Stained American White Ash Headliner Series Cajons Meinl

I'm extremely happy with my Meinl Percussion cajon! I've been a percussionist and a multi-instrumentalist composer/arranger for close to 40 years. Recently, through becoming acquainted with the work of vocalist Susana Baca, I also learned that the cajon is fundamental to Afro-Peruvian music. The cajon is, in fact, a wooden box with a sound-hole opening. I think that most percussionists have had a time when we ran into a cardboard box that offered an interesting variety of percussive tones to explore and we then spent some amount of time exploring those tones and constructing rhythms from them. Basically, we made improvised music on a cardboard box. Well, I'm going to tell you that playing the cajon is very similar to playing that cardboard box, only it's made to be a durable enough instrument so that it can be sat upon as its normal playing position. I will not suggest to you that the cajon is an "easy" instrument to play. Just sitting on this thing, slapping it, is going to be annoying to most people who hear it, because some of the tones are quite loud and rumbling if they're not moderated in a musical manner and application. For a reasonably musically astute,committed explorer of rhythms, I believe that this cajon offers an interesting and diverse range of tones and textures. I've already gained audience appreciation on my very first day of owning my cajon and I look forward to developing my facility on this instrument for the rest of my days. I have not played other cajons, so I'm not able to compare this one to any other. Also, I am not experience, as yet, on the cajon in particular. I'm a guy who beats on things to extract sounds and create rhythmic patterns with those sounds. My Meinl Percussion cajon seems to me to be thoughtfully well-built and I have fun exploring its many tones. I'm well-satisfied with my investment and look forward to continued growth.

The media could not be loaded.      I bought this Cajon because it was inexpensive and I wanted an instrument but did not need a professional $500 cajon. I am not a percussionist but I am a musician. I have played Guitar, harmonica, conga, recorder, trumpet and various other instruments as a music minister at my local church since 1980. The instrument is not flashy or decorative but it works as described. The volume is good and has several tones from the front panel and several other tones achieved from the the sides. The top seating surface is coated with a gritted non-slip sealer that adds just the right amount of non-slip without being so rough that it would damage clothing. The guitar strings that provide the snare effect are shipped loose and will need to be adjusted to each users liking. As the description of the item states the allen wrench is located inside the instrument for storage. There seems to be confusion that to adjust the snares you will have to remove the allen wrench form the inside so you can tighten or loosen the two allen screws on the bottom of the cajon. This was very easy with plenty of room to adjust the sound to your liking. I have heard better snare sounds on more expensive instruments but for an entry level instrument it is just fine. The materials are as pictured, clean and undecorated. Others have noted that the cajon is small and it is on the smaller side but the it is the size described. I am 5’ 10” 200 lb man, and when I sit on the instrument I feel a bit low but it’s not uncomfortable to sit on and play. For the price you can’t beat this cajon but you can get some great beats out of it.

I play in two settings where a cajon is already on stage and wanted to be able to practice the specific instrument without spending too much, so I went for this one. For the money, it's great. Fit and finish are excellent. It's sturdy enough that I'm not worried about my kids hurting it. Design/color looks great. Sound is decent. Bass not as warm and touches and slaps not as distinct as nicer ones I've played, even after "tuning," but it's great for playing at home or gigs where the focus is on other instruments/voices which is pretty much all the time for percussionists. Not sure I'd record anything but a demo with it, but for almost anything else, why spend more?

I was never a drummer or percussionist. Unless you count xylophones.The first time I saw or even heard of a cajon was when we had a musical guest band come to one of our church services. I was amazed that the guy made that box sound like a full drum set, and I immediately set a goal to acquire one and learn how to play it.So here I am.The Meinl Headliner Cajon is considered an entry-level/starter cajon, comes at a reasonable price, and has a reasonably good sound. However, it does take a lot of tweaking to get the sounds right. This includes using a screwdriver to loosen or tighten the corners on the front panel, and using the included allen wrench to loosen or tighten the wires on the inside (the wires give that snare/sizzle effect).After that, it takes some practice. Although there is no one way to play this thing, you do have to figure out how to hit it so that it makes a good sound. For that, there are lots of YouTube video lessons (I personally like Heidi Joubert's lessons). You can't just slap the thing and expect to get a good sound; you have to know which part of your hand to use and where to hit it in order to generate the sound you want. It took me a good two months of playing around to finally get to a level where I felt like I could perform.I also purchased a CajonPort, which is a rubber tube that you attach to the hole in the back, which enhances and defines the bass sounds. I would like to have a bit more snare/sizzle effect, but I think I've done all I could with it (and there are other flamenco or snare cajons which probably have a better snare sound).All in all, this is an excellent cajon to start off with. At least from my experience with it. And now I can consider myself a percussionist! Well, sort of.On a side note, I used a mic with an effects box and got this cajon to sound like Taiko drums. But that's cheating.

Muy buena calidad, y muy bien hecho para el precio está excelente

El cajón se escucha bastante bien aunque tiene unos pequeños armónicos lleva unas gomas interiores para evitarlo aunque faltaría una en el centro, lleva una arriba y otra abajo.Peca un poco de graves pero son bastante decentes.El material es bastante bueno tiene buenos acabados está bien pintado las patas de goma está muy bien.No es lo primero que compró de esta marca y las recomiendo 100%.El cajón con el precio que tiene para empezar está muy bien

This product is one of the best purchases I have ever made in amazon. I bought same size cajon from other band and tried for a week and was not happy with it. I decided to return and try this one and this was bammm!!! Exceeded my expectation in all aspects. The sound is so deep and rich in bass. I love the top part(sit upon) which is coarse and prevents slipping when you wanna play by inclining the drum for the foot effect touch. This couldn’t be any better for the this price point.Thank you Meinl!!!

Wir haben viel Freude damit! Gut für Einsteiger, solide Ausfertigung, klasse Preis.

Surprised with the acoustic sound quality ! Sounds even better mic’d up ... also has a nice playing surface , almost feels soft for the hands 👍🏼