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For my last gig, I actually used the cajon as the throne for my Slingerland Expresso kit. I would play it for acoustic songs, and the Expresso for the electric ones. I got a lot of interested stares and questions from the people at the party.

Thanks for the tip. I was messing around with mics yesterday and the bass drum mic works great. I can't wait to get it out to play live.

I just got a cajon for Christmas. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cajon http://meinlpercussion.com/percussion/meinl-percussion/cajons/?tx_fleshop_products%5Bproduct%5D=231&tx_fleshop_products%5Baction%5D=show&tx_fleshop_products%5Bcontroller%5D=Product&cHash=fba2c5ba5f#item231 I am curious ...

Yes it is. I found this little nugget on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKUyHpoWnT4

I play the Expresso and have no problems with the snares vibrating. The factory snare that came with the set is pretty good.

I've been playing my expresso kit for almost three years now. I love it! When miced up, it can push a four piece blues rock band with no problem. It's also great to show up with a drum kit packed in a plastic milk crate and a large Rubbermaid container. While I wouldn't call it a true cocktail kit, ...

You really gig with that thing? That's awsome. I bet you get some pretty interesting looks from other drummers.

Just keep monitering musicyo.com they seem to put it on sale from time to time. You won't be disapointed.

Hi. I've been a lurker for a long time on this board. I finally made the plunge and bought a Slingerland Expresso. For $300, the kit rocks. the heads the kit comes with have to go, but other then that it is OK. The snare has a nice pop. The toms sound good. You also get good bass resonance. The bass...