Re: Lp/cp Congas
Most any conga made by LP is a good choice, juancho...
The problem, if there is any, is the name on the drums!
UNLESS Kaman Music has spun off CP (Cosmic Percussion), I understand that it is still a sub-line of LP (Latin Percussion). The brand was launched about 1984 to provide "aspiring" drummers of all types a good starter kit at a reasonable price. Yes, kit, since at one time, CP offered a drum set as well as bongos and congas. The drum kits never took off, but the CPs found a place with more than a few bongo brothers (four of my five congas are CPs, BTW).
If LP was a car company, CP would be like Chevrolet or Ford.
While CPs are still being made and sold, most players are now buying Aspires as "starter" congas and bongos or regular LP drums (more to follow). The Aspire line is essentially the CP line with the magic LP monogram on them; the CP models are still being sold (in fact the pair I broke in for my drum- teacher buddy the other night are identical to pastor_bob's Aspire congas, right down to the light ash finish, except for the name on the shell!). Either is a good choice--just depends on which first initial you prefer.
Matador was introduced about 1987 as a mid-range line, a step-up from the CP line but without the LP badges (or the cost). TROPICAT, my drum teacher had a pair of Matadors on which I took many conga lessons through the early 2000s and they were every bit as great as some LPs I've played.
These would be like Mercury or Oldsmobile (if GM still built Oldsmobiles).
LP needs no explanation...they would be the Lincoln or Cadillac, but there are now sublines among this range, too...the Patato, Galaxy, and Giovannis would be like DTS, CTS, MKZ, MKX, etc...
I agree with L4C, bro'--if you haven't, grab those drums and start rockin'!
keep the beat goin' ... Don't keep it to yourself!
Charlie
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." --Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," 1854
"There's a lot to be said for Time Honored tradition and value." --In memory of Frank "fiacovaz" Iacovazzi
"Maybe your drums can be beat, but you can't."--Jack Keck
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