Premium PreMounted™ Conga Heads: Modern Gon Bops

Description

Premium PreMounted™ Conga Heads

Our Premium PreMounted™ Conga Heads feature natural skins mounted on durable stainless steel flesh hoops, specifically designed to fit modern Gon Bops congas with precise shell sizes and crown types right out of the box. Please note, these heads will not fit vintage drums.

With a wide variety of skin types, thicknesses, and three color options, our PreMounted™ heads are fully customizable to meet your unique needs and playing style.

Skin Thickness Recommendations

Skin thickness should be selected based on the size of the drum shell. The larger the shell, the thicker the skin. This ensures a balanced, consistent sound across the entire set of drums.

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Sound Profiles by Thickness

Bright & Resonant

For a bright sound with very crisp slaps, longer sustain, and rich overtones:

• 9.75″ Requinto: 1.6mm

• 10.75″ Quinto: 1.6mm

• 11.5″ Conga: 1.8mm

• 12.25″ Tumba: 2mm

• 13.25″ Super Tumba: 2.2mm

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Warm & Classic

For a warm, classic sound with crisp slaps, round open tones, rich bass, and controlled overtones:

• 9.75″ Requinto: 1.8mm (recommended)

• 10.75″ Quinto: 1.8mm (recommended)

• 11.5″ Conga: 2mm (recommended)

• 12.25″ Tumba: 2.2mm (recommended)

• 13.25″ Super Tumba: 2.4mm (recommended)

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Dry & Woody

For a dry, woody sound with crisp slaps, shorter sustain, and highly controlled overtones:

• 9.75″ Requinto: 2mm

• 10.75″ Quinto: 2mm

• 11.5″ Conga: 2.2mm

• 12.25″ Tumba: 2.4mm

• 13.25″ Super Tumba: 2.6mm

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Traditional Dry & Woody

For a very dry sound with the shortest sustain and minimal overtones:

• 9.75″ Requinto: 2.2mm

• 10.75″ Quinto: 2.2mm

• 11.5″ Conga: 2.4mm

• 12.25″ Tumba: 2.6mm

• 13.25″ Super Tumba: 2.8mm

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Skin Types

• Black Gold™: Brazilian buffalo, offering warm tones, rich bass, medium action, and a slightly dimpled, supple playing surface.

• Fat Cat™: Middle Eastern Nili Ravi buffalo, known for dry, woody tones, low action, and a smooth, dense playing surface. Ideal for folkloric styles.

• Steer (Peru): Peruvian steer, providing crisp slaps, round open tones, rich bass, and highly controlled overtones. This medium-action skin is ideal for studio work.

• Steer (Middle East): Middle Eastern steer, offering crisp slaps, round open tones, rich bass, and controlled overtones. It has a smooth, somewhat supple playing surface, making it perfect for both live and studio use. This is our shop favorite.

 

 

Crown Types

Contour

Teardrop

Traditional

 

How To Measure Drum Size

This is an 11″ quinto.

Production times vary based on thickness, color and order volume. The typical required drying time for a 2.2mm skin is one week.

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