High-end maracas advice needed ;)

Leo Goler · 31st August 2005

I'd like to buy a few. Checked ada local store and all 5 or 6 had very cheap feel to them and didn't sound good to me. I'll have to order online, I guess. What are your favourite hi-end maracas? Size, material, any info. Thanx!

chetatkinsdiet · 31st August 2005

I'm guessing this isn't a joke, but I happen to dig the black, LP maracas. To me, they sound the best. But, there are others that sound great too, just different. It's going to be nearly impossible to describe the differences in sound between these and the yellow plastic ones, the skin ones, etc. Different material inside sounds different too. Heck, I've even found where those cheap, wooden ones from mexican flea markets sound the best for a situation. Better yet, a few shaker toys that my 1yr old daughter has sound great.
later,
m

Kenny Gioia · 31st August 2005

Shouldn't this be in the Hi-End Forum?

David R. · 31st August 2005

Very easy to roll your own. Get creative with a can and some dried peas or beans.

Chicken shakes (eggs) are also great.

31st August 2005	#1
Leo Goler Gear maniac Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 158 Thread Starter	Hi-end maracas advice needed ;) I'd like to buy a few. Checked ada local store and all 5 or 6 had very cheap feel to them and didn't sound good to me. I'll have to order online, I guess. What are your favourite hi-end maracas? Size, material, any info. Thanx!

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David R. Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: I left my heart, in... Posts: 1,881	Very easy to roll your own. Get creative with a can and some dried peas or beans. Chicken shakes (eggs) are also great. __________________ -David R. "An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way." - C. Bukowski

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31st August 2005	#2
chetatkinsdiet Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,493	I'm guessing this isn't a joke, but I happen to dig the black, LP maracas. To me, they sound the best. But, there are others that sound great too, just different. It's going to be nearly impossible to describe the differences in sound between these and the yellow plastic ones, the skin ones, etc. Different material inside sounds different too. Heck, I've even found where those cheap, wooden ones from mexican flea markets sound the best for a situation. Better yet, a few shaker toys that my 1yr old daughter has sound great. later, m

31st August 2005	#3
Kenny Gioia Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 8,523	Shouldn't this be in the Hi-End Forum?