have good sound. They were a gift for a beginner and he was pleased with them. They are durable but will take some practice to learn to play them well.

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Buen sonido, y cambiandole los parches que trae mucho mejor

I so much love it ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️