hey so what kind of tambourines do you like to use?

versuviusx · Post by **versuviusx** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 10:43 am

i found this on ebay will this work?

http://cgi.ebay.com/MUSIC-TAMBOURINE-PR ... dZViewItem

this one looks good too:

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-10-TUNEBLE-WOOD ... dZViewItem

I'm Painting Again · Post by **I'm Painting Again** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 10:58 am

I have a tunable wood one with the head ripped off..sounds nice..

JASIII · Post by **JASIII** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 11:28 am

I think most of the time I like a tamb without a head in the studio. I like a decent , 'bean shaped' plastic one with a handle, like a LP or Rhythm Tech.

LeedyGuy · Post by **LeedyGuy** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:10 pm

There is one tambourine that I have played that has brass jingles that are sort of diveted and it is amazingly warm sounding, but loud as hell. I thought it was a Rhythm Tech, but I don't see it on their website. My LP Cyclops thing sucks IMHO and so does my rhythm tech with the nickel jingles. I have a Rhythm Tech with brass jingles that is pretty okay, but does not even come close to the one with the hammered/diveted jingles.

A friend of mine just made a record though and I remarked at how awesome the tambourine sounded and I asked him what kind of tambo it was and he said that he couldn't remember, but he knew that it was recorded with a U47 over a console of Neve pres onto a Studer (I think...) 2" machine. I know it's all about the instrument, but sometimes....

-Ken

joel hamilton · Post by **joel hamilton** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:51 pm

Moroccan brass jingles, no skin. I like tambo's like I like my men and women: dark and trashy.

I dont even know what that means.

drumsound · Post by **drumsound** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:42 pm

Tunable tambourines are heavy and hard to weild, especially for the novice. The moon shaped RT and immitators work fine. No one seems to make good sounding jingles unless you pay a premium. I just scored a kinda heavy and big (12' maybe) double with great jingles. I'm going to get 2 smaller tambourines, one headed and one headless, and swap out the jingles from the bigger one.

cgarges · Post by **cgarges** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 4:54 pm

I have about eight different tambourines and they all get used at one point or another. Tambourines are sort of like cymbals-- there really aren't any truly unusable ones.

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC[/u]

MichaelAlan · Post by **MichaelAlan** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 4:54 pm

I like the ones that can be played all the jingle-jangle mornin long. Ones that, when I'm not sleepy, and have no place to go, make me want to....follow...

asmara · Post by **asmara** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:27 pm

I'm of the opinion that almost any song can be improved by adding a tambourine at some point. Kind of stupid theory. I always am tempted though.. I like the very cheaply made ones by LP percussion or that you can find at a thrift shop.

xhavepatiencex · Post by **xhavepatiencex** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:51 pm

asmara wrote:I'm of the opinion that almost any song can be improved by adding a tambourine at some point. Kind of stupid theory. I always am tempted though.. I like the very cheaply made ones by LP percussion or that you can find at a thrift shop.

this is an opinion I also share. I saw some tambos recently with the brass jingles I am curious to see how they record compared to the cheapy ones I have.

junomat · Post by **junomat** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 8:09 pm

asmara wrote:I'm of the opinion that almost any song can be improved by adding a tambourine at some point. Kind of stupid theory. I always am tempted though.. I like the very cheaply made ones by LP percussion or that you can find at a thrift shop.

Totally agree.

Listen to the tamb in U2's With Or Without You. It's perfection.

LeedyGuy · Post by **LeedyGuy** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 8:36 am

junomat wrote: Totally agree.

Listen to the tamb in U2's With Or Without You. It's perfection.

And Where the Streets Have No Name. That is a killer tambourine sound! It sounds like a crappy piece of plastic, but it works oh so well.

vvv · Post by **vvv** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 12:21 pm

Earlier this week, I got a little excited with one of mine:

Listen close to hear it self-destruct at the end, here.

Mix413 · Post by **Mix413** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:32 pm

You can often find tambourines ar garage sales, flea markets and church rummage sales for a few bucks. We have a box with a dozen tambourines and just find the one that fits in with the track. Some are "pro" models and some are just toys. Sometimes the cheap trashy ones sound perfect.

Same thing with maracas. People buy them at island resort gift shops as vacation mementos. Very common cheapo garage sale item. Good to have many varities on hand.

RefD · Post by **RefD** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:16 am

John Noll wrote:Same thing with maracas. People buy them at island resort gift shops as vacation mementos. Very common cheapo garage sale item. Good to have many varities on hand.

indeed, i've scored a number of pretty neat and varied maracas this way (mostly estate sales).

vvv wrote:Earlier this week, I got a little excited with one of mine:

i like the looks of that Tele!

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