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    Hey guys, just found out about this cool instrument! It's called the Cajon, which means box in spanish and that's what it is essentially. Some have snares in them which is cool, and you play it by sitting on the top and hitting the box. Here's a link to a youtube vid of this band I've been watching. The dude sitting on the box with the Meinl AA is playing the Cajon.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DOasai3_Vo&feature=user

    And here's one similar to his, or atleast close.

    http://images.guitarcenter.com/produ.../423954jpg.jpg

    They also make them w/o snares.

    So if any of you know much about this thing, or have any comments feel free to ask or say or w/e lol. Thinking I may add that Cajon to my percussion thing, then get my lower tom...

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    Its already on my wish list.

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    It's sounds soooo cool, and I'm thinkin' I'll nab me one this summer...

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    My friend has one!
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    our church drummer had one and he used it as a throne so he could sit on it and play and then go straight back into set without having to move around

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    Hey, Zetsumei--

    Cajons are cool!

    Don't know if you saw this in the Percussion thread, but I recently wrote a review about a cajon I saw in Guitar Center a few weeks ago:

    http://www.drumchat.com/showthread.p...undo-4101.html

    Have fun, bro'!
    keep the beat goin' ... Don't keep it to yourself!

    Charlie

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    "There's a lot to be said for Time Honored tradition and value." --In memory of Frank "fiacovaz" Iacovazzi

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    Seems interesting BB, just that your discription of the whole um, pyramid thing isn't what I'm lookin' at. I want the ones you can sit on =D. I'll prolly do that Throne idea. Maybe take it to church and use it there. The one I posted seems pretty nice.

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    You can sit on it and tilt it a little...must admit I was playing it like a square conga drum, which you can also do...but it gives ya another option for hand drumming, even if you're playing other hand drums, like a fill at the end of a verse...
    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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    I've seen them but have never seen them played live. That was a cool video, thanks for sharing it.

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    ben harper band uses them a lot

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    Hola Como Estas' ZETsUMEI***ARTISTIC ARTIST DRUMMER
    THE Cajon IS A Muy Caliente Sound ,I love the Instrument*USED them
    alot*the MANOS Techniques are Like CONGA * BONGOS *infact all Kinds
    of cool Techniques Work Great*with the CaJon*as you create New Sounds
    ITS great*GRACIAS *for shareing***

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    yeah they are really acoustic and mellow sounding..i like them alot

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