Meinl Make Your Own Bongo Cajon - Drum Set Jam

Check out this cool little DIY kit that Meinl makes! In a future video I will be checking out the Make Your Own Cajon, as well as some other Meinl cymbals. So stay tuned for that!
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[@Meinl_Percussion_Official]

@rdavidr great video explaining the process of making the Bongo Cajon and then demonstrating the sound. For sure lots of guys will find this video useful. Thank you so much and keep up the great work!

[@PersonMan1]

nice

[@matmcr5786]

Why isn't he being sponsord by you guys already!!!! HIT HiM UP

[@coltonmykael]

I love you Meinl

[@TimdogQ]

Ducatimatty It seems fairly obvious that Meinl sponsored this video.

[@arjunalco6589]

@meinlpercussions can I get one of them supplied in India? I mean I am a poor, upcoming musician and have no money to buy a bongo. Please send me one. Or maybe a bongo, conga, timbales and some bells for Christmas?😭

[@rdavidr]

Had a lot of fun with this one! In a future video I will be checking out the Meinl Make Your Own Cajon, as well as some other cymbals. So stay tuned for that! Skip to 6:30 to hear how it sounds!

[@edwardbrown2142]

dave ive been watching since the 100 rivet video and its crazy how much your technique has improved since then

[@mendoxx097]

How would It sound if you put like a Fat Snare thing to protect the Wood and hit it with your drumstick???

[@jeffschultz6813]

Dude, it's everything you love - making/creating/putting together crap and being a drummer. What wouldn't you have fun about on this one? :D

[@firetrucker]

rdavidr I love your videos you are my favorite KZbin keep It up and drum on

[@TimdogQ]

Dude, you should see if you can get Meinl to send you one of their Cajon drum sets to review..thing is badass. I bought one a year and a half ago and it is great, but might not be on a lot of people’s radars. If they’re into sending you free stuff, you should definitely try to cop one.

[@bigberd3680]

Plz make a marching snare

[@tonyswrldxoxo]

I would love to see that!

[@TealTactics]

That would be awesome

[@jacksonaculp]

I’d love to see that!

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

Dude, loved the JB’s style groove at 6:50. Sounds great!

[@rdavidr]

I thought you were talking about Justin Bieber for a second... haha

[@isaactn6834]

@@rdavidr LOL

[@isaactn6834]

@@rdavidr me too

[@JeffRandallDrumming]

Haha, check out the James Brown track “Give It Up Or Turnit a Loose” on the Funk Power 1970 record. You’ll hear what I mean!

[@JulianFernandez]

colab?!

[@janesmith3206]

rdavidr, the only man on the earth happy about packages with some assembly required.

[@ckextreme]

6:30 is the only scenario where I'm comfortable watching a man play with himself. Thanks for humbling yourself and using the Meinl tool kit to show that it could actually be done.

[@CSWilsonDraws]

Very cool groove at the end. Which came first: The cajon beat or the kit beat?

[@rdavidr]

I wrote everything out before anything actually, at least the beginning and ending. Then kinda just jammed in the middle

[@dinkorojas805]

@@rdavidr wow very impressive

[@Achilandia]

You had a blast playing it, I had blast listening. So dope sick

[@fukkingusernames]

I loved that inspiring bongo playing on top of everything else.

[@cymbaldeals]

Meinl couldn't have teamed up with a better KZbinr for this product! 10/10!

[@brysondrums1387]

Keep up the good work dude this video is amazing!

[@Xellinho]

Awesome groove at the end, brother! Keep up the good work!

[@rdavidr]

thanks!

[@RockstarFisheye]

David I really dig all your videos. Thanks for posting such cool drum tech stuff. Keep up the great work man you are awesome

[@zacdrake]

Great vid!! Really great groove at the end! Very impressive hand drumming!!! Looking forward to the next one!!

[@toolftw8950]

Now that ending beat was fresh and very groovy Dave

[@RyanAlexanderBloom]

Sounds good. Not sure how bongo cajones are played normally but the larger “female” regular bongo is typically played on the player’s right with the smaller “male” bongo on the left. Only really makes any difference if you’re trying to learn the classic grooves like martillo and you’re right handed I guess.

[@blujay9191]

whoops .. made a similar comment before reading yours. However, it sound like you know a lot more what you're talking about than me.

[@BigRedMachineCJ7]

Now I want a whole set of Meinl logo'd Wera screwdrivers...

[@rubbertooth1402]

Same! Lol

[@luvmedrums4057]

Nice groove, your vids are always educational & entertaining!🤘

[@n1cholas.w]

I built the cajon from Meinl and it was a load of fun!

[@killa46464]

Great tutorial thanks ! I would like to make 2 extra suggestions . 1. Instead of the blue tape , extra belts could be tied or clamped around it . 2. When hammering the dividers in , I’d use a bit of padding on the wood to prevent dents in the wood . Thanks for the video ! 😊

[@silentwannes3161]

that friggin bass drum dude, also very nice groove you played!

[@JWall_InKc]

I can definitely tell that your grooves are getting better.

[@dwood721]

Not that it was ever bad, but I have been watching your channel long enough now that I can see some awesome improvement in your playing. Kinda cool to see progress since most of us don’t record ourselves over years to be able to look back at how far we have come.

[@brucekaralash5054]

Dude that combo sounded great!👍

[@pussymcstanky]

From the title I legit thought it was something that had to do with the bongo cat meme but it was just another great video. Keep up the good work!

[@NatePick]

Groove was pretty tight man. Once again, another great video.

[@alexteubert5516]

Seriously love this channel

[@jacquessevrain7661]

The drummer and cajon player look REALLY similar. does anybody else notice this?

[@yazzer4963]

yeah, i think i might be tripping.

[@aadrummer9893]

NO yOu nOoB THey Are thE sAMe pErsOn11!!1!1

[@shane952]

R/wOoSh

[@xelaavvs]

Jacques Sevrain very rude

[@hankigoe829]

they're twins who finish each others sentences/grooves

[@jurassicturtle3666]

@rdavidr cool to see someone else rocking a 545SD! One of my favorite mics.

[@stixnfeet7818]

I'm buying one ! Nice presentation of assembly and some incorporation with the drum kit. You gotta solid groove going there brotherman and at 7:40 that was a SWEET 10 seconds of sum flipn' funk toss around ; ) Keep it up

[@Clay_Scar]

This is so rad!

[@neorich05com]

Just a tip. When using a hammer like how you used it in this video, put a 2x4 on top of the divider and hammer the 2x4 to avoid damaging the wood.

[@lsquirt7887]

awesome groove

[@_rlb]

Cool! The part with the two Daves was pretty groovy!

[@ddummer]

That snare sound... dang it... perfect for a sample library. ;)

[@hamonthecob]

Awesome man!

[@ErickC]

The rhythm you were playing near the end reminded me of the theme from the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, so now that's stuck in my head.

[@rhythm-t3023]

Awesome work my friend!! 👍👍👍👍

[@joshalexander483]

Love the videos man!

[@RyanAlexanderBloom]

Had a cool thought yesterday. Use long double lugs of just the right length and hole spacing to connect 2 floor toms end to end to make a like a 32x16. Like mount the lugs “upside down” so they extend past the bearing edge and half screws into one drum and half into the other... bridging the gap. Only use heads and hoops on the outer ends so that it really functions like one long drum. Maybe play it like a kick drum with spurs on it since it ought to have a pretty similar internal volume to a 22” kick. Somewhere around 6000 Cu. in.

[@hc05gaming27]

great video dave

[@TheJammyboy1]

Congrats on winning, bro!!!

[@lukeafranklin]

that was dope. also really creative considering you only had 2 different sound chambers. cool stuff Dave.

[@alanvelasquez837]

You killed it playing it

[@lemo_manda6076]

Loved it!

[@saku4023]

Amazing video! Thanks Man!

[@lukaosburn7782]

You are awesome man.

[@JosephDarmenia]

Nice one Dude.

[@killa46464]

Sounds good 👍

[@jh867]

It looks so uncomplicated that I might actually get one myself. It's only 20 euros, I can probably learn a bunch from it and if things succeed, I have a bongo cajon to play when friends play guitar at the campsite or whatever. Thanks for the video!

[@SaneTheBro]

My drum kit came in shells with heads and hardware except the 10" tom and snare drum were assembled but tuned horribly and my cymbal stands had to be assembled also i finally tuned all my toms over the last 2 hours and i got them to sound good

[@blujay9191]

Nice. Very cool. Good, clear video with solid advice and tip as we've all come to expect on this great YT channel. Might be a fun project to do with the grandkids, too. And the price is right for sure. BTW, I'm sure that it's not written in stone or anything but looking around at other videos it looks like the normal way of playing bongos for a right handed player is to have the lower pitched drum on the right. I mess around with bongos a bit and have tried both ways. It seems to be easier and more natural to do it 'right hand low". Easier to play the 'ands' on the low drum which works well in a lot of musical situations. (as a quick example, try playing single stroke 16ths on the high drum moving the right hand to the low drum for only the "and of 1" and the "and of 3") Playing that way also gives you the same orientation as a regular drum kit, tom tom pitch-wise. Just my two cents.

[@andy-js7zn]

honestly if this beat was on itunes or something i'd buy it

[@Manuel-fv2my]

I like your Work skils 👍

[@tdrum21]

Straight up Apache Steelo 👌🏽😜🎶👏🏾

[@TheCOZ]

One of your better videos, R

[@samuelnorono2]

El mejor drumer

[@iliegabriel2506]

Talents

[@hinabihyuga1963]

I honestly love this part at 7:20

[@wallyordona159]

Cool!

[@DirtySk8RatStaney]

Hell yeah DUDE!! That was a tasty groove.... Do they come in different sizes?..

[@jacquessevrain7661]

hey can u make a 13x1 picolo? i am rlly curious wat ittl sound like. it is a good use for extra drum shells

[@cjleongson]

david having watched this great vid, i highly recommend checking out godsmack's drum solo. where the used... yes you guesed it. bongos! and maybe do another jam vid. cheers!

[@s.g.r.2773]

LP makes cajon style congas that are very similar and great for mobility. I'd love to see you experiment with more Latin percussion.

[@larryblack5963]

Hey I just watched your homemade cowbell video, and I wanted to recommend the black beauty LP cowbell. They have one a on the drum kit at my school, I hope to get one if I ever get a drum kit. Also am asking for this for Christmas.

[@denniswalsh8476]

Maybe check for "square" for the four sides. The oversize top is a good idea if it's a hair off.

[@sniffmynuggets4269]

Very handy

[@user-cg1zg9zz5j]

I like the Meinl cymbals around the kit. Vid on why you bought those specific ones?

[@jonathanpieraccini9741]

hi!!, I wanted to know if it is possible to play the instrument with the mallets. sounds good? I would insert bongo in cajon set. Thanks

[@PuffyCatTail]

I enjoyed your groove. Nice beard, btw. :)

[@theradmaxman2697]

4:22 Just gently tapping it in

[@educesar77]

Hey, nice reverb at 4:23!

[@JeremiahFernandez]

totally gonna sample that

[@educesar77]

Ahaha, I did that too!

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

i have to get a wood project going....been a long time since i've applied a poly finish to something 🤔

[@jacquessevrain7661]

Hey can u make metal stick tips or sticks because I think that would make a clan found on the ride

[@martijndenhartog]

Nice video dude, 1 tip though, with stuff like bongos or conga's its better to put a mic on the hole side instead of the hitting side

[@JloBroOFFICIAL]

I'd like to see you make a full sized cajon out of wooden pallets

[@blujay9191]

Hell, let's see rdavidr go into the woods with an axe, a knife (in his teeth), a hammer and nail for getting the sap to make glue and come out with a full shell pack.

[@nathanblackman1063]

can you do a video on how to make a meinl(-ish) snare timbale and also did you get endorsed by meinl?

[@denniswalsh8476]

Is there a very different sound if you mic the bottom side??

[@dougforbes5840]

Hmm... Whole lot of new meinl shenanigans happening on this channel 🤔🤔

[@RichKeator]

Product is awesome... What are you running for in-ears in this?

[@livesessionscusco4636]

Amazing video! Can u share us the measurements please?

[@peterthepercussionist8412]

do a video on the make your own meinl cajon!!!!

[@rdavidr]

soon!

[@nicklogsdon3805]

You ever thought about making like a 20+ ply tom or snare? Jojo Mayer’s snare rum is 27 ply and I believe Danny Carey’s toms are like 32 ply. Didn’t know if that could be a possible video for you to make.

[@georgeb.wolffsohn30]

a sharp block plane would work, too.

[@smashrhythm]

You should make a hipster cajon kit ;)

[@vilhelmw]

Hey David, when are you gonna make a review on the MeeAudio m7?? I think you mentioned them a little while ago in a video?

[@rdavidr]

Soon! Im waiting to get my ear impressions made before I do it. Should be before the end of the year!

[@alexsmusicalgarage313]

Me: can't you just use bongos? FBI, Illuminati, Interpol: don't fucking move

[@filipkasprzyk9564]

@rdavidr what about sandblasted cymbal?

[@janesmith3206]

when youtubers say a big company sent something to them, it makes me think they sent it to them personally, but it just means they bought it and it got shipped to their house like they would anybody else.

[@meinlcymbals]

Nope, I have enjoyed David's channel for some time now, and because he digs assembly required, I asked him if he would enjoy getting some stuff from us to play around with and have fun. And to be clear, I don't expect positive reviews from David. It's nice if he gives those, but really I want his honest opinion on anything we send to him. The unbiased nature of his channel should remain as is, and us appreciating his channel and sending instruments to him to check out should not change that. - Chris/Meinl

[@janesmith3206]

@@meinlcymbals So it really does mean they get a personal package...

[@mrperkinsthehusky]

Can you do a Ringo starr drum impression?

[@andriealinsangao613]

Yes, please!

[@firefist8511]

Do you do covers? If so can you cover Breakout by Foo Fighters?

[@thenecropolis_ov_former_lo3396]

what? new video, ima cream brb

[@jerrylehti7230]

Hey DR is there a drum company that will send you a kit where you can assemble yourself ??

[@brandondale1721]

I see a va flag what area you located in? I’m near Smithfield in the 757 🤙🏼

[@trentb70]

hey im a dummer and i dont have a crash is it possible to use moon gel on a cymbal i wanted to know just in case i accidentally ruin it

[@rdavidr]

of course

[@trentb70]

rdavidr thank you so much i love your videos and im only a 13 year old drummer but your hacks help me alot with my drums and i hope to have as much equipment as you one day!

[@MackeyBigBoy4014]

What kind of splash did you use for the drum set?

[@rdavidr]

6" Byzance

[@bigrickshaberdashery2759]

how about leaving the bottom, allow sound to project and hopefully clean up a bit. find it very muddy. I might order one and try,,,worlds a crazy place.

[@CMOYoung]

I immediately thought of how Spoonman would sound with that......

[@ollytomlinsonmusic]

have you got an endorsement with meinl ??

[@roky2467]

Now you can make the laptop conga