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    Posted: January 21 2007 at 08:24
I've decided to add some percussion to my instrument collection but I'm not sure whether to get a small (14") gong or some bongos. Confused

Has anyone here owned/played both of these and if so which would you recommend?

Thanks in advance


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All I've got w.r.t. percussion is a small (9") djembe. If I had to choose in your case, I'd say go for the bongo's. The Djembe allows me to play along with some of my music, but the hembra and macho of a set of bongo's allow you to add more melody to your rhytmic play. A single gong doesn't mean much to me, unless you want to integrate it into a small version of Neil Pearts drum & percussion rig?
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Points: 1324 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 21 2007 at 09:00
I was thinking along the lines of Theremin based weirdness in combination with some berserk Gong playing Wink
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Points: 13244 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 21 2007 at 09:16
LOL Sounds great - and puts in place the gong as well.

You actually own a theremin? WackoWink
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Points: 1324 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 21 2007 at 09:19
Yes I do own a theremin, it's only a simple one which only allows control of pitch rather than pitch and volume but it makes all the right noises. I think every musician should own one simply to freak other people out. Wink
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Way to go! In that case, my advice is changed: get the gong, it's easier to combine with the theremin when playing in parallel. Post a few samples once you got it going!
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Points: 1324 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 21 2007 at 09:29
I would if I had anyway to record the inevitable unholy racket but I don't Disapprove

However I may be able to convince someone to hang around long enough to take a photo of me using both but that's unlikely. Wink

EDIT: just ordered a 14" gong with stand Big smile


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Awaiting amusement..... Wink
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Points: 1324 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 21 2007 at 10:13
I'll post some pics when I get it Thumbs Up
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put the gong close to the theramin and see if it will activate it.. that might be tres weird :)
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Points: 1324 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2007 at 13:20
It will anything metal near a theremin will send the theremin mad if it hasn't been tuned to compensate for the metal
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Points: 5111 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 24 2007 at 12:18
I first read the title of this thread as "Gong or Bongs"
 
...and was thinking "surely these go together"...Confused
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Points: 1324 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 24 2007 at 13:58
LOL

That'll teach you to read the title properly Wink
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Originally posted by Mascodagama Mascodagama wrote:

I first read the title of this thread as "Gong or Bongs"
 
...and was thinking "surely these go together"...Confused



LOL You know - you could be right:
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Points: 1324 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 24 2007 at 14:30
LOL

the latter pair definitely fits better
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Points: 8844 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 24 2007 at 20:10
Originally posted by N Ellingworth N Ellingworth wrote:

LOL

the latter pair definitely fits better


They even admitted it.  They've "bin stone before!"

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Points: 7341 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 24 2007 at 20:13
I play the bong as a percussion instrument.
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Points: 37 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 24 2007 at 20:32

you also play guitar with your wang LOL
Let the music be your master.
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Points: 564 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 24 2007 at 22:54
bong gong bongo was the name of my african pygmie friend.
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