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Wooden vs. Fiberglass Djembe Drum Bass

Historically, djembe drums shells have been made of one-piece construction log wood. However, as global wood supplies continue to shrink, particularly of sufficient diameter to produce large playing surfaced wooden djembe drums, the industry will increasingly involve the manufacturing of djembe drums made of synthetic materials, particularly Fiberglass Djembes.

Such fiberglass construction djembes are offered at Mother Rhythm Drums. Specifically, Mother Rhythm Drums carries a wide selection of branded fiberglass djembe drums of various sizes called Freedom Drums.

In terms of djembe bass, the advantage of fiberglass over wooden djembe drum shells is that fiberglass djembe drum shells are more uniform in symmetry, which cannot always be guaranteed with hand-made wooden djembe drum shells where symmetry can vary widely. Of particular symmetry importance on a fiberglass djembe drum shell, is proper throat diameter. The wider the
throat diameter, the more air flow is achieved on properly executed center head bass
strokes resulting in a huge amount of bass. Wooden djembe drum shells often have narrower throat diameters, thereby reducing air flow on bass strokes, resulting in less pronounced bass. Fiberglass Freedom brand djembe drums provide a tremendous amount of bass in addition to an overall well-rounded sound. The bass literally vibrates pictures on walls when played indoors.

Therefore if you are looking for a big bass djembe drum, a Freedom Fiberglass djembe drum is definitely the way to go!
To see a Freedom Fiberglass djembe in action, take a peek at the video below.