What cajon do you play?

What cajon/cajons do you play?

Why did you choose it?

What do you think?

Cheers,

Paul

Hi Paul

I recently got a Meinl Ebony Snare Cajon. It was pretty much the top of my budget at the moment and I thought it might be a good one to start out on. Do you have any advice when it comes to practicing with or without the snare on? If it makes a difference to learning good technique? It also mentions it has adjustable corners. I presume it is talking about tightening or loosening the top screws? What does this do to the sound?

Cheers (haven't had much time to browse the whole site, but i've had a glance and it looks great)

Jamie

Hello Jamie!

The Meinl cajons are great to start on and the ebony snare is one of there higher end cajons so that is also a good thing.

With the snare on or off thing, I guess generally snare on for more western or flamenco grooves but I am not an advocate for rules at all so I would always encourage you to experiment with both.
Knowing when to turn it on or off with come more naturally to you as you go on. Afro Peruvian cajons have no snares on them so all Afro Peruvian styles are almost always played with no snare.
For me what it always comes down to is the music you are accompanying and what kind of sound that calls for. Again this will come more naturally the more you advance.

If you slacken off the adjustable corners you will get more of a slap and a harder crack. Personally I like having the corners fixed but it is to each his own. I have friends who love really slack corners.

Well I hope you enjoy the lessons. I am brewing up a whole new batch at the moment.

All the best,

Paul

Hello Paul !

I recently bought a Meinl Bass pedal (to change the timbre) Bubinga Cajon.

I have a request : Is it possible to supply the score of each rythm in a PDF file ? It would be nice to practice

Greetings from France and thank you for your great lessons !

Faudel

Hello Faudel,

Thanks for joining out growing community here.

I have never actually tried a Meinl bass pedal cajon but I think the concept is great.

Getting some kind of downloadable cajon score on the site is a goal of mine. The focus is predominantly video right now but you are right having the score would be great.

Thanks again and talk soon.

Paul