I still love you, meinl. At the end of the day it matters on the quality and the sound. I am building my hand made set (as a woodworker, not a great drummer) on your designs. If you inceased your wood quality and made a few geometric adjustments, you'd destroy LP for almost no cost.
I love my 90s LP Giovanni - however, my set from the 2000s cracked. I love the idea of the Moperc - but my next set is the MEINL Artist Series Diego Gale Signature ;) Simply beautiful.
El único salvadoreño-americano que tiene un excelente canal donde compartes cada uno de tus rudimentos percutivos y compartes tu experiencia e impulsas a poner empeño a el instrumento! Ahora a disfrutar y aprender con el grandioso sonido MOPERC y saber las dimensiones de estas congas y sus cueros el peso de cada una jajaja saludos y bendiciones Mister Pérez.
Eric... mi hermano! I love your videos. They are so informative. As someone who has been playing since 1969, I'm always learning new patterns and styles. I played and recorded with the Isley Brothers for 13 years and then with Whitney Houston for 4 years all between the late 70's and the early 90s. Anyway, I wanted to say thank you for discussing Moperc versus Meinl. Both are good companies. I love the way Moperc sounds. I used to endorse both Meinl and LP at one time. I'm not sure how Meinl congas sound at this time because I have not been able to play any of their new products. I used to own the float tune series. This vid is very informative for me..... I'm subscribed to your channel and I will keep checking you out. Again Gracias y Un Abrazo!
Something similar to your story has been happening to me. I started out as a self-taught (rock, and later jazz) drummer, and I used to feel like I was good at it. I kinda was, but I didn't have the motivation to learn proper finger technique and rudiments. I really enjoyed learning rhythms and playing along to songs, but didn't feel like going through the process of learning better technique in order to advance. When I started discovering more about latin music and realizing that I have always loved it, I actually also considered moving to timbales, but for some time I did not act upon that decision, and rather bought myself a bongó. I liked it, and because I played bongó and knew the rhythms for timbales, I got a chance to play in my school's band with those two instruments. Being already there is when I tried congas and had a similar experience, it hurt me and I didn't quite like it, and decided to keep playing bongó and planning on getting some timbales. But at some point I started learning more about congas, through your videos and by watching performances (Giovanni Hidalgo, Pedrito Martínez, Daniel Díaz, Ray Barreto, and so on), then accepted that I just don't enjoy playing with drumsticks, and also started playing congas more at my school's band. So now I'm really passionate about them, and want to get some to start playing at home and gigs too. Most likely, some MEINL, like the Luis Conte's.
I know I'm 2 years late but Alberto Nacif is a good friend of mine! him and my dad played together for so many years! Glad too see that more people know who Alberto is! PS he's based out of Michigan!
Eric, great vid Bro very nice and awesome that you made the move you made. It's all about growing and moving forward, always leaving doors open for you, especially in the music industry, it is good to have good contacts. Keep going and growing!
13:00: I worked with Meinl back in the late 1980s marketing some of their products. They were a good company then. They were making cymbals, but having trouble gaining traction because the cymbals were not that good. They had their cymbal division leader come out and work with us, and with some of the great drummers. And they figured it out, and within a couple years began producing some exceptional cymbals. As far as I can tell, the company has only improved since that time. So many of their percussion products are competitive among the best in the world.
Talking about Meinl bongos I never liked its free ride suspension system. The welding broke in one I Had a long time ago and there was the need to replace it with a wood block. I sold it as soon as they repaired it. Now I prefer bongos made by craftmen, which in Spanish we call Luthiers, made out of a single piece of wood. They have no comparison. Greetings from Colombia.
I appreciate your teaching and videos. The music experience you have is limited to a church setting and not professional or a band gig? I disagree with the Meinl decision but if they helped your vision/financial progress that's cool. LP is way overrated to me. I have used Fibercrafts for many years and would not change for LP. You have mentioned A. Peraza in the past but his style,technique could be examined in depth.
Great vid dude, and I love All that you do and the knowledge you so humbly share, don`t change, the stature of anyone is the shadow of his or her heart, love you man the LORD`s blessings Always vaya hermano and greeting from Northern Califas .
Maybe Eric will play along to the same song and use his different Congas to demonstrate the sound difference. I got my quote from Moperc.. Including shipping it's a worthwhile investment for the 5 Conga set I asked about.. When you've played for years the authentic sound that you hear from time to time is always lingering in the mind. LP is good, and I've jammed on different types of Congas But.. That special sound, craftmenship, look, and everything you can clearly see is there in Mopercs.. I can see and hear from the videos.. So yes, I will put the money together and enjoy my Mopercs when they arrive.. You get what you pay for, and you can't beat quality hand build anything really..
El concepto: “hecho a mano”, sigue pareciéndome un paradigma creado por las pequeñas compañías. Yo creo que las grandes compañías de instrumentos latinos también hacen y ensamblan muchas cosas a mano(artesanalmente). Aparte de que se utilizan troqueles, moldes y matrices, casi todo lo procesado es muy artesanal. Ahora bien, ¿donde es que realmente veo la diferencia entre “lo industrializado y lo artesanal? En la calidad de materiales. Por ejemplo las maderas y los metales. Una simple opinión. Saludos.
If you have the need to switch the skins on any conga drums . Instead of using the skin that comes with. That what exactly are you paying for? The wood ? How big the drum is ? Weight ? Color ? What exactly are the difference? Specially when the price on this moperc are overpriced . I’m just trying to learn and understand what are the difference. I always thought is in the skin and the experience on the congero that makes this or any conga drum worth buying and listening. I’m sure moperc are very heavy drums to carry. Hopefully soon you can do a segment on the sound of each brand you have and show us the difference between LP VS meinl VS moperc. So those like myself that are only beginners can learn and understand the difference. Thank you Eric . God bless you brother 🙏
Hi I am Hernán Mazzanti from Argentina, I love your videos, and I´d like to thank you for sharing your knowledge about conga playing, but, man, I´m also luthier and I fell in love with your little drum from Africa, so... why don't you please put it into tune and show us how it sounds like and how it should be played?... It seems amazing to me! Thank you again. And congratulations for the Moperc choice.
Eric haven't check you out in a minute brother , great to see you still doing your thing , Gotta Love It ! So am I late to the party , did you ever get around to doing a live session ? Where your subscribers could chime in , so to speak .
Okay Mano, I do believe you brighten production quality with a lighter background and the pixels. Opening in living room has a very cool lighting quality. You might want to diffuse your light in the conga room to remove harshness, it's easier on the viewer. Tracing paper works just like a diffuser gel.
Never said they were better.... Two Completely Different Drums... 1 is Solid Shell, the other Solid Stave.... both are COMPLETELY HANDMADE to perfection.... you’re getting a CRAZY experience on BOTH with UNBELIEVABLE sound... literally once you get to these Artisan type drums... like them and PM Percussion, Ossi Percussion, Mamey, jcr, SOS, Sonoc, RITMO, etc... it becomes just a preference in the sound you want, but ALL are spectacularly made and sounding drums.
Hola Eric..dont know if this is the place to ask you this...about Remo synthetic skins ...I love synthetics myself for congas, Ive used them for years, during years also I had a Venezuelan pair of bongos which el macho cuero it ended up with an Xray film and was awesome, responsive easy on the hands, never need to tune it..it was a FIGHT to get it on thou...anyway, I moved on to a larger Bongos from Pearl, the pearl original skin (hide) wasn't to my satisfaction, now, so far I ve been through two Remo skins, Fibreskyn, and now the Tucked Nuskyn..dissapointedly none of them gets close to the brightness of my good old Xray film...do you know what I mean?..anything comes to mind is there a better product out there ..in case that Ive been under a rock all this time...gracias compadre...continua tu excelente trabajo
Hermanooooo, I have my original first set of congas that I saved for at 17yrs old. They still sound good but are in need of repairs. Can you recommend a shop or someone to help me out?
amzn.to/32La06Z this is the link for the Ray Barreto book.... and I already made a video regarding the second book I showed regarding Jimmie Morales which is this one amzn.to/3dMDpUU
Wow Eric you actually respond to your. You tube comments. Kudos to you I love your videos you’re astute, funny, talented and you know how to make interesting videos that teach. I use to play in the 1960’s and ‘70’s. Looking forward to seeing more of your stuff
Meinl has decent quality for massproduced stuff. Sure i prefer handbuilt instruments by a more or less private workshop. But does my wallet prefer that as well?
Hey Eric! I love your videos so much. I've been a fan since the early day ones. I've learned so much from you, man. Speaking of Q&A's, there is another Eric I love on youtube. Eric Carr from EMCProductions. He focuses more on marching percussion (quads, snare, marching bass etc.) A collab between you guys would be fantastic. He'll have a Q&A at 150k subscribers, and I've posed the question as his longtime fan as well: do you wanna collab with A Percussion Life. So yeah, I ask you the same thing. That would be a dream come true Hehe.
You don’t know if you speak Spanish or if you speak English,you don’t know if you love or you hate Meinl . Just to let you know the drummer for AC/DC play PAISTE.
THANK YOU ERIC, it was a pleasure working with you, wishing you all the best. GRACIAS ERIC, fue un placer trabajar contigo, te deseamos lo mejor.
I still love you, meinl. At the end of the day it matters on the quality and the sound. I am building my hand made set (as a woodworker, not a great drummer) on your designs. If you inceased your wood quality and made a few geometric adjustments, you'd destroy LP for almost no cost.
@@shadowhenge7118 Thank you. All the best.
Meinl I LOVE your products!
I love my 90s LP Giovanni - however, my set from the 2000s cracked. I love the idea of the Moperc - but my next set is the MEINL Artist Series Diego Gale Signature ;) Simply beautiful.
@@aportilla007 thank you!!!
Eric, you a just a decent human being.
El único salvadoreño-americano que tiene un excelente canal donde compartes cada uno de tus rudimentos percutivos y compartes tu experiencia e impulsas a poner empeño a el instrumento! Ahora a disfrutar y aprender con el grandioso sonido MOPERC y saber las dimensiones de estas congas y sus cueros el peso de cada una jajaja saludos y bendiciones Mister Pérez.
Thank you Eric! We love you and all that you do for the percussion community. Keep on doing your thing. 🤙🏽
Eric... mi hermano! I love your videos. They are so informative. As someone who has been playing since 1969, I'm always learning new patterns and styles. I played and recorded with the Isley Brothers for 13 years and then with Whitney Houston for 4 years all between the late 70's and the early 90s. Anyway, I wanted to say thank you for discussing Moperc versus Meinl. Both are good companies. I love the way Moperc sounds. I used to endorse both Meinl and LP at one time. I'm not sure how Meinl congas sound at this time because I have not been able to play any of their new products. I used to own the float tune series. This vid is very informative for me..... I'm subscribed to your channel and I will keep checking you out. Again Gracias y Un Abrazo!
Something similar to your story has been happening to me. I started out as a self-taught (rock, and later jazz) drummer, and I used to feel like I was good at it. I kinda was, but I didn't have the motivation to learn proper finger technique and rudiments. I really enjoyed learning rhythms and playing along to songs, but didn't feel like going through the process of learning better technique in order to advance. When I started discovering more about latin music and realizing that I have always loved it, I actually also considered moving to timbales, but for some time I did not act upon that decision, and rather bought myself a bongó. I liked it, and because I played bongó and knew the rhythms for timbales, I got a chance to play in my school's band with those two instruments. Being already there is when I tried congas and had a similar experience, it hurt me and I didn't quite like it, and decided to keep playing bongó and planning on getting some timbales. But at some point I started learning more about congas, through your videos and by watching performances (Giovanni Hidalgo, Pedrito Martínez, Daniel Díaz, Ray Barreto, and so on), then accepted that I just don't enjoy playing with drumsticks, and also started playing congas more at my school's band. So now I'm really passionate about them, and want to get some to start playing at home and gigs too. Most likely, some MEINL, like the Luis Conte's.
I know I'm 2 years late but Alberto Nacif is a good friend of mine! him and my dad played together for so many years! Glad too see that more people know who Alberto is!
PS he's based out of Michigan!
Yoooo I'm so happy I'm in the video! Thank you!
Thank you Eric Love & Respect no matter what you play !!!
Eric, great vid Bro very nice and awesome that you made the move you made. It's all about growing and moving forward, always leaving doors open for you, especially in the music industry, it is good to have good contacts. Keep going and growing!
13:00: I worked with Meinl back in the late 1980s marketing some of their products. They were a good company then. They were making cymbals, but having trouble gaining traction because the cymbals were not that good. They had their cymbal division leader come out and work with us, and with some of the great drummers. And they figured it out, and within a couple years began producing some exceptional cymbals. As far as I can tell, the company has only improved since that time. So many of their percussion products are competitive among the best in the world.
Meinl is Awesome!! Sound Pure, Clean , Tunable and Loud!!
Thank you! We appreciate your kind words. Take care.
Talking about Meinl bongos I never liked its free ride suspension system. The welding broke in one I Had a long time ago and there was the need to replace it with a wood block. I sold it as soon as they repaired it. Now I prefer bongos made by craftmen, which in Spanish we call Luthiers, made out of a single piece of wood. They have no comparison. Greetings from Colombia.
I appreciate your teaching and videos. The music experience you have is limited to a church setting and not professional or a band gig?
I disagree with the Meinl decision but if they helped your vision/financial progress that's cool. LP is way overrated to me. I have used Fibercrafts for many years and would not change for LP. You have mentioned A. Peraza in the past but his style,technique could be examined in depth.
Moperc are the best Congas around I would love to work with Moperc. Be Safe
Felicidades Erick. Eres un ser super humilde. Por eso seguirás triunfando y serás reconocido como lo que eres un gran percusionista.
Un abrazo bro! Gracias por tu apoyo y por esas palabras mi hermano
Love your transparency brother. God Bless you man! 🙏🏼 I Love Meinl as well.
Great vid dude, and I love All that you do and the knowledge you so humbly share, don`t change, the stature of anyone is the shadow of his or her heart, love you man the LORD`s blessings Always vaya hermano and greeting from Northern Califas .
Great video ERICK good to see your collection and honesty 🎼🙌🏽
Like Always E., Great Video.
Ok let's get down to the dirty mopercs vs manito perc. Vs sonoc vs valje vintage?
Maybe Eric will play along to the same song and use his different Congas to demonstrate the sound difference. I got my quote from Moperc.. Including shipping it's a worthwhile investment for the 5 Conga set I asked about.. When you've played for years the authentic sound that you hear from time to time is always lingering in the mind. LP is good, and I've jammed on different types of Congas But.. That special sound, craftmenship, look, and everything you can clearly see is there in Mopercs.. I can see and hear from the videos.. So yes, I will put the money together and enjoy my Mopercs when they arrive.. You get what you pay for, and you can't beat quality hand build anything really..
Sounds great, please share a video or even a photo of your Congas
@@benjaminarredondo2792 Yes, that's the plan. I will play my current Congas, and compare with Mopercs 👍Most likely a video.
Hey man, just watching this and I see you get a package from Alberto Nacif of his band's CDs. I play on those CDs! Dig it!
I got to see Tumbao Bravo, and Aquanko ! Even got to chat with Alberto after the show! Great music!
My dad played with Alberto!
You are awesome 😎 an inspiration for anyone who loves the drums 🪘
WRITE THE BOOK!!!! WRITE THE BOOK!!!! WRITE THE BOOK!!!!
I figure that expertise drives the need for enhanced tools. My Meinls are probably all I’ll ever get, but at my level, they’re fine.
Sameeeee
Meinl’s are great drums.
And Meinl’s are awesome drums!!! Hence why I’m still keeping mines haha
@@Quickone2 I believe you, and I am sure I’ll be happy with my Meinls.
@@APercussionLife You are an inspiration to so many, Eric. I hear you, when I play. However, everyone else hears me, when I play :(
El concepto: “hecho a mano”, sigue pareciéndome un paradigma creado por las pequeñas compañías. Yo creo que las grandes compañías de instrumentos latinos también hacen y ensamblan muchas cosas a mano(artesanalmente). Aparte de que se utilizan troqueles, moldes y matrices, casi todo lo procesado es muy artesanal. Ahora bien, ¿donde es que realmente veo la diferencia entre “lo industrializado y lo artesanal? En la calidad de materiales. Por ejemplo las maderas y los metales. Una simple opinión. Saludos.
Gotta love it, beautiful shirt
Key to happy jam is getting outside.
It's u and the conga and a support board for sound resonating.
If you have the need to switch the skins on any conga drums . Instead of using the skin that comes with. That what exactly are you paying for? The wood ? How big the drum is ? Weight ? Color ? What exactly are the difference? Specially when the price on this moperc are overpriced . I’m just trying to learn and understand what are the difference. I always thought is in the skin and the experience on the congero that makes this or any conga drum worth buying and listening. I’m sure moperc are very heavy drums to carry. Hopefully soon you can do a segment on the sound of each brand you have and show us the difference between LP VS meinl VS moperc. So those like myself that are only beginners can learn and understand the difference. Thank you Eric . God bless you brother 🙏
Hi I am Hernán Mazzanti from Argentina, I love your videos, and I´d like to thank you for sharing your knowledge about conga playing, but, man, I´m also luthier and I fell in love with your little drum from Africa, so... why don't you please put it into tune and show us how it sounds like and how it should be played?... It seems amazing to me! Thank you again. And congratulations for the Moperc choice.
Eric haven't check you out in a minute brother , great to see you still doing your thing , Gotta Love It ! So am I late to the party , did you ever get around to doing a live session ? Where your subscribers could chime in , so to speak .
Okay Mano, I do believe you brighten production quality with a lighter background and the pixels.
Opening in living room has a very cool lighting quality. You might want to diffuse your light in the conga room to remove harshness, it's easier on the viewer. Tracing paper works just like a diffuser gel.
Where’s all your videos sir?
Awesome! I would like to meet you some day..
Do u still have ur LP-giovanni conga
Hi Eric! Love your videos. I have to ask if we've met before. Have you been to some gigs at the Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach?
I don’t know hahaha I haven’t been to LA, Cali in ages so I doubt it haha but I guess I’m that “I probably met him before” kinda guy 🤣
You are my Giovanni Hildalgo! Thank you for being an inspiration and a motivation!
How about playing for Sonora Poncenia or Apollo Sound or Puerto Rican Masters?
How much does it cost for moperc congas?
When are you coming out with some merchandise? I like that shirt
Are the Morpecs that much better than Manitos? I always wanted the J.C.R. congas but not easy to find or not selling
Never said they were better.... Two Completely Different Drums... 1 is Solid Shell, the other Solid Stave.... both are COMPLETELY HANDMADE to perfection.... you’re getting a CRAZY experience on BOTH with UNBELIEVABLE sound... literally once you get to these Artisan type drums... like them and PM Percussion, Ossi Percussion, Mamey, jcr, SOS, Sonoc, RITMO, etc... it becomes just a preference in the sound you want, but ALL are spectacularly made and sounding drums.
In your opinion which conga sound is more pleasing between Meinl & Moperc?
Hey brother. _Aside from being a phenomenal conga player I was wondering, What do you do for work.?
Hey come over to tycoon
Hola Eric..dont know if this is the place to ask you this...about Remo synthetic skins ...I love synthetics myself for congas, Ive used them for years, during years also I had a Venezuelan pair of bongos which el macho cuero it ended up with an Xray film and was awesome, responsive easy on the hands, never need to tune it..it was a FIGHT to get it on thou...anyway, I moved on to a larger Bongos from Pearl, the pearl original skin (hide) wasn't to my satisfaction, now, so far I ve been through two Remo skins, Fibreskyn, and now the Tucked Nuskyn..dissapointedly none of them gets close to the brightness of my good old Xray film...do you know what I mean?..anything comes to mind is there a better product out there ..in case that Ive been under a rock all this time...gracias compadre...continua tu excelente trabajo
I think you should leave product endorsement out of it. Teach, don’t sell.
What is the necklace that you usually wear? I love it
Chill Eric
GOD Blessings
🙏
That T-shsirt....GOTTA LOVE IT!!!!
Please let us know about hand 🤚 care
Meinl congas sound very melodic!
So what did you do with them
If I had to put money on it I would say that the second drum you showed is from Kenya.
It seems as though the percussion companies get alot more out of the business relationship than the musician does.
Greetings from Springfield, VA. I didn’t see a tumbadora dominicana to play merengue. Do you have one?
No 😄
Eric. What was the first cd you held up?
Hermanooooo, I have my original first set of congas that I saved for at 17yrs old. They still sound good but are in need of repairs. Can you recommend a shop or someone to help me out?
Btw you have my email from the gig bag giveaway, I also 61 yrs old the congas were hand made back when I bought them.
Please show the covers of those books for at least 5 seconds so we can see
amzn.to/32La06Z this is the link for the Ray Barreto book.... and I already made a video regarding the second book I showed regarding Jimmie Morales which is this one amzn.to/3dMDpUU
Wow Eric you actually respond to your. You tube comments. Kudos to you I love your videos you’re astute, funny, talented and you know how to make interesting videos that teach. I use to play in the 1960’s and ‘70’s. Looking forward to seeing more of your stuff
LP matador vs. Meinl?
And personal stuff about u / would make a great book. Willy ca 🪘⚡️💫
Everybody l Iike you here...but your fired 🔥, LOL, it's a joke folks this is fun. Not the cell phone contract, charge as we go plan.😆
Why dont U plan a Trip to India??
👍👍
Meinl has decent quality for massproduced stuff. Sure i prefer handbuilt instruments by a more or less private workshop. But does my wallet prefer that as well?
Meinl. Good. Nada. De malo
Hey Eric!
I love your videos so much. I've been a fan since the early day ones. I've learned so much from you, man.
Speaking of Q&A's, there is another Eric I love on youtube. Eric Carr from EMCProductions. He focuses more on marching percussion (quads, snare, marching bass etc.)
A collab between you guys would be fantastic. He'll have a Q&A at 150k subscribers, and I've posed the question as his longtime fan as well: do you wanna collab with A Percussion Life. So yeah, I ask you the same thing. That would be a dream come true
Hehe.
You don’t know if you speak Spanish or if you speak English,you don’t know if you love or you hate Meinl . Just to let you know the drummer for AC/DC play PAISTE.
Great blog. U deserve all that comes ur way. Willy Ca 🔥🪘⚡️🪘🔥🪘💫