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Latin Percussion Matador Wood Conga with Gold Hardware - 11.75 inch Natural Used

Conga with 3-ply Siam Oak Shell, 11.75" Rawhide Head and Gold Hardware
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This product has some cosmetic flaws including a crack starting from the top of the drum and one of the rubber bumpers is ripped. This item ships in its original packaging which shows some signs of wear.

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Get a conga that will hold up to regular playing and sound great, gig after gig, with the LP Matador Wood Conga from Latin Percussion. Made from resonant Siam oak shells, this conga offers up the robust sound and projection you need onstage and in the studio. One of the things that the percussionists here at Sweetwater really like about the LP Matador Wood Congas are their tunable natural rawhide heads, which feel and sound great. Thick 5/16" tuning lugs, Soft Strike rims, and ProCare Shell Protectors all ensure exceptional tuning stability and even tension, while traditional rims provide you with an excellent playing surface. Take it from Sweetwater, you'll love the deep bass, rich mids, and crisp highs from the Latin Percussion Matador Wood Conga!

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Latin Percussion Matador Conga Features:
  • 30"-tall Conga
  • Premium, kiln-dried siam oak 3-ply shell offers great stability and tone
  • 11.75" natural rawhide conga head
  • Soft Strike rims
  • Gold hardware
Expand your percussion rig with the great-playing and sounding Latin Percussion Matador Wood Conga today!

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  • Type: Conga
  • Manufacturer Part Number: M752S-AW

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Good mid-range drum

I have a set of these. I also have a three-piece Aspire set. If you are starting out and are choosing between Aspire and Matador, I would recommend the Matadors. Here's why:

The Aspires have two-ply staves, whereas the Matador has three ply. If you accidentally drop a drum and create a hairline crack, the extra ply can prevent the crack from penetrating the shell.

The Matador hardware is slightly better. They have a longer type of lug nut, which is easier to hit with the wrench than a shorter nut, plus the greater length and burled texture make finger tightening a little easier. Also, they include the bumper-style washers, which can reduce the likelihood of damage when one drum hits another. In addition, it also has a carrying handle.

The mounts are broad and are designed for stands that require washers and wingnuts. This can be very fiddly and you might end up having to crawl around looking for them if you drop one, plus the stands have a center hole just large enough for the wingnut to fall into, requiring you to pull apart the stand to retrieve it. The curved mounting plate with the two bolt holes theoretically prevent the drum from twisting when you are playing hard but as the stands have curved adjustable spacers, they won't twist anyway. If you wish you can swap them for LP slide mounts, which are waaay easier and are compatible with the more economical Aspire stands as well as the LP triple conga stand.

The drums are also larger (and heavier), which provides a lower bass tone, plus the larger diameter makes for a tighter skin at the same pitch as Aspires, which makes slaps easier. They also come in industry standard sizes, making it easy to swap for higher-end premounted heads in various types and thicknesses. (The factory heads are pretty good and replacements are half the price of aftermarket cowhide and muleskin.)

If you are considering Aspires, don't let the snobs dissuade you, but if you are serious about congas it is worthwhile to spend more and get the Matadors (how much is your guitar guy paying for his rig? Three times more?). The Matadors retain much of their ROI and they sound great. Besides, you can always add an Aspire 10" as a requinto for a matched-finish four-drum set.
by JFairweather from Dallas, Tx on
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