Just ordered some bongos man and these videos are easy to follow thank you !

@WORLDDRUMCLUB

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

I am 83 and learning how to play the bongo drums I’m a grandma and great grandma

@newbornn5934

3 жыл бұрын

U r awesome

@dustindiven3406

3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah! Get it granny!

@Band_Aid_Man_

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! That's great. I hope I can get to the age let alone play the bongos.

@spudhoo1

2 жыл бұрын

I am 82. Good on you.

@okamiwithacamera6077

2 жыл бұрын

13 here, go for it!

"That's just life! Sometimes you have to use the other end of the wrench." I lost it. Hilarious

I just got bongos. They are naturally low sounding but the screws were turned all the way; but when I turned the wrench already they are up an octave. And they sound perfect for the sound I want to produce. Thanks for this informative video

Super fun first lesson, when i got my set and it didn't sound proper i felt so discouraged. I thought the wrench was to set them into a special stand, but thanks to this lesson my babies are sounding proper. Thank you World drum club

"Don't let anyone tell you how to tune your bongos" So anyway here's how you tune your bongos

@harrylouiston385

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@persona83

3 жыл бұрын

There are no rules until you break one.

@Bro.ŽO

3 жыл бұрын

If there are no rules what could we ignore

@readytochangelife

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Max the first sentence refers to how to tune to a note the second sentence refers to the methodology of tuning. Very helpful video!

@WORLDDRUMCLUB

2 жыл бұрын

Makes the mistake of taking an option as an order.

I love this guy! His instructions and silly commentary like the "backwards" wrench is great.

Straightforward and clear. Thanks

"Listen to recordings". Salsa, Boleros, Bachata, etc.

I just bought some bongos and was so disappointed with the sound of the drums. So easy to fix it with your knowledge. Thanks this was really helpful 🙏

Awesome!! Just what I needed. Thanks! Great channel. Metal/Rock guitarist of many years getting some percussion gear and havin’ fun. I will have more fun now thanks to you.

Thanks world drum club i found this video to be the most useful out of all the bongo tuning vids I've seen. i hear them Crack sometimes so I never really tuned them up high enough for salsa music until now. I can rest knowing it's normal for that to happen when tuning them.

I love this! I ordered some bongos and this youtube creator is awesome and I will watch all the videos by him, thank you!

This is your 5th video on KZread about tuning bongos as far as I can see. I can hardly wait to watch the 6th! But thanks a lot for all the great work.

@hunterwilk

2 жыл бұрын

"don't let anyone tell you how to tune your bongos."

I just tuned my bongos and this trick really worked

This video was super clutch. Thank you!

Thanks very much. I do drum but have very little experience with Bongos. I picked up a set today cheap at a Boot Fair & this has really helped me get started 👍😁 🥁 🪘

Yeah, it sounds so much better now! Thank you so much

just in time! my new bongos are scheduled to arrive this very morning. thanks. 🎵🎶

Thanks for the lesson. Love the bongos. Although my first love is R 'n' R such as Elvis, grew up watching films and loved those bongos creating suspense. My dad too, had Los Machucambos on Decca Phase 4 stereo. The sound was out of this world and the use of percussion rhythm was too great. Love your videos.

Great Show! Thanks a bunch!

Thanks!

Thank you!

I am excited, Great Video :)

Thank you for these very useful explanations. Happy New Year. Be well.

Thank you, I love the bongos. ✌️☺️

Thanks for the guidance

Great tutorial good sir.

Thank you so much my brother I'm trying to learn how to play the bongos Thank you for the information Love you my brother thank you

Very interesting and informative and very useful

Thank you brother 😀

Excellent

Thanks a lot

ahahah the intro .... that feeling on unboxing disappointment thats why i am here many thanks!

Nice for those that don't know how to tune bongos!

When you nicely tune your macho and hit a note for the very first time. SABOOOOR

what the hell, ive been playing for a couple months and got pretty decent by teaching myself, never even realised this was a thing

Thank you so much! I thought they were junk but after seeing this I got them dialed in.

love it

Subscribed

Thank u

thank you so much. NOw I can tune my bongos

"Do I tell you how to tune your bongos?" Will be my new saying for busy bodies and know-it-alls 😂

Just ordered one of your tee-shirts! 👌🏼😎🥁🎶🎵

@WORLDDRUMCLUB

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks for your valuable videos

Kalini thanks, and you're also very entertaining, now I head to your congo tuning video

I first twist the nuts up as far as I can by fingers only on both heads. Then, thinking of your wrench movements as minutes on a clock I then go around the lugs clockwise as shown here with a full '60 minutes' turn on each lug-nut. The next round is '30 minutes' on each. The following rounds are only '15 minutes' and as the end result gets near maybe even down to 10 or 5 'minutes'. Check the level of your heads regularly as you tighten by looking at them side-on from two angles; Front-on and end-on. I always tighten the Hembra first as that has less tension and always loosen the Macho first for the same reason. When de-tuning I do full '60 minute' turns to get the tension off as soon as posible. Just my way and it works for me.

I feel I have a different bongos or something cause I can't tune them to that high tones.

Is there an app on the phone To tune bongos or timbles or as many drums? tnx

Good sir iam from India and follow you great job

@WORLDDRUMCLUB

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

3:50 Do not call 911 😂

Just tried this to my new bongos. Worked great and they sounded so much better. However, after about an hour, the macho drum head split and popped off with a loud bang 💥 Maybe a word about over tightening!

I'm waiting for a set of Pearl Elite bongos right now, which are 7 in and 9 in. If I'm going to use a tuner, what would you suggest I tune them to? Thanks.

After tunning them, should i untune them after playing em?

Thank you! 6:10

another way to tune them is you do half turns after they tight then flip the bongo around press down on the center of the head with 1 finger,once you do that tap the 4 corners with the wrench and see if they sound the same if 1 sounds off you know which to tune

Do I need to de tune my bongos when not in use?

I recently purchased the Meinl Journey series bongos. The macho is 6 1/2" and the hembre is 7 1/2". I followed along with this video and I achieved the same pitches as instructed. I was very happy and pleased with the results. Unfortunately, within a few days, I was in another room when I heard some crackling sounds. I never heard before. When I entered the room where my bongos were I noticed a split in the head of the macho drum along the rim side where I played. I'm not sure exactly what happened. I don't think I over tightened it. I'm now in the process of contacting the manufacturer in hopes of receiving a new replacement head. Do you have any suggestions or comments on my situation?

Sir where can I get and learn notes for bongos

And don't forget to use the box and the wrench so you don't strip you lugs especially as he said when it becomes harder to turn

Why do I have to tune two of the lungs much lower to achieve the same tone/pitch on every side? Thank you.

I followed your tutorial step by step, very carefully and tried to achieve a similar sound with my set of bongos. i started slow with the macho and didn't went as high as you with the pitch, because i was afraid to break the thing, but it just ripped the skin nevertheless and now its broken :( what did i do wrong? i just got them yesterday

@WORLDDRUMCLUB

2 жыл бұрын

If the head ripped, either it was old or faulty. Head’s shouldn’t break, unless they are super tight or something is off. Contact the seller and ask for a new head.

Thanks! Useful! I have a question. Do you reccommend to take off the head and reorient before tuning?

@WORLDDRUMCLUB

2 жыл бұрын

I sometimes rotate the heads a little to place the tension rods in a comfortable position.

I read that Marlon Brando invented a bongo-tuning mechanism - not sure if anyone produces a set that uses it. Do you know of it?

Ho seguito il tuo consiglio, ho rotto la pelle del macho. Grazie.

Is there a note name for each drum’s standard tuning that you could pick up on a Snark tuner? I’m hearing impaired and typically struggle with the tune of any instrument until I’ve been playing it for a year or so. I received a set of bongos for Christmas and would love to learn how to play.

@WORLDDRUMCLUB

2 жыл бұрын

Bongo tuning is subjective, but you can go by feel, get one drum where you like it, measure the pitch, then tune them a fourth apart.

Hi. I followed directions for tuning the drums one and a half turns of the wrench and the head split in pieces. 😢Paper thin material. Didn't look like Animial skin. Looked more like paper. Under warranty. So sent them back. Ordered a different set. See how it goes when they come.

Great tutorial! Kalani, please, I got new bongos made of steel (the body). I realized the body of the macho drum is a little bit deformed (egg shape on the bottom). I think I made some mistake while turning. Does it affect the sound? I didn't notice anything differente. Should I get a new instrument? Thank you and greetings from Brazil

@igoralmeida3295

6 ай бұрын

By "turning" I meant "tunning"

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How do you know thier turned I play guitar and use a tuner

@okalright3941

3 жыл бұрын

Sound

Please log on to KZread and search bongos at your fingertips

I just ordered a LP bongo and the site said it’s a 9/32 lug. Does that sound right?

@WORLDDRUMCLUB

2 жыл бұрын

No, the tension rod nuts should be 13mm or 1/2”. Some may be 14mm, but that’s it.

Do u have cash app

what if your "luggs" seem to be .... not equally tightened .... like there if one lugg has more turns than the otrher luggs? so how does one reposition the skin... do you recommend untightening the lugs so that that the drum skin becomes slackened then reposition? is too tight a thing?

@LavaLahaie

2 жыл бұрын

i popped my bongo skin... thanks bro!

@WORLDDRUMCLUB

2 жыл бұрын

You can re-position the head, but you should soak it in water for a few minutes first (just the top). You can order replacement heads. Skins break from time to time.

Hey I’m pretty good

Is my low drum suppose to ring a little when you hit it??

@okalright3941

3 жыл бұрын

If you want it to then yes.

mine are pretty high but it's a bit too wet, it's got too much overtones

So can I tune the bongos on each side different or do they have to match???

@tA_aT287

3 жыл бұрын

Its up to you bro

@rocqitmon

2 жыл бұрын

i like about a 4th or 5th between each. Chat up a pianist or guitarist who can show you what I mean.

Howie?

can you repair a cracked bongo skin maybe fiberglass cloth and resin

@WORLDDRUMCLUB

2 жыл бұрын

Not recommended. Get a replacement head. Many are pre-fitted to major brand drums.

I don't get why there isn't more talk about tuning to certain notes. It makes a lot more sense to tune drums to each other, like C and G as the high fifth. Using a tuner on your phone or whatever. Why would you just randomly decide that it sounds alright when they might not be in tune with each other?

@thesuperios1750

3 жыл бұрын

@Nej Hirb You could absolutely do that, but most of the time it’s not necessary or at least not that important. If you feel more comfortable doing that then go ahead! But this video is principally for beginners and most of them don’t really know music theory so they just skip it to make it easier to u distance for them

@corncobjohnsonreal

2 жыл бұрын

Art is about feeling and I don't feel like using math and tunings apps

@nejhrib

2 жыл бұрын

@@corncobjohnsonreal It's not only about feeling; there are many technical aspects to musical sounds. You do need to know a little about theory, unless you're a small child or just want to make noise. As the other reply mentioned, if you're a beginner then it doesn't really matter. But that approach will only take you so far.

Are those leather or cyntetic?

@WORLDDRUMCLUB

2 жыл бұрын

Leather

2:57 Safri Duo

7:14

Honestly my bongos made crack sounds so loud my neighbors heard them, I hadn't tuned them in over two years

Are you that guy

For natural drum heads, is it recommended to detune after each play or practice session?

@XxCreateFlowxX

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I've seen this guy and others say detune when not using to extend the life of your heads.

@WORLDDRUMCLUB

2 жыл бұрын

Not a bad idea. Depends on how tight they are.

Half two turns?!

13 mm isn't the universal size, might've wanted to specify that.

@WORLDDRUMCLUB

2 жыл бұрын

It’s the most common by far. Some use 14mm, but 13 is common.

Yeah, my ancient bongos can't be tuned I guess

Tuning Bongos, you have to tune Bangos. My head is about to explode due to this new discovery and information. Surprisingly the outcome cured the explosion and healed heavenly now I'm happy. Maybe I should get bongos so I can play like Donkey Kong does on the Nintendo GameCube. Thank you so much.

Peur de trop tendre et déchirer

What if you are tone-deaf?

@WORLDDRUMCLUB

2 жыл бұрын

Go by feel.

my bongos dont have tuners

@XxCreateFlowxX

3 жыл бұрын

It's just a half inch wrench normally.

Don't let anybody tell you how to tune your bongos. I'm going to tell you how to tune your bongos. :)

Peur de Peter les peaux

My bongos dont sound crisp despite tightening them up.I think the drumheads are trash...

So much talking.

If we knew what pitch the bongos should be we would probably not be watching this video. You have lost sight of what it's like to begin an instrument, though you are teaching beginners. You might take this opportunity to explain 1) normal bongo pitches, like G3 for one and E2 for the other. You might show some examples of different tunings in action. This as an alternative to joking and making us feel guilty we are not paying you for this uninspiring video. Sorry.

@WORLDDRUMCLUB

2 жыл бұрын

It’s common for people to judge information for what it is not, rather than what it is. This video is about how to tune bongos. It’s not about telling people to tune to specific pitches, which would be limiting. I explain that in the beginning and invite people to listen to different bongo examples and then choose the one that is right for them. Thank you for the suggestions, however. Those could be included in a future video.

Thanks!