Djembe

jaroben · Unread post by **jaroben** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 10:33 pm

I want to buy a djembe. They are fun funn funnn play. Anyone have one, play one, played one, want one, know what it is, don't want one?

carter29 · Unread post by **carter29** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 10:36 pm

got one for my birthday...super fun and easy to play. damn hard to tune though but very versitile

6_strings_for_life · Unread post by **6_strings_for_life** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:31 am

my friend has one of these. I think its like a 14' Remo. Its a blast to play and is a perfect compliment to an acoustic guitar. I was thinking about getting one for adding beats to home recordings.

bassman462 · Unread post by **bassman462** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 3:47 pm

my brother is borrowing one for his recording, and i was using it when we did an acoustic jam sunday. very cool id recommend one.

littlefriend · Unread post by **littlefriend** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 7:27 pm

Djembes are fun. Me and a group of friends used to have Jam Club every Friday night and sit around smoking dope and playing hand drums and acoustic instruments. Wonderful way to spend an evening. Anyway, I think I've played maybe 4 or 5 different sizes and varieties of djembes, from hand-carved, to ceramic, to metal, with both natural and synthetic drum heads. I've always prefered the hand-carved, natural goat-skin head djembes myself. They just give a richer tone than the synthetics. I should get a djembe or two...

sunglassesatnight · Unread post by **sunglassesatnight** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 7:35 pm

I have one. It's a Toca. I think it's 20" tall, I'd like a taller one, but it sounds great. Good choice.

jaroben · Unread post by **jaroben** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 9:44 pm

I'm leaning toward getting a hand carved.

http://www.motherrhythm.com/specials.php
the one on top looks awesome.. anyone know if that's a good price or not? I think i've seen some at music shops for way cheaper than that.

GSR · Unread post by **GSR** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 9:56 pm

They look like this, for all of us that were wondering.

jaroben · Unread post by **jaroben** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 10:29 pm

^^^ Life size

Coldchillin · Unread post by **Coldchillin** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 10:53 pm

What is the price range on one of these?

jaroben · Unread post by **jaroben** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:24 pm

looks like the bestselling ones are anywhere from $60 to $360. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=h ... =desc&d=tp

By the ratings, looks like this one would be good. Don't think it can be tuned though. I'm not sure though.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=h ... id/448827/

bassman462 · Unread post by **bassman462** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 3:52 pm

they can its just hard.

carter29 wrote:got one for my birthday...super fun and easy to play. damn hard to tune though but very versitile

sunglassesatnight · Unread post by **sunglassesatnight** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 5:02 pm

jrbleiguy wrote:looks like the bestselling ones are anywhere from $60 to $360. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=h ... =desc&d=tp

By the ratings, looks like this one would be good. Don't think it can be tuned though. I'm not sure though.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=h ... id/448827/

Mine is very similar to that one. It's tunable, but I haven't found the need to do mine yet, you should get instructions on how to tune it with it, and rope-tuning instructions are all over the internet.

carter29 · Unread post by **carter29** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:20 pm

yeah they can be tuned...need patience and a strong grip

jaroben · Unread post by **jaroben** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:53 pm

I bought my friends djembe today for $20. He never played it, it's in great shape. Sounds great, fun to play.

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