5 Different Ways To Position Your Bongos

[@Dante-rs1nd]

Thnx. Eric .... I'm a lefty. Sure is. More ways to drive... Musik👍👌

[@msticdrumr]

msticdrumr Hey Eric, love how you demonstrate your tutorials using the "pic in pic" technique to show YOUR perspective of the drum along with the viewer perspective which makes it easier to learn the actual hand positions instead of just switching the hand positions in my head alone!!! Very effective and efficient!!! Thank you for all your videos and your humor that makes the instructions even more fun!!!

[@ssspit]

Finally ordered some bongos after years of wanting my own, totally forgot about the leg holding technique I’m stoked to jam man thanks for the vid!!!!

[@rafaelvillavicencio9800]

Thanks for sharing the different positions of the bongos. A different subject - do you have to read music notes when playing bongos?

[@damics1969]

Just when I was having trouble deciding on which type of hand drums to buy between Cajon, Djembes, Steel tongue, UDU, IBO or Bongos, I saw your unboxing video of your bongos and bought the exact same ones in the antique mahogany finish....So thank you man, I'll also be referring to your videos for tips and lessons on playing since I'm a beginner and primarily a guitar player, but I've always loved the bongos and owned a few pairs on and off over the years but these Meinl Woodcraft Series I will keep for life.....THANKS again Eric.

[@ssspit]

Honestly I’m tryna get all of those lmao

[@lpsalsaman]

Excellent vid Bro, many ways to get it done. Also, I got a notification from the MEINL Percussion page and went I went to check it out, it was you with a short vid on a multiple one man solo! Really cool Bro, congrats and keep up the great work!

[@jrgrande69]

The difference is minute to me .Thanks for sharing Eric .

[@marktaz1]

Hey Eric: Great video with some funky patterns to boot! I'd like to share just one more way I position my bongos... I happen to be a senior with some pretty good back issues, so I can't hold the bongos between my legs. Instead, I place a board on my lap and the bongos on the board. Some may think it looks stupid, but it's comfortable and projects well, too. BTW...great intro. You've become a real artist!

[@AnkothOfficial]

Is it me (or maybe it's just the short pieces you demoed, that are like that), but as a multi percussionist, if you hold the bongos between your knees like you showed with congas away from you (bongos being the closest to you) you start to focus more on the bongos and play them more, as opposed to when the bongos are attached on a stand after (behind) the congas, in which case you seemed to focus more on the congas that were in front of you (the congas being closer to you, than the bongos in the aforementioned scenario)... or am I just overthinking it?

[@pipwilson777]

Brilliant, as usual. Great information.

[@APercussionLife]

Thanks Phil!!!!

[@marcomatutini2361]

Erick another great video !! thank you!!

[@Boutrosbrother]

Not sure if its a good way to set up, but for me putting the bongos on top of my lap works well. I’m getting the tones easier then putting them between my legs. Are there disadvantages (for example in sound, because my legs are blocking the holes ofthe bongos) for such setup?

[@nameirrelevant0]

I experimented with this recently, and overall I prefer the traditional between-the-legs position for tones. I doubt there's any strict rule about this, but to my ear, they project better and make the hands naturally gravitate more toward the edges of the drumheads than playing them on the lap. One thing he didn't mention in this video that I've found elsewhere is to keep the top tuning lug of the hembra in your right knee (so the body of the drum will be right below the knee) and the bottom lug of the macho in the left knee (so the body will be right above the knee there). This keeps the lugs from digging into your legs too much, and lets you adjust your position a little to get comfortable.

[@saulo8717]

like always excellent work thanks nice day or night

[@nbuehster]

I want to know what you would do if you can't hold the bongos between your legs? (other than putting them on a stand) I asked in other videos about just putting them on flat surfaces, but they said that would effect the sound.

[@WilliamJohnsonmusic]

Got that Peter Mckinnon thing going in the intro... I see you Eric!

[@APercussionLife]

Hahaha crazy you caught that!!!

[@32phoenixx]

Is that traditional way to tune congas and bongos?

[@carloscintron7547]

Awesome bro.. God bless!!

[@bongoscongasantiquecashreg4544]

Yeah I use a homemade bongo stand a cat scratch post with bunguy cords holding it tightly to hold it to not move. I attach the one bunguy cord & hook it to the wood connecting my LP Giovanni Galaxy bongos & wrap it around then latch it to the back side for it to hold & same way on the other side. It is crazy but works for me! Now for that set up with my LP Giovanni galaxy congas mmmm will try to make the homemade bongo stand work oh boy!

[@ronaldcaraway8184]

I need away to get my conga slightly off the floor in a sitting position for more sound. Where do I find those little floor stands you use? Great stuff by the way I practice with you almost everyday. Thank you for your videos.

[@APercussionLife]

I show what I use here kzbin.info/www/bejne/emS6cmmPhZqandk

[@Blueflame252]

I havent even watched the whole video and that intro is insane

[@josetorres2267]

Awesome maestro!

[@Basspalalberto]

Eric...where do you get those beautiful Conga shirts? They are awesome man! You are a great percussion instructor...I'm learning a lot from you. Keep up the good work, and God bless you.

[@eduarferneybravocardoso6926]

por favor un vídeo en español de bongo donde expliques las variaciones que haces

[@gideonk123]

Great info! Note: actual content starts from 3:00

[@mikemyersmusic]

I still wish that you would do a video where you explain the "musical language" of the difference in subdivision that you use when playing rhythms like you demonstrate in this video!

[@APercussionLife]

So some subdivision stuff!!!?? Gotcha!!!

[@MaTTheWish]

PRO...

[@federicofigueroa538]

I was thinking about this same topic this week... but now I know I was not that wrong, I do the conventional position of having them in the front a little tilted towards me, I've tried them flat but found them uncomfortable... I do love the trick of tucking the macho a little and using the leg as a catapult for those extra crispy slaps... I'll have to try it out. (and boy oh boy, that 9" hembra sounds so good! thick as honey, melodic, just good 😍)

[@APercussionLife]

Woooooo!!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@buzzedbrain]

What the fuck is the first 1:30 for?

[@davidmcaninch4714]

Never tilt your bongos towards you, not even a little bit. You must keep them flat or tilt them away from you.

[@marekkoziorowski2639]

What rhytms are on this vi deo? Swing and ... ???

[@APercussionLife]

I do quite a few... any one in particular you want to know?

[@anisbeyzaee2605]

Dude.... You must have built those muscles... I have meinl bongos for 17 years now and keeping them between legs for more than 3 minutes is not an option for me... They are super heavy and bulky... Idk how you do that. I was hoping you tilted those bongos on the stand towards outside and do a sound comparison too.

[@Koboto]

I’m not Hispanic but....I will always say bonGOS like you from now on. :-) is that cringe?

[@lizwebb8223]

The longest intro ever created

[@canyuto]

Bro. WADR, It was over four minutes before you positioned your bongos, too much talking.

[@mwarsell]

Drop the unnecessary background music please

[@davidbui8722]

Please go to the point

[@afrohealing7446]

I I don't like your intro music and gives me a headache